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Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's points race

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Men's points race
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Roger Ilegems wearing his gold medal
VenueOlympic Velodrome, Los Angeles
Dates31 July to 3 August
Competitors43 from 25 nations
Winning score37 (0 laps behind)
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Roger Ilegems
 Belgium
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Uwe Messerschmidt
 West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) José Youshimatz
 Mexico
← 1900
1988 →

The men's points race was an event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, for which the final was held on August 3, 1984. There were 43 participants from 25 nations (with 6 other cyclists not starting). Each nation was limited to 2 cyclists. 24 cyclists competed in the final after two semifinals (twelve best in each qualified). The event was won by Roger Ilegems of Belgium, with Uwe Messerschmidt taking silver and José Youshimatz of Mexico bronze. It was the first medal in the event for each nation, none of which had competed in the previous edition in 1900 (though a united Germany had competed and taken a medal).

Background

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This was the second appearance of the event. It was first held in 1900 and not again until 1984; after that, it was held every Summer Games until 2008 when it was removed from the programme. The women's version was held from 1996 through 2008.[1]

The reigning World Champion (1983) was Michael Markussen of Denmark. The other two men from the world championship podium, Hans-Joachim Pohl of East Germany and Ivan Romanov of the Soviet Union, were not able to compete due to the Soviet-led boycott.[1]

23 nations made their debut in the event. France and Italy competed for the second time, the only nations to have competed in 1900 as well as 1984.

Competition format

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The contest consisted of two rounds: semifinals and a final. The distance varied by round, with 30 kilometres in the semifinals and 50 kilometres in the final. The top 12 in each of the two semifinals advanced to the 24-man final. Placement in each race was determined first by how many laps behind the leader the cyclist was and second by how many sprint points the cyclist accumulated. That is, a cyclist with more sprint points but who was lapped once would be ranked behind a cyclist with fewer points but who had not been lapped. Sprint points could be gained only by cyclists who had not been lapped.

In the semifinals, there were 20 sprints—one every 1.5 kilometres. Points were awarded based on the position of the cyclists at the end of the sprint. Most of the sprints were worth 5 points for the leader, 3 to the second-place cyclist, 2 to third, and 1 to fourth. The 10th (halfway) and 20th (final) sprint were worth double: 10 points, 6, 4, and 2.

The final featured 30 sprints—one every 1.67 kilometres. As in the semifinals, most sprints were worth 5/3/2/1 points, with the halfway (15th) and final (30th) sprints worth 10/6/4/2.[1]

Schedule

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All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 31 July 1984 15:30 Semifinal 1
Wednesday, 1 August 1984 13:25 Semifinal 2
Friday, 3 August 1984 14:30 Final

Results

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Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Laps behind Points Notes
1 Brian Holm  Denmark 0 37 Q
2 Brian Fowler  New Zealand 0 24 Q
3 Juan Curuchet  Argentina 1 35 Q
4 Silvio Martinello  Italy 1 13 Q
5 William Palacio  Colombia 1 11 Q
6 Gary Trevisiol  Canada 1 10 Q
7 Roger Ilegems  Belgium 1 9 Q
8 Glenn Clarke  Australia 2 20 Q
9 Paul Curran  Great Britain 2 13 Q
10 Uwe Messerschmidt  West Germany 2 10 Q
11 Éric Louvel  France 2 9 Q
12 Stephan Joho  Switzerland 2 8 Q
13 Kurt Zellhofer  Austria 2 6
14 Hans Fischer  Brazil 2 5
15 Hitoshi Sato  Japan 2 2
Danny Van Haute  United States 2 2
17 Peter Aldridge  Jamaica 2 1
18 Deogracias Asuncion  Philippines 2 0
Roberto Muñoz  Chile 2 0

Semifinal 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Laps behind Points Notes
1 Jörg Müller  Switzerland 0 14 Q
2 José Youshimatz  Mexico 0 8 Q
3 Didier Garcia  France 0 6 Q
4 Balbino Jaramillo  Colombia 0 4 Q
5 Michael Markussen  Denmark 1 26 Q
6 Alex Stieda  Canada 1 23 Q
7 Juan Carlos Haedo  Argentina 1 19 Q
8 Shaun Wallace  Great Britain 1 18 Q
9 Rudi Ceyssens  Belgium 1 17 Q
10 Manfred Donike  West Germany 1 16 Q
11 Derk van Egmond  Netherlands 1 15 Q
12 Stefano Allocchio  Italy 1 12 Q
13 Graeme Miller  New Zealand 1 10
14 Mark Whitehead  United States 1 9
15 Akio Kuwazawa  Japan 1 8
16 Miguel Droguett  Chile 1 4
Carlos García  Uruguay 1 4
18 Gary West  Australia 1 3
19 Edgardo Pagarigan  Philippines 1 1
Paul Popp  Austria 1 1
21 Aubrey Richmond  Guyana 2 0
Elisha Hughes  Antigua and Barbuda DNF
Ernest Moodie  Cayman Islands DNF
Ian Stanley  Jamaica DNF

Final

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The final classification was as follows:[2]

Rank Cyclist Nation Laps behind Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Roger Ilegems  Belgium 0 37
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Uwe Messerschmidt  West Germany 0 16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) José Youshimatz  Mexico 1 29
4 Jörg Müller  Switzerland 1 23
5 Juan Curuchet  Argentina 1 20
6 Glenn Clarke  Australia 1 13
7 Brian Fowler  New Zealand 1 12
8 Derk van Egmond  Netherlands 2 56
9 Michael Markussen  Denmark 2 21
10 Alex Stieda  Canada 2 17
11 Rudi Ceyssens  Belgium 2 16
12 Didier Garcia  France 2 13
13 Balbino Jaramillo  Colombia 2 12
14 Stefano Allocchio  Italy 2 11
15 William Palacio  Colombia 2 9
16 Silvio Martinello  Italy 2 8
17 Brian Holm  Denmark 3 12
18 Gary Trevisiol  Canada 3 10
19 Manfred Donike  West Germany 3 3
20 Juan Carlos Haedo  Argentina 3 1
21 Shaun Wallace  Great Britain 3 1
22 Paul Curran  Great Britain 4 13
Éric Louvel  France DNF
Stephan Joho  Switzerland DNF

Results summary

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Rank Cyclist Nation Semifinals Final
Laps behind Points Laps behind Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Roger Ilegems  Belgium 1 9 0 37
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Uwe Messerschmidt  West Germany 2 10 0 16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) José Youshimatz  Mexico 0 8 1 29
4 Jörg Müller  Switzerland 0 14 1 23
5 Juan Curuchet  Argentina 1 35 1 20
6 Glenn Clarke  Australia 2 20 1 13
7 Brian Fowler  New Zealand 0 24 1 12
8 Derk van Egmond  Netherlands 1 15 2 56
9 Michael Markussen  Denmark 1 26 2 21
10 Alex Stieda  Canada 1 23 2 17
11 Rudi Ceyssens  Belgium 1 17 2 16
12 Didier Garcia  France 0 6 2 13
13 Balbino Jaramillo  Colombia 0 4 2 12
14 Stefano Allocchio  Italy 1 12 2 11
15 William Palacio  Colombia 1 11 2 9
16 Silvio Martinello  Italy 1 13 2 8
17 Brian Holm  Denmark 0 37 3 12
18 Gary Trevisiol  Canada 1 10 3 10
19 Manfred Donike  West Germany 1 16 3 3
20 Juan Carlos Haedo  Argentina 1 19 3 1
21 Shaun Wallace  Great Britain 1 18 3 1
22 Paul Curran  Great Britain 2 13 4 13
23 Éric Louvel  France 2 9 DNF
Stephan Joho  Switzerland 2 8 DNF
25 Graeme Miller  New Zealand 1 10 Did not advance
26 Mark Whitehead  United States 1 9 Did not advance
27 Akio Kuwazawa  Japan 1 8 Did not advance
28 Miguel Droguett  Chile 1 4 Did not advance
Carlos García  Uruguay 1 4 Did not advance
30 Gary West  Australia 1 3 Did not advance
31 Edgardo Pagarigan  Philippines 1 1 Did not advance
Paul Popp  Austria 1 1 Did not advance
33 Kurt Zellhofer  Austria 2 6 Did not advance
34 Hans Fischer  Brazil 2 5 Did not advance
35 Hitoshi Sato  Japan 2 2 Did not advance
Danny Van Haute  United States 2 2 Did not advance
37 Peter Aldridge  Jamaica 2 1 Did not advance
38 Deogracias Asuncion  Philippines 2 0 Did not advance
Roberto Muñoz  Chile 2 0 Did not advance
40 Aubrey Richmond  Guyana 2 0 Did not advance
Elisha Hughes  Antigua and Barbuda DNF Did not advance
Ernest Moodie  Cayman Islands DNF Did not advance
Ian Stanley  Jamaica DNF Did not advance
Lee Fu-hsiang  Chinese Taipei DNS Did not advance
Kari Myyryläinen  Finland DNS Did not advance
Salvador Rios  Mexico DNS Did not advance
Gene Samuel  Trinidad and Tobago DNS Did not advance
Randolph Toussaint  Guyana DNS Did not advance
Clyde Wilson  Bermuda DNS Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Points Race, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Cycling at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Points Race Final Round". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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