1968 Summer Olympics / Cycling - Road Race (Men)
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| sport | Cycling | ||||||||
| discipline | Road Race (196.2 km) | ||||||||
| gender | Men | ||||||||
| Attendees | 144 athletes from 44 countries | ||||||||
| Competition location | Satellite Circuit | ||||||||
| Competition phase | October 23, 1968 | ||||||||
| Winning time | 4:41:25 h | ||||||||
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Cycling competitions at the 1968 Olympic Games |
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 Road cycling
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| Road racing | Men |
| Team time trial | Men |
 Track cycling
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| sprint | Men |
| tandem | Men |
| One's pursuit | Men |
| Team pursuit | Men |
| Time trial | Men |
The road race of the men at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City took place on 23 October 1968th
The venue was the satellite circuit in the municipality of Naucalpan de Juárez , which had to be driven through a total of 8 times. One lap of the very hilly circuit was 24.525 km, which resulted in a total distance of 196.2 km.
A favorite could not be identified before the race, as a total of nine different drivers were on the podium at the three previous World Championships . On the last lap of the race, the Italian Pierfranco Vianelli broke away from the leading group and became Olympic champion with a lead of almost one and a half minutes. Leif Mortensen from Denmark, who became world champion the following year, won the silver medal and bronze went to the Swede Gösta Pettersson .
Results
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