Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men’s individual road race

The men’s road race took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. The race was won by the Spanish rider Samuel Sánchez in 6 hours, 23 minutes, 49 seconds. Davide Rebellin of Italy and Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland, finishing second and third, received silver and bronze medals respectively. It was the 18th appearance of the event, previously held...