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Cycling at the 1979 Pan American Games

San Juan, Puerto Rico, was the main host city for the 1979 Pan American Games, but the track cycling events took place about 100 kilometres south, at a velodrome in Coamo.[1] The Coamo velodrome was an outdoor concrete track that didn't have lights. The lack of artificial lighting forced all races to be held in the middle of the day, in the full heat and humidity of the Caribbean summer weather.[2] This page lists the results for men's track cycling and road cycling. There were no women's cycling events at these games.

Cycling at the 1979 Pan American Games
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Men's track competition

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1,000-metre Time Trial (July 4)

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RANKCYCLISTTIME[3]
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Gordon Singleton (CAN) 1:07.30
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  David Weller (JAM) 1:08.67
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Richard Tormen (CHI) 1:08.83

4,000-metre Individual Pursuit (July 6)

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RANKCYCLISTTIME[4][5]
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Claude Langlois (CAN) 4:55.718
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Fernando Vera (CHI) 4:56.915
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Juan Rivera (CUB) 5:01.196

Scratch Sprint (July 7)

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RANK[6]CYCLIST
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Gordon Singleton (CAN)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Jesús Pérez (CUB)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Dagoberto Pino (CUB)

4,000-metre Team Pursuit (July 7)

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RANKTEAMTIME [7]
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Chile 4:43.932
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Cuba 4:45.447
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Brazil 4:46.464

Men's road competition

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Individual Race

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RANKCYCLIST
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Carlos Cardet (CUB)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Bernardo Colex (MEX)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Gonzalo Marín (COL)

Men's Team Time Trial (Road)

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RANKCYCLIST
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Cuba
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada

Medal table

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Place Nation Total
1  Canada 3 0 1 4
2  Cuba 1 3 2 6
3  Chile 1 1 1 3
4  United States 1 0 0 1
5  Jamaica 0 1 0 1
5  Mexico 0 1 0 1
7  Argentina 0 0 1 1
7  Colombia 0 0 1 1
Total 6 6 6 18

References

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  1. ↑ "Four wins in five races leaves team 'unhappy'". Vancouver Sun. July 9, 1979. p. C4. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Crowing roosters worst annoyance for cyclists". The Globe & Mail. Toronto. July 3, 1979. p. 30. ProQuest 1239261615. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  3. ↑ "PAN-AM Games: Wednesday's Results". The Globe & Mail. Toronto. July 5, 1979. p. 40. ProQuest 1239274456. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cyclist speeds to gold". The Sault Star. The Canadian Press. July 7, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Pan-Am Games: Cycling". The Tampa Tribune. July 7, 1979. p. 2D. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Pan-Am Games: Cycling". Toronto Star. July 8, 1979. p. C7. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Pan American Games". Roswell Daily Record. Roswell, New Mexico. United Press International. July 8, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. UPI mistakenly named it "individual" pursuit, which meant every American & Canadian newspaper published that mistake. However, it is the TEAM results.



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