Which nation picked up the most Olympic cycling medals?
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After 22 cycling events at the Paris Olympics, from BMX racing to the Madison, there were 66 different medallist countries – with multiple gongs awarded for some, like the team sprint and pursuit.
“We won’t ever know what might have been but had some of our lineups been a little bit different, or crashes not happened, then we could have easily won one or two more gold medals,” Stephen Park, BC’s performance director told The Guardian.
“We’ve had a fantastic Games despite a number of pieces of adversity in the weeks leading up to the Games,” he continued. “One of those was Katie Archibald. Our women’s team endurance programme coming into the Games would have looked very different had she been here. Katie is a fantastic rider and was actually in the form of her life at the time. So that could well have made it look different.”
The hosts topped the table with golds from Pauline Ferrand-Prévot in mountain biking, Benjamin Thomas in the men’s omnium, and Joris Daudet in the BMX racing.
The Netherlands three gold medals all involved one man, Harrie Lavreysen, who proved without a doubt that he is the best male track sprinter in the world, possible ever. He won in the team sprint, the keirin, and the individual sprint. Not a bad tally.
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17 countries won cycling medals overall, with podiums for Argentina and South Africa, as well as success for the traditional cycling powerhouses of Belgium, Italy, and Denmark.
Belgium’s two gold medals in cycling both came from one man – Remco Evenepoel.
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Cycling Medal Table – Road, Mountain Bike, BMX, Track
