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Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's points race

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Men's points race
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Track cycling pictogram
VenueOlympic Velodrome
Dates21–24 September
Competitors34 from 34 nations
Winning score38 (0 laps behind)
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dan Frost
 Denmark
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Leo Peelen
 Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marat Ganeyev
 Soviet Union
← 1984
1992 →

The men's points race was an event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, for which the final was held on 24 September 1988. There were 34 participants from 34 nations, with 24 cyclists competing in the final.[1] Each nation was limited to 1 cyclist in the event. The event was won by Dan Frost of Denmark, with Leo Peelen of the Netherlands taking silver and Marat Ganeyev of the Soviet Union bronze. It was the first medal in the men's points race for each of the three nations.

Background

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This was the third 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.[2]

Three of the 24 finalists from the 1984 Games returned: silver medalist Uwe Messerschmidt of West Germany, bronze medalist José Youshimatz of Mexico, and fifth-place finisher Juan Curuchet of Argentina. The reigning World Champion (1987) was Marat Ganeyev of the Soviet Union; Messerschmidt had been runner-up. Dan Frost of Denmark had won the World Championship in 1986. Ganeyev and Frost were favored in Seoul.[2]

Barbados, Bolivia, Chinese Taipei, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Iran, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Poland, South Korea, the Soviet Union, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela each made their debut in the event. France and Italy both competed for the third time, the only nations to have competed in all three Olympic men's points races.

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 five points for the leader, three to the second-place cyclist, two to third, and one to fourth. The 10th (halfway) and 20th (final) sprint were worth double: ten points, six, four, and two.

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.[2]

Schedule

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All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 21 September 1988 14:30 Semifinal 1
Thursday, 22 September 1988 10:50 Semifinal 2
Saturday, 24 September 1988 19:30 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 Do Eun-cheol  South Korea 0 29 Q
2 Dan Frost  Denmark 0 27 Q
3 Alexis Méndez  Venezuela 0 21 Q
4 Miklós Somogyi  Hungary 0 12 Q
5 Roland Königshofer  Austria 0 5 Q
6 Robert Burns  Australia 1 24 Q
7 Olaf Ludwig  East Germany 1 21 Q
8 Marat Ganeyev  Soviet Union 1 17 Q
9 Antonio Salvador  Spain 1 15 Q
10 Wojciech Pawłak  Poland 1 11 Q
11 Frankie Andreu  United States 1 11 Q
12 Fernando Louro  Brazil 1 10 Q
13 Peter Hermann  Liechtenstein 1 9
14 Yoshihiro Tsumuraya  Japan 1 7
14 Michele Smith  Cayman Islands 1 1
Roderick Chase  Barbados DNF
Bernardo Rimarim  Philippines DNF

Semifinal 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Laps behind Points Notes
1 José Youshimatz  Mexico 0 32 Q
2 Luboš Lom  Czechoslovakia 0 20 Q
3 Gene Samuel  Trinidad and Tobago 0 16 Q
4 Leo Peelen  Netherlands 0 13 Q
5 Juan Curuchet  Argentina 0 11 Q
6 Pascal Lino  France 1 28 Q
7 Uwe Messerschmidt  West Germany 1 22 Q
8 Philippe Grivel  Switzerland 1 19 Q
9 Peter Aldridge  Jamaica 1 15 Q
10 Hsu Jui-te  Chinese Taipei 1 14 Q
11 Giovanni Lombardi  Italy 1 13 Q
12 Gianni Vignaduzzi  Canada 1 3 Q
13 Murugayan Kumaresan  Malaysia 1 1
14 Jalil Eftekhari  Iran 2 13
Bailón Becerra  Bolivia DNF
Neil Lloyd  Antigua and Barbuda DNF
Federico Moreira  Uruguay DNF

Final

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Ganeyev led the scoreboard for most of the race, but near the end was lapped by Frost and Peelen. He took bronze despite having the most points. Frost had scored more between the lead pair, so took gold.[2]

Rank Cyclist Nation Laps behind Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dan Frost  Denmark 0 38
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Leo Peelen  Netherlands 0 26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marat Ganeyev  Soviet Union 1 46
4 Robert Burns  Australia 1 20
5 Juan Curuchet  Argentina 1 18
6 Uwe Messerschmidt  West Germany 2 28
7 Pascal Lino  France 2 21
8 Frankie Andreu  United States 2 21
9 José Youshimatz  Mexico 2 21
10 Miklós Somogyi  Hungary 2 13
11 Giovanni Lombardi  Italy 2 13
12 Roland Königshofer  Austria 2 11
13 Alexis Méndez  Venezuela 2 8
14 Olaf Ludwig  East Germany 3 19
15 Gene Samuel  Trinidad and Tobago 3 10
16 Wojciech Pawłak  Poland 3 8
17 Gianni Vignaduzzi  Canada 3 7
18 Antonio Salvador  Spain 3 5
19 Do Eun-cheol  South Korea 3 4
20 Philippe Grivel  Switzerland 3 4
21 Hsu Jui-te  Chinese Taipei 3 4
22 Peter Aldridge  Jamaica 3 4
23 Luboš Lom  Czechoslovakia 3 3
24 Fernando Louro  Brazil 3 0

Results summary

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Rank Cyclist Nation Semifinals Final
Laps behind Points Laps behind Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dan Frost  Denmark 0 27 0 38
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Leo Peelen  Netherlands 0 13 0 26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marat Ganeyev  Soviet Union 1 17 1 46
4 Robert Burns  Australia 1 24 1 20
5 Juan Curuchet  Argentina 0 11 1 18
6 Uwe Messerschmidt  West Germany 1 22 2 28
7 Pascal Lino  France 1 28 2 21
8 Frankie Andreu  United States 1 11 2 21
9 José Youshimatz  Mexico 0 32 2 21
10 Miklós Somogyi  Hungary 0 12 2 13
11 Giovanni Lombardi  Italy 1 13 2 13
12 Roland Königshofer  Austria 0 5 2 11
13 Alexis Méndez  Venezuela 0 21 2 8
14 Olaf Ludwig  East Germany 1 21 3 19
15 Gene Samuel  Trinidad and Tobago 0 16 3 10
16 Wojciech Pawłak  Poland 1 11 3 8
17 Gianni Vignaduzzi  Canada 1 3 3 7
18 Antonio Salvador  Spain 1 15 3 5
19 Do Eun-cheol  South Korea 0 29 3 4
20 Philippe Grivel  Switzerland 1 19 3 4
21 Hsu Jui-te  Chinese Taipei 1 14 3 4
22 Peter Aldridge  Jamaica 1 15 3 4
23 Luboš Lom  Czechoslovakia 0 20 3 3
24 Fernando Louro  Brazil 1 10 3 0
25 Peter Hermann  Liechtenstein 1 9 Did not advance
26 Yoshihiro Tsumuraya  Japan 1 7 Did not advance
27 Murugayan Kumaresan  Malaysia 1 1 Did not advance
28 Michele Smith  Cayman Islands 1 1 Did not advance
29 Jalil Eftekhari  Iran 2 13 Did not advance
Bailón Becerra  Bolivia DNF Did not advance
Roderick Chase  Barbados DNF Did not advance
Neil Lloyd  Antigua and Barbuda DNF Did not advance
Federico Moreira  Uruguay DNF Did not advance
Bernardo Rimarim  Philippines DNF Did not advance
Mario Pons  Ecuador DNS Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1988 Summer Games: Men's Points Race". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Points Race, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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