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 | |
|---|---|
«1975 1983» |
Men's track competition
1,000-metre Time Trial (July 4)
| RANK | CYCLIST | TIME[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Singleton (CAN) | 1:07.30 | |
| David Weller (JAM) | 1:08.67 | |
| Richard Tormen (CHI) | 1:08.83 |
4,000-metre Individual Pursuit (July 6)
| RANK | CYCLIST | TIME[4][5] |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Langlois (CAN) | 4:55.718 | |
| Fernando Vera (CHI) | 4:56.915 | |
| Juan Rivera (CUB) | 5:01.196 |
Scratch Sprint (July 7)
| CYCLIST | |
|---|---|
| Gordon Singleton (CAN) | |
| Jesús Pérez (CUB) | |
| Dagoberto Pino (CUB) |
Men’s road competition
Individual Race
| RANK | CYCLIST |
|---|---|
| Carlos Cardet (CUB) | |
| Bernardo Colex (MEX) | |
| Gonzalo Marín (COL) |
Men's Team Time Trial (Road)
| RANK | CYCLIST |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Cuba | |
| Canada |
Medal table
| 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
- Sun Staff (July 9, 1979). "Four wins in five races leaves team 'unhappy'". Vancouver Sun. p. C4. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Globe Staff (July 3, 1979). "Crowing roosters worst annoyance for cyclists". The Globe & Mail. Toronto. p. 30. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via ProQuest.
- Globe Staff (July 5, 1979). "PAN-AM Games: Wednesday's Results". The Globe & Mail. Toronto. p. 40. Retrieved April 5, 2024 – via ProQuest.
- CP Staff (July 7, 1979). "Cyclist speeds to gold". The Sault Star. The Canadian Press. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Tribune Staff (July 7, 1979). "Pan-Am Games: Cycling". The Tampa Tribune. p. 2D. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Star Staff (July 8, 1979). "Pan-Am Games: Cycling". Toronto Star. p. C7. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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UPI Staff (July 8, 1979). "Pan American Games". Roswell Daily Record. Roswell, New Mexico. United Press International. 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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