The 2021 women’s Olympic road race continues a tradition that only began in 1984. This year’s Olympics will see only the 10th ever women’s Olympic road race winner of all time. Some great names are already on the list, from the controversial Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli to Britain’s Nicole Cooke and a pair of the greatest riders ever – Marianne Vos and Anna van der Breggen. There’s also some greats of the sport to have won a medal, albeit not a gold one.
This year’s Olympic road race is previewed over here, and there’s a solid chance we could see the first repeat gold medal winner with Marianne Vos and Anna van der Breggen both major favourites for the Netherlands. Trixi Worrack entered the 2004 Olympic road race in Athens and will also be at the 2020 race in Tokyo. She’s joined by Italian Tatiana Guderzo in racing Olympic events 17 years apart. That pair and Marianne Vos are the only riders taking part from the 2008 edition. That number then shoots up to 11 riders riding in both 2012 and 2021.
1984 Olympics – Los Angeles
Winner
Connie Carpenter (USA)
Silver/Bronze Medals
Rebecca Twigg (USA)
Sandra Schumacher (GER)
1988 Olympics – Seoul
Winner
Monique Knol (NED)
Silver/Bronze Medals
Jutta Niehaus (GER)
Laima Zilporytė (USSR)
1992 Olympics – Barcelona
Winner
Kathy Watt (AUS)
Silver/Bronze Medals
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (FRA)
Monique Knol (NED)
1996 Olympics – Atlanta
Winner
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (FRA)
Silver/Bronze Medals
Imelda Chiappa (ITA)
Clara Hughes (CAN)
2000 Olympics – Sydney
Winner
Leontien Zijlaard (NED)
Silver/Bronze Medals
Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)
Diana Žiliūtė (LIT)
2004 Olympics – Athens
Winner
Sara Carrigan (AUS)
Silver/Bronze Medals
Judith Arndt (GER)
Olga Slyusareva (RUS)
2008 Olympics – Beijing
Winner
Nicole Cooke (GB)
Silver/Bronze Medals
Emma Johansson (SWE)
Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)
2012 Olympics – London
Winner
Silver/Bronze Medals
Lizzie Armistead (GB)
Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS)
2016 Olympics – Rio de Janeiro
Winner
Silver/Bronze Medals
Emma Johansson (SWE)
Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
2020 Olympics – Tokyo
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