- Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Madison
The men's Madison in cycling at the
2004 Summer Olympics was contested by 18 cyclists. The Madison race consisted of 200 laps of the track, or 50kilometre s. It was a two person team event, with a tag-team format used to allow one cyclist to rest while his teammate raced.Medalists
Results
The
Australia n team ofStuart O'Grady andGraeme Brown rode consistently to achieve points in seven of the 10 sprints for a total of 22 points and thegold medal . The Swiss team ofFranco Marvulli andBruno Risi finished strongly winning the last three sprints for 15 points and thesilver medal . British team ofRob Hayles andBradley Wiggins achieved 12 points for thebronze medal , despite being in a fall mid-race.
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