Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 9 to 23 August 2008.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain |
8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  France |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Spain |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  United States |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Germany |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Argentina |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Latvia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Sweden |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  New Zealand |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cuba |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Denmark |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Russia |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 |  China |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Japan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Road[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's road race | Samuel Sanchez
|
Fabian Cancellara
|
Alexander Kolobnev
|
| Women's road race | Nicole Cooke
|
Emma Johansson
|
Tatiana Guderzo
|
| Men's time trial | Fabian Cancellara
|
Gustav Larsson
|
Levi Leipheimer
|
| Women's time trial | Kristin Armstrong
|
Emma Pooley
|
Karin Thurig
|
Track[]
Men[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Keirin | Chris Hoy
|
Ross Edgar
|
Kiyofumi Nagai
|
| Individual pursuit | Bradley Wiggins
|
Hayden Roulston
|
Steven Burke
|
| Points race | Joan Llaneras
|
Roger Kluge
|
Chris Newton
|
| Sprint | Chris Hoy
|
Jason Kenny
|
Mickael Bourgain
|
| Team sprint | Great Britain Chris Hoy Jason Kenny Jamie Staff |
France Gregory Bauge Kevin Sireau Arnaud Tournant |
Germany Rene Enders Maximilian Levy Stefan Nimke |
| Team pursuit | Great Britain Ed Clancy Paul Manning Geraint Thomas Bradley Wiggins |
Denmark Michael Faerk Christensen Casper Joergensen Jens-Erik Madsen Michael Moerkoev Alex Nicki Rasmussen |
New Zealand Sam Bewley Westley Gough Hayden Roulston Marc Ryan Jesse Sergent |
| Madison | Juan Esteban Curuchet Walter Fernando Perez
|
Joan Llaneras Antonio Tauler
|
Mikhail Ignatyev Alexei Markov
|
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual pursuit | Rebecca Romero
|
Wendy Houvenaghel
|
Lesya Kalitovska
|
| Points race | Marianne Vos
|
Yoanka Gonzalez
|
Leire Olaberria
|
| Sprint | Victoria Pendleton
|
Anna Meares
|
Guo Shuang
|
Mountain bike[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross-country | Julien Absalon
|
Jean-Christophe Paraud
|
Nino Schurter
|
| Women's cross-country | Sabine Spitz
|
Maja Wloszczowksa
|
Irina Kalentyeva
|
BMX[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's BMX | Maris Strombergs
|
Mike Day
|
Donny Robinson
|
| Women's BMX | Anne-Caroline Chausson
|
Laetitia le Corguille
|
Jill Kintner
|
Statistics[]
- There were 508 total athletes from 66 countries.
- Adam Craig was the youngest participant with 17 years and 8 days.
- Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli was the oldest participant with 49 years and 286 days.
- 4 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Great Britain won 12 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Spain and Switzerland won 4 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Sweden won 2 medals, more than in any other sport.