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Leontien Zijlaard wins Olympic women's road race road cycling gold at Sydney 2000
Leontien Zijlaard won the women's road race title in road cycling at the Sydney Olympics on 26 September 2000.
2000-09-26 · Cycling Road Course, Centennial Parklands, Australia
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The story
Leontien Zijlaard won the women's road race title in road cycling at the Sydney Olympics on 26 September 2000. The gold medal represented Netherlands, with the competition recorded at Cycling Road Course, Centennial Parklands.
How it unfolded
Hanka Kupfernagel (Germany) took silver; Diana Ziliute (Lithuania) took bronze. The complete medal order identifies the competition’s outcome, including the countries represented by the other medallists.
The wider picture
The road race was a mass-start competition, separate from the individual time trial. Its finish order determined the medals; riders’ time-trial performances formed a different Olympic event.
The medal results
| Medal | Competitor | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Leontien Zijlaard | Netherlands |
| Silver | Hanka Kupfernagel | Germany |
| Bronze | Diana Ziliute | Lithuania |
Sources
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