Pontal is a small peninsula and
beach area in the
Recreio dos Bandeirantes (or simply Recreio) neighborhood, located in the
West Zone of
Rio de Janeiro ,
Brazil and was a temporary venue in the
Barra Olympic venues cluster for the
Athletics (race walk) and
Cycling (time trial) competitions of the
2016 Summer Olympics .
2016 Summer Olympics
The men's and women's Olympic cycling time trials were held August 10, 2016 on the 29.8 km (18.5 mi) Grumari circuit. The race start of the course was set to be at the Tim Maia Square (Estrada do Pontal), then entered the Grumari circuit (clockwise) to reach the first climb (Grumari climb) after 9.7 km and the second climb (Grota Funda climb) at 19.2 km, before finishing back in Pontal at the Av Lucio Costa.
Men's cycling - time trial: 54.5 km (33.86 mi) (2 laps)
Women's cycling - time trial: 29.8 km (18.5 mi) (1 lap)
The 24.8 km (15.4 mi) circuit will also feature in the men's and women's road race:
Men’s Road Race: 4 laps (99.2 km of 241.5 km)
Women’s Road Race: 2 laps (49.6 km of 141 km)
The course of the Olympic race walk for the men's 50 km, 20 km and the women's 20 km started and finished near the Av Lucio Costa round-about. The 20 km competitions were held on a 1 km circuit course (clockwise) along Av. Lucio Costa and Estr. do Pontal between the intersections of R. Projectada (west) and R. Helio de Brito (east). The 50 km course followed the same layout but was extended to 2 km to the intersection of Estr. do Pontal and Rua Geraldo Irineo Joffily (west).
Men's 50 km race walk: 25 laps (2 km circuit)
Men's / Women's 20 km race walk: 20 laps (1 km circuit)
2016 Olympic cycling maps
2016 Olympic Cycling - Grumari Circuit
2016 Olympic Cycling - Road Course
2016 Olympic Cycling - Vista Chinesa Circuit
References
^ "18400 Av Lucio Costa, RJ, Brazil: Interactive Google Street View photo and map of Avenida Lucio Costa at Pontal, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasi" . Geographic.org/streetview . Retrieved 2016-08-04 .
^ Olympic Games Facilities: Barra Region Archived 2016-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ Rio de Janeiro Olympic venues map Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ 2016 Rio Olympics road cycling courses confirmed
^ "Rio 2016 Road Cycling - Men's Time Trial" (PDF) . UCI.ch. Retrieved April 21, 2016 .
^ "Rio 2016 Road Cycling - Women's Time Trial" (PDF) . UCI.ch. Retrieved April 21, 2016 .
^ "Rio 2016 Road Cycling - Men's Road Race" (PDF) . UCI.ch. Retrieved April 21, 2016 .
^ "Rio 2016 Road Cycling - Women's Road Race" (PDF) . UCI.ch. Retrieved April 21, 2016 .
^ "Rio 2016 Spectator Guide Athletics" (PDF) . Rio2016.com . Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016 .
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1924
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1928
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1972
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1980
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1984
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1988
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1992
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1996
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2004
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2008
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2012
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2016
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2020
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2028
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2032
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