Date | 24 July 1980 — 17:00 |
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Status | Olympic |
Location | Bolshaya arena, Tsentralny stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, Moskva |
Participants | 34 from 20 countries |
The race was held on a very hot and humid day. The defending champion, Daniel Bautista, led along with Soviet Anatoly Solomin for most of the race. But less than two kilometers from the finish, Bautista was disqualified and Solomin was likewise only a few 100 metres later. Overall, the race saw 136 caution flags and seven DQs. Maurizio Damilano won the race for Italy by over a minute from Pyotr Pochinchuk, in what was considered a major upset.