The UCI have announced that the Men’s and Women’s Rio 2016 Olympic Road Race course have been altered and will now start and finish at the iconic Copacabana beach.
With a combination of steep climbs and descents and long flat coastal sections, the Road Race will pass through some of the most picturesque parts of the city including the start/finish in Copacabana, as well as Ipanema, São Conrado, Barra da Tijuca, Grumari and Vista Chinesa.
The total race distance is 256.4km for men and 130.3km for women. The route will also take in the Grumari circuit with a steep climb and a 2km cobbled section. The riders will then return towards Copacabana with a challenging circuit that climbs and descends through the Tijuca Forest and passes the Vista Chinesa monument, one of the best landscape viewpoints in Rio.
The Men’s race will take place on Saturday 6th August with the Women’s race taking place on Sunday 7th August.
