Rohan Dennis to skip Olympic road race and focus on time trial

on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Pontal on August 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rohan Dennis riding for Australia during the time trial at the 2016 Olympics (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Cycling Australia have announced that Rohan Dennis will skip Saturday’s Tokyo Olympics road race in order to help prepare for the men’s individual time trial. 

Dennis is one of the main favourites for a medal in the individual time trial that takes place next week but his move to skip the road race leaves his team with just three riders, Richie Porte, Luke Durbridge and Olympic debutant Lucas Hamilton.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.