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Points Race, Men

Date	21 – 24 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Bel-lo-deu-rom, Ol-lim-pik Gong-won, Seoul
Participants	34 from 34 countries
Format	Final at 50 km; heats at 30 km.

As in 1984, there were two rounds, with the first round raced over 30 km. and the final over 50 km. Thirty-four riders started, with 24 qualifying for the final. The two favorites were the last two World Champions – Dan Frost (DEN) in 1986 and Marat Ganeyev (URS) in 1987. In the final, only Frost and Leo Peelen (NED) were able to stay away without being lapped, and Frost won the gold medal with 38 points to Peelen’s 26. Ganeyev had the most points with 46, but he was lapped late in the race and could win only the bronze medal.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Dan Frost	DEN		Gold
2	Leo Peelen	NED		Silver
3	Marat Ganeyev	URS		Bronze
4	Robert Burns	AUS
5	Juan Esteban Curuchet	ARG
6	Uwe Messerschmidt	FRG
7	Pascal Lino	FRA
8	Frankie Andreu	USA
9	Manuel Youshimatz	MEX
10	Miklós Somogyi	HUN
11	Giovanni Lombardi	ITA
12	Roland Königshofer	AUT
13	Alexis Méndez	VEN
14	Olaf Ludwig	GDR
15	Gene Samuel	TTO
16	Wojciech Pawłak	POL
17	Gianni Vignaduzzi	CAN
18	Antonio Salvador	ESP
19	Do Eun-Cheol	KOR
20	Philippe Grivel	SUI
21	Hsu Jui-Te	TPE
22	Peter Aldridge	JAM
23	Luboš Lom	TCH
24	Fernando Louro	BRA
13 h1 r1/2	Peter Hermann	LIE
13 h2 r1/2	Murugayan Kumaresan	MAS
14 h1 r1/2	Yoshihiro Tsumuraya	JPN
14 h2 r1/2	Jalil Eftekhari	IRI
15 h1 r1/2	Michele Smith	CAY
AC h1 r1/2	Roderick Chase	BAR	DNF
AC h1 r1/2	Bernardo Rimarim	PHI	DNF
AC h2 r1/2	Neil Lloyd	ANT	DNF
AC h2 r1/2	Bailón Becerra	BOL	DNF
AC h2 r1/2	Federico Moreira	URU	DNF

Round One (21 – 22 September 1988)

Top 12 in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat One (21 September 1988 — 14:30)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Lap Margin	Points
1	Do Eun-Cheol	KOR	---	29	Q
2	Dan Frost	DEN	same lap	27	Q
3	Alexis Méndez	VEN	same lap	21	Q
4	Miklós Somogyi	HUN	same lap	12	Q
5	Roland Königshofer	AUT	same lap	5	Q
6	Robert Burns	AUS	at 1 lap	24	Q
7	Olaf Ludwig	GDR	at 1 lap	21	Q
8	Marat Ganeyev	URS	at 1 lap	17	Q
9	Antonio Salvador	ESP	at 1 lap	15	Q
10	Wojciech Pawłak	POL	at 1 lap	11	Q
11	Frankie Andreu	USA	at 1 lap	11	Q
12	Fernando Louro	BRA	at 1 lap	10	Q
13	Peter Hermann	LIE	at 1 lap	9
14	Yoshihiro Tsumuraya	JPN	at 1 lap	7
15	Michele Smith	CAY	at 1 lap	1
DNF	Roderick Chase	BAR	–	–
DNF	Bernardo Rimarim	PHI	–	–

Heat Two (22 September 1988 — 10:50)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Lap Margin	Points
1	Manuel Youshimatz	MEX	---	32	Q
2	Luboš Lom	TCH	same lap	20	Q
3	Gene Samuel	TTO	same lap	16	Q
4	Leo Peelen	NED	same lap	13	Q
5	Juan Esteban Curuchet	ARG	same lap	11	Q
6	Pascal Lino	FRA	at 1 lap	28	Q
7	Uwe Messerschmidt	FRG	at 1 lap	22	Q
8	Philippe Grivel	SUI	at 1 lap	19	Q
9	Peter Aldridge	JAM	at 1 lap	15	Q
10	Hsu Jui-Te	TPE	at 1 lap	14	Q
11	Giovanni Lombardi	ITA	at 1 lap	13	Q
12	Gianni Vignaduzzi	CAN	at 1 lap	3	Q
13	Murugayan Kumaresan	MAS	at 1 lap	1
14	Jalil Eftekhari	IRI	at 2 laps	13
DNF	Neil Lloyd	ANT	–	–
DNF	Bailón Becerra	BOL	–	–
DNF	Federico Moreira	URU	–	–

Final Round (24 September 1988 — 19:30)

150 laps (50 km). Thirty sprints, one every 5 laps (1.67 km) with points awarded - 5-3-2-1 - to the top four finishers in each sprint. Points on last sprint and halfway sprint doubled.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Lap Margin	Points
1	Dan Frost	DEN	---	38
2	Leo Peelen	NED	same lap	26
3	Marat Ganeyev	URS	at 1 lap	46
4	Robert Burns	AUS	at 1 lap	20
5	Juan Esteban Curuchet	ARG	at 1 lap	18
6	Uwe Messerschmidt	FRG	at 2 laps	28
7	Pascal Lino	FRA	at 2 laps	21
8	Frankie Andreu	USA	at 2 laps	21
9	Manuel Youshimatz	MEX	at 2 laps	21
10	Miklós Somogyi	HUN	at 2 laps	13
11	Giovanni Lombardi	ITA	at 2 laps	13
12	Roland Königshofer	AUT	at 2 laps	11
13	Alexis Méndez	VEN	at 2 laps	8
14	Olaf Ludwig	GDR	at 3 laps	19
15	Gene Samuel	TTO	at 3 laps	10
16	Wojciech Pawłak	POL	at 3 laps	8
17	Gianni Vignaduzzi	CAN	at 3 laps	7
18	Antonio Salvador	ESP	at 3 laps	5
19	Do Eun-Cheol	KOR	at 3 laps	4
20	Philippe Grivel	SUI	at 3 laps	4
21	Hsu Jui-Te	TPE	at 3 laps	4
22	Peter Aldridge	JAM	at 3 laps	4
23	Luboš Lom	TCH	at 3 laps	3
24	Fernando Louro	BRA	at 3 laps	0