The men's individual road race was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

It replaced the individual time trial event that had been held from 1912 to 1932 (and which would be reintroduced alongside the road race in 1996).

A young triathlete from the United States named Lance Armstrong was among the favorites, along with Erik Dekker of the Netherlands.

[2] Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahrain, Benin, the Central African Republic, Estonia, Guam, Lithuania, Rwanda, Slovenia, and the Virgin Islands each made their debut in the men's individual road race; some former Soviet republics competed as the Unified Team and some Yugoslav cyclists competed as Independent Olympic Participants.

[2][3] All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) During the penultimate lap, Casartelli, Dekker, and Ozols managed to break away from the lead pack; they maintained separation and finished in the medals with Casartelli winning the final sprint.