Shane Kelly, the 1992 silver medalist from Australia, became the fifth and last man to win multiple medals in the event with his bronze.

Kelly won the world championship again in 1996 and 1997, coming in second to Arnaud Tournant of France in 1998 and 1999.

[2] The Czech Republic made its debut in the men's track time trial, though Czechoslovakia has appeared before.

Queally went 13th, breaking the Olympic record and setting a time that nobody else would beat.

The French cyclist, favored to win, had the best first-half but finished slowly and came in outside the medals with the fifth-best time.