Latvia's Māris Štrombergs powered his lead over the eight-strong final squad from the start to grab his nation's first gold medal at the Games.

He stormed home on a sprint run to a finish in 36.190, leaving the American duo Mike Day and Donny Robinson behind at 36.606 and 36.972 for the silver and bronze medals respectively.

[1][2] Thirty-two riders representing twenty countries are qualified for the event.

[3] Each of the 32 men competing performed two runs of the course in individual time trials to determine seeding for the knockout rounds.

Unlike the previous two rounds, the final consisted of a single race with the first to the finish line claiming the gold medal.