Mission Viejo in Orange County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Women's Individual Road Race

Mission Viejo • July 29, 1984

Photographed by Adam Margolis, July 4, 2015

1. Women's Individual Road Race Marker

Inscription. The Women's Individual Road Race was the first event of the 1984 Summer Olympics and the first time women's cycling event was included in the Olympic program. The race was held at 9:00 am on Sunday, July 29th 1984. Jeannis Longo-Ciprelli of France was considered the favorite with Connie Carpenter-Phinney and Rebecca Twigg, both from the United States, as close competition. The final breakaway in the race came midway through and included Lougo, Carpenter-Phinney, and Twigg. Rebecca Twigg, known for her sprinting ability on the race course, was favored to with the sprint during the race. With less than a kilometer to finish, Longo and another race participant collided and Longo's bike chains came off, eliminating her and leaving only Rebecca Twigg and Carpenter-Phinney to finish the race. Twigg led the sprint, but Carpenter-Phinney caught her and used a "Bike-Pumping" techniques she had learned from her husband, who was participating in the Men's Olympic Individual Road Race to win the race by inches.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Sports • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is July 29, 1984.

Location. 33° 38.425′ N,

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117° 38.607′ W. Marker is in Mission Viejo, California, in Orange County. It is on Olympiad Road just south of Marguerite Parkway, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22128 Antigua, Mission Viejo CA 92692, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Men's Individual Road Race (here, next to this marker); Florence Joyner Olympiad Park (approx. ¾ mile away); Florence "Flo-Jo" Joyner Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); All Gave Some - Some Gave All (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lake Mission Viejo Advanced Purified Water Project (approx. one mile away); Carving Farmland into a Lake (approx.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, July 4, 2015

2. Women's Individual Road Race Marker

one mile away); Farming the Upper Oso Lease (approx. one mile away); Mission Viejo (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mission Viejo.

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Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 514 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 7, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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