Debutants
Jonathan Bellis is the youngest debutant in Olympic Games Road Race in 2008. There are 86 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELLIS Jonathan | CSC ProTeam | 19y + 359d |
| 2 | CHAABANE Hichem | Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub | 19y + 365d |
| 3 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | Team Columbia | 21y + 84d |
| 4 | TAARAMÄE Rein | Cofidis, le Crédit par Téléphone | 21y + 107d |
| 5 | KANGERT Tanel | AG2R La Mondiale | 21y + 151d |
| 6 | URÁN Rigoberto | Caisse d'Epargne | 21y + 196d |
| 7 | PLIUȘCHIN Alexandr | AG2R La Mondiale | 21y + 209d |
| 8 | ROLLAND Pierre | Crédit Agricole | 21y + 304d |
| 9 | CIOLEK Gerald | Team Columbia | 21y + 325d |
| 10 | AUGUSTYN John-Lee | Barloworld | 21y + 365d |
| 11 | ŠPILAK Simon | Lampre | 22y + 47d |
| 12 | GESINK Robert | Rabobank ProTeam | 22y + 70d |
| 13 | KREUZIGER Roman | Liquigas | 22y + 95d |
| 14 | CHTIOUI Rafaâ | Doha Team | 22y + 196d |
| 15 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas | Crédit Agricole | 22y + 245d |
| 16 | SCHLECK Andy | CSC ProTeam | 23y + 60d |
| 17 | PARK Sung Baek | Seoul Cycling | 23y + 164d |
| 18 | RODRÍGUEZ Jackson | Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 23y + 166d |
| 19 | KUSZTOR Péter | P-Nivo Betonexpressz 2000 Corratec | 23y + 226d |
| 20 | NIBALI Vincenzo | Liquigas | 23y + 269d |
| 21 | SØRENSEN Chris Anker | CSC ProTeam | 23y + 339d |
| 22 | CARDOSO André | Fercase - Rota dos Móveis | 23y + 341d |
| 23 | ROCHE Nicolas | Crédit Agricole | 24y + 37d |
| 24 | TERPSTRA Niki | Milram | 24y + 83d |
| 25 | NORDHAUG Lars Petter | Team Joker - Bianchi | 24y + 87d |
| 26 | MARCZYŃSKI Tomasz | Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce | 24y + 156d |
| 27 | GUDSELL Timothy | Française des Jeux | 24y + 174d |
| 28 | DEIGNAN Philip | AG2R La Mondiale | 24y + 337d |
| 29 | GRIVKO Andrey | Milram | 25y + 2d |
| 30 | LLOYD Matthew | Silence - Lotto | 25y + 77d |
| 31 | BEPPU Fumiyuki | Skil - Shimano | 25y + 121d |
| 32 | JOVANOVIĆ Nebojša | Cosmote Kastro | 25y + 135d |
| 33 | VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen | Silence - Lotto | 25y + 190d |
| 34 | MONFORT Maxime | Cofidis, le Crédit par Téléphone | 25y + 208d |
| 35 | ROHREGGER Thomas | ELK Haus-Simplon | 25y + 230d |
| 36 | CONTADOR Alberto | Astana | 25y + 247d |
| 37 | PETROV Daniel Bogomilov | Cycling Club Bourgas | 25y + 283d |
| 38 | CLEMENT Stef | Bouygues Telecom | 25y + 320d |
| 39 | SIUTSOU Kanstantsin | Team Columbia | 26y + 0d |
| 40 | PAURIOL Rémi | Crédit Agricole | 26y + 127d |
| 41 | KOSTYUK Denys | ISD Sport Donetsk | 26y + 149d |
| 42 | VANDBORG Brian Bach | Team GLS - Pakke Shop | 26y + 249d |
| 43 | KVASINA Matija | Perutnina Ptuj | 26y + 249d |
| 44 | EFIMKIN Vladimir | AG2R La Mondiale | 26y + 251d |
| 45 | HOFFMANN Erik | Giant Asia Racing Team | 26y + 353d |
| 46 | ALDAPE Moises Antonio | Team Type 1 | 26y + 361d |
| 47 | SCHUMACHER Stefan | Gerolsteiner | 27y + 19d |
| 48 | MORAJKO Jacek | Madeinox - Boavista | 27y + 105d |
| 49 | CUMMINGS Steve | Barloworld | 27y + 143d |
| 50 | VANSUMMEREN Johan | Silence - Lotto | 27y + 187d |
| 51 | HAEDO Juan José | CSC ProTeam | 27y + 196d |
| 52 | HESJEDAL Ryder | Team Garmin - Chipotle | 27y + 244d |
| 53 | TEN DAM Laurens | Rabobank ProTeam | 27y + 270d |
| 54 | BOŽIČ Borut | Cycle Collstrop | 28y + 1d |
| 55 | WEGMANN Fabian | Gerolsteiner | 28y + 50d |
| 56 | GERRANS Simon | Crédit Agricole | 28y + 85d |
| 57 | BORRAJO Alejandro Alberto | Colavita / Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light | 28y + 107d |
| 58 | NIEMIEC Przemysław | Miche - Silver Cross | 28y + 120d |
| 59 | PINEAU Jérôme | Bouygues Telecom | 28y + 220d |
| 60 | PFANNBERGER Christian | Barloworld | 28y + 244d |
| 61 | KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr | Liquigas | 28y + 287d |
| 62 | KAIRELIS Dainius | Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce | 28y + 319d |
| 63 | SERPA José Rodolfo | Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 29y + 114d |
| 64 | ROGINA Radoslav | Perutnina Ptuj | 29y + 159d |
| 65 | ZABRISKIE David | Team Garmin - Chipotle | 29y + 210d |
| 66 | FÉDRIGO Pierrick | Bouygues Telecom | 29y + 253d |
| 67 | SÁNCHEZ Samuel | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 30y + 186d |
| 68 | PELLIZOTTI Franco | Liquigas | 30y + 207d |
| 69 | GOLČER Jure | LPR Brakes - Ballan | 30y + 246d |
| 70 | PIDGORNYY Ruslan | LPR Brakes - Ballan | 31y + 15d |
| 71 | TUFT Svein | Symmetrics Pro Cycling Team | 31y + 92d |
| 72 | BRANDT Christophe | Silence - Lotto | 31y + 95d |
| 73 | EVANS Cadel | Silence - Lotto | 31y + 177d |
| 74 | CHADWICK Glen Alan | Team Type 1 | 31y + 297d |
| 75 | VANDE VELDE Christian | Team Garmin - Chipotle | 32y + 79d |
| 76 | RASCH Gabriel | Crédit Agricole | 32y + 123d |
| 77 | BENČÍK Petr | PSK Whirlpool-Author | 32y + 193d |
| 78 | GERGANOV Evgeni | Cycling Club Bourgas | 32y + 313d |
| 79 | MIZBANI Ghader | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 32y + 338d |
| 80 | MÉDICI Matías | Scott - Marcondes Cesar - São José dos Campos | 33y + 41d |
| 81 | GRABSCH Bert | Team Columbia | 33y + 51d |
| 82 | SASTRE Carlos | CSC ProTeam | 33y + 109d |
| 83 | AERTS Mario | Silence - Lotto | 33y + 222d |
| 84 | DESSEL Cyril | AG2R La Mondiale | 33y + 254d |
| 85 | BRUSEGHIN Marzio | Lampre | 34y + 55d |
| 86 | MIHOLJEVIĆ Vladimir | Liquigas | 34y + 204d |