1952 Helsinki Olympic Cycle Road Race Course

More or less. "The U.C.I. approved at the end of 1951 a course for the cycle road race consisting of an 11.2 kms lap in Helsinki's northern suburb, to be ridden counter-clockwise. About half the distance was hard-surfaced road, the other half sand-surfaced. The start and finish were in the street Koskelantie in Käpylä, behind the Olympic Village. Competitors rode 17 laps, a total distance of 190.4 kms. "Along the course were four service stations. In addition to a tower for the photo-finish camera, a temporary wooden stand seating 2000, sentry boxes for radio commentators and desks for pressmen were erected at the start and finish. At the start were also two tents, one reserved for officials, the other for competitors." Source, also contains race photos: http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/OR1952.pdf Here's 1952 and modern maps overlaid: http://kartta.hel.fi/link/2FuP7C