Track cycling world championships 1894
The track cycling world championships in 1894 took place from August 12th to 13th in Antwerp on a 400 meter long cycle track . The host was the “International Cyclists Association”, a predecessor organization of the UCI .
There were two races for amateurs. The disciplines included an aviator race, today sprint , over 1 mile and an endurance race over 100 km, for which pacemakers were permitted for the first time. There were only a few hundred spectators at the races.
German August Lehr won the sprint, making him the first German cycling world champion.
Amateurs
discipline | space | country | athlete |
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1 mile flying race | 1 |
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August Lehr |
2 |
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Jaap Eden | |
3 |
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William Broadbridge | |
Standing race over 100 km | 1 |
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Wilhelm Henie |
2 |
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Jack Green | |
3 |
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Jan Van Oolen |
literature
- Cycling humor and cycling chronicle , August 1894