Track cycling world championships 1899
The track cycling world championships in 1899 took place from August 9th to 11th in Montreal . The organizer was the "International Cyclists Association" (ICA), a predecessor organization of the Union Cycliste Internationale . The races took place in front of up to 12,000 spectators. There were hardly any European drivers at the start; Even the American cyclists, who normally earned their living in Europe, did not interrupt their season to start in Canada.
At this world championship, motorized pacemaker machines were used for the first time in the 100 km races. But only the later winners got this benefit; They were several kilometers ahead of the runner-up. Only motorized pacemakers were used at all subsequent world championships.
The journey of the European delegates to the World Championships turned out to be adventurous because the ship that was supposed to bring them to Canada got stuck in the drift ice for a day. At the ICA conference taking place parallel to the World Cup, a decision had to be made as to which of two opposing cycling organizations should represent the USA, the "League of American Wheelmen" (LAW) or the "National Cyclists Association". The LAW finally prevailed with the threat not to let their drivers start at the World Cup otherwise.
Professional driver
discipline | space | country | athlete |
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1 mile flying race | 1 |
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Major Taylor |
2 |
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Tom Butler | |
3 |
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Gaston Courbe d'Outerlon | |
Standing race over 100 km | 1 |
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Harry Gibson |
2 |
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Hugh MacLean | |
3 |
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Ken Boake |
Amateurs
discipline | space | country | athlete |
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1 mile flying race | 1 |
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Thomas Summersgill |
2 |
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Earl Peabody | |
3 |
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John Caldow | |
Standing race over 100 km | 1 |
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John Nelson |
2 |
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Robert Goodson | |
3 |
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William Riddle |
Individual evidence
literature
- Rad-Welt , August 1899