Olympic Summer Games 1896 / cycling - 100 km track (men)

sport	Cycling
discipline	100 km track
gender	Men
Attendees	9 athletes from 5 countries
Competition location	Velodrome Neo Faliro
Competition phase	April 8, 1896
Winning time	3:08:19.2 h
Medalist -  Léon Flameng  Georgios Kolettis

Cycling competitions at the 1896 Olympic Games
Road cycling
Road racing	Men
Track cycling
Time trial	Men
sprint	Men
10 km	Men
100 km	Men
12 hour race	Men

The first 100-km race in track cycling men in Olympic history at the Olympic Games 1896 in Athens took place on 8 April 1896th A total of 300 laps had to be completed in the Velodrome Neo Faliro . Of the ten drivers who started, only two made it to the finish.

During the race, the Greek Georgios Kolettis' bike broke, the French Léon Flameng stopped and waited for Kolettis to fix the bike until he continued the race. Flameng fell in the further course, but was still the first to cross the finish line with the French flag wrapped around his leg. Kolettis, who at this point had completed 289 laps, received the bronze medal for the runner-up.

Results

rank	athlete	nation	time
1	Léon Flameng	France	3:08:19.2 h
2	Georgios Kolettis	Greece	unknown
	Bernard Knubel	German Empire	DNF
	Theodor Leupold	German Empire	DNF
	Edward Battel	Great Britain	DNF
	Aristidis Konstantinidis	Greece	DNF
	Joseph Welzenbacher	German Empire	DNF
	Adolf Schmal	Austria	DNF
	Joseph Welzenbacher	German Empire	DNF
	Georgios Aspiotis	Greece	DNF

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