1908 Summer Olympics / Cycling

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
information
venue	London
Competition venue	White City Stadium
Nations	7th
Athletes	97 (97 )
date	July 13-18, 1908
decisions	6th
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Six cycling competitions were held at the IV Olympic Games in London in 1908 . All races took place on the 660 yards (603.50 m) circular cement track in the White City Stadium . Road races were not advertised as they were prohibited under British Road Traffic Act.

The rules of the National Cyclists' Union of England and Wales were applied, not those of the UCI . The 1000-meter race was not counted because the time limit of 105 seconds was exceeded. In all races (with the exception of the team pursuit) only the time of the first placed was stopped.

All competitions were reserved for men.

Balance sheet

Medal table

space	country				total
1	Great Britain	5	3	1	9
2	France	1	2	2	5
3	German Empire	-	1	1	2
4th	Belgium	-	-	1	1
	Canada	-	-	1	1
total		6th	6th	6th	18th

Medalist

discipline	gold	silver	bronze
Track cycling
660 yards (603.491 m)	Victor Johnson	Émile Demangel	Karl Neumer
5 km	Benjamin Jones	Maurice Schilles	André Auffray
20 km	Clarence Kingsbury	Benjamin Jones	Joseph Werbrouck
100 km	Charles Bartlett	Charles Denny	Octave Lapize
2000 m tandem	Maurice Schilles / André Auffray	Frederick Hamlin / Thomas Johnson	Colin Brooks / Walter Isaacs
1980 yards team pursuit	Great Britain Benjamin Jones Clarence Kingsbury Leon Meredith Ernest Payne	German Empire Max Götze Rudolf Katzer Hermann Martens Karl Neumer	Canada William Anderson Walter Andrews Frederick McCarthy William Morton

Results track cycling

660 yards (603.491 m)

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space	country	athlete	Time (s)
1	GBR	Victor Johnson	51.2
2	FRA	Émile Demangel	k. A.
3	GER	Karl Neumer	k. A.
4th	GBR	Daniel Flynn	k. A.

Date: July 14th and 15th

46 drivers from nine countries took part. The winners of the 16 preliminary heats (two or three drivers each) qualified for the second round. This comprised four races, with the winners qualifying for the final. There was a time limit of 70 seconds.

5 km

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space	country	athlete	Time (min)
1	GBR	Benjamin Jones	8: 36.2
2	FRA	Maurice Schilles	k. A.
3	FRA	André Auffray	k. A.
4th	FRA	Émile Maréchal	k. A.
5	GBR	Clarence Kingsbury	k. A.
6th	NED	Johannes van Spengen	k. A.

Date: July 17th and 18th

42 drivers from eight countries took part in this race. The winners of the seven preliminary runs qualified for the final. There was a time limit of 9:25 minutes.

20 km

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space	country	athlete	Time (min)
1	GBR	Clarence Kingsbury	34: 13.6
2	GBR	Benjamin Jones	k. A.
3	BEL	Joseph Werbrouck	k. A.
4th	United States	Louis Weintz	k. A.

Date: July 14th

44 drivers from eleven countries took part in this competition. The winners of the six preliminary heats qualified for the final, and there were also three pacemakers. Four of the six finalists crossed the finish line.

100 km

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space	country	athlete	Time (h)
1	GBR	Charles Bartlett	2: 41: 48.6 ( WR )
2	GBR	Charles Denny	k. A.
3	FRA	Octave Lapize	k. A.
4th	GBR	Billy Pett	k. A.
5	FRA	Paul Texier	k. A.
6th	CAN	Walter Andrews	k. A.

Date: July 15th, 16th and 18th

43 drivers from eleven countries took part. In two preliminary runs, 16 finalists were determined (the first six of each preliminary run and four runners who had led the most laps). A Canadian was nominated after a protest. The final took place in pouring rain, parts of the inner lane were under water. Nine of the 17 finalists had to give up the race.

2000 m tandem

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space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	FRA	Maurice Schilles André Auffray	3: 07.6
2	GBR	Frederick Hamlin Thomas Johnson	k. A.
3	GBR	Colin Brooks Walter Isaacs	k. A.

Date: July 13th and 15th

17 couples from seven countries took part in the competition. The qualification was in two stages: there were seven races in the first lap. The winners met in two races on the second lap. The two winners and the fastest second-placed couple were then qualified for the final.

1980 yards team pursuit

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space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	GBR	Benjamin Jones Clarence Kingsbury Leon Meredith Ernest Payne	2: 18.6
2	GER	Max Götze Rudolf Katzer Hermann Martens Karl Neumer	2: 28.6
3	CAN	William Anderson Walter Andrews Frederick McCarthy William Morton	2: 29.6
4th	NED	Gerard Bosch van Drakestein Antonie Gerrits Dorotheus Nijland Johannes van Spengen	2: 44.0

Date: July 17th

Originally seven teams were registered, but at the start of the first round only five teams with four drivers each showed up. Great Britain and Canada progressed without a fight, as the teams of Belgium and the USA decided not to start. The Dutch benefited from a bye; only the Germans had to compete and prevailed against France.

In the semi-finals, Great Britain beat Canada and Germany beat the Netherlands. In the final, the British won by a clear margin. The bronze medal went to the Canadians, as they were the quicker losing team in the semifinals.

Web links

• Olympic Summer Games 1908 / cycling in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )