1908 Summer Olympics / Cycling
Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
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venue | London |
Competition venue | White City Stadium |
Nations | 7th |
Athletes | 97 (97 ) |
date | July 13-18, 1908 |
decisions | 6th |
← St. Louis 1904 |
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 | |||
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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
Results track cycling
660 yards (603.491 m)
space | country | athlete | Time (s) |
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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
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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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
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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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
space | country | athlete | Time (h) |
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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
space | country | Athletes | Time (min) |
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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
space | country | Athletes | Time (min) |
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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 )