UCI track world championships 1900

Constant Huret became the world champion of professional stayers

The first UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held from 12 to 18 August 1900 in Paris at the Velodrome Parc des Princes instead. 70 drivers from 16 nations took part. An average of 10,000 spectators attended the races. It was the first world championship under the aegis of the UCI , which was founded on April 14th of the same year, also in Paris.

In addition to the usual four races for sprinters and stayers (amateurs and professionals), an official world championship for two-seater was held.

Results

Professional driver

Start of the sprint finals (from left to right): Edmond Jacquelin, Harrie Meyer, Walter Rütt

discipline	space	country	athlete
Flying races	1	France	Edmond Jacquelin
about 1 mile	2	Netherlands	Harrie Meyers
	3	German Empire	Willy Arend
Standing race	1	France	Constant Huret
over 100 km	2	France	Edouard Taylor
	3	France	Émile Bouhours
Two-seater	1	Netherlands / Italy	Harrie Meyers / Gian Ferdinando Tomaselli
(2000 m)	2	France	Edmond Jacquelin / Lucien Louvet
	3	United States / France	Charles Vanoni / Robert Protin

Amateurs

discipline	space	country	athlete
1 mile flying race	1	Belgium	Alphonse Didier-Nauts
	2	United States	John Henry Lake
	3	France	Ferdinand Vasserot
Standing race over 100 km	1	France	Louis Bastien
	2	Norway	Wilhelm Henie
	3	France	Roger Hildebrand

literature

• Rad-Welt , August 1900

Web links

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