Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kilometres
| Men's 100 kilometres at the Games of the I Olympiad | |||||||
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| Venue | Neo Phaliron Velodrome | ||||||
| Date | April 8 | ||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 5 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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| Road race | men |
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| Time trial | men |
| Sprint | men |
| 10 km | men |
| 100 km | men |
| 12 hour | men |
The men's 100 kilometres was one of five track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first race held, on 8 April. It required cyclists to complete 300 circuits of the track.[1]
Results
Ten cyclists started the race, but only two finished it. During the race Georgios Kolettis's bike broke down. Léon Flameng stopped and waited for Georgio's bike to be repaired before continuing to race.[1] The winner, Léon Flameng, had fallen midway through the race but continued on to win the gold medal. Georgios Kolettis of Greece had completed 289 laps at that point, and finished fairly soon after Flameng. While competing Léon Flameng raced with the French flag wrapped about his leg.
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
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Léon Flameng |  France
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3:08:19.2 |
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Georgios Kolettis |  Greece
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Unknown |
| – | Bernhard Knubel |  Germany
|
DNF (41 km) |
| – | Theodor Leupold | Germany
|
DNF (37 km) |
| – | Edward Battell |  Great Britain
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DNF (17 km) |
| – | Aristidis Konstantinidis | Greece
|
DNF (16 km) |
| – | Joseph Rosemeyer | Germany
|
DNF |
| – | Adolf Schmal |  Austria
|
DNF |
| – | Joseph Welzenbacher | Germany
|
DNF |
| – | Georgios Aspiotis | Greece
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DNF |
References
- ^ a b Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 212. ISBN 0140066322.
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1])
- Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2])
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
- Wallechinsky, David.; Loucky, Jaime (2008). The Complete Book of the Olympic. Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd.