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Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

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Men's tandem
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueVélodrome de Vincennes
DatesJuly 26–27
Competitors10 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lucien Choury, Jean Cugnot
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edmund Hansen, Willy Hansen
 Denmark
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gerard Bosch van Drakestein, Maurice Peeters
 Netherlands
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The men's tandem event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

The field consisted of 5 pairs of cyclists, each pair from a different country.[1] The Vélodrome de Vincennes track was a 500-metre (1,640 ft) loop.[2]

Results

Source:[1][3]

Semifinals

The five pairs were divided into three heats, with the French team getting a bye while the other two heats featured two pairs.

Semifinal 1
Place Cyclists Time Qual.
1  Gerard Bosch van Drakestein (NED)
 Maurice Peeters (NED)
12.6 Q
2  János Grimm (HUN)
 Ferenc Uhereczky (HUN)
Semifinal 2
Place Cyclists Time Qual.
1  Lucien Choury (FRA)
 Jean Cugnot (FRA)
14.0 Q
Semifinal 3
Place Cyclists Time Qual.
1  Edmund Hansen (DEN)
 Willy Hansen (DEN)
12.8 Q
2  Frederick Habberfield (GBR)
 Thomas Harvey (GBR)

Final

The final three pairs competed for the three medals. The French led most of the way, with the Dutch taking a brief lead before veering off. Bosch later explained that Peeters had finished a bottle of cognac before the final.[3]

Place Cyclists Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Lucien Choury (FRA)
 Jean Cugnot (FRA)
12.06
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Edmund Hansen (DEN)
 Willy Hansen (DEN)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Gerard Bosch van Drakestein (NED)
 Maurice Peeters (NED)

References

  1. ^ a b Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Cycling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games
  3. ^ a b Cycling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Tandem Sprint, 2,000 Metres