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Cycling At The 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 Kilometres
The men's 20 kilometres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the second longest of the individual event distances. Each nation could enter up to 12 cyclists.Official Report, p. 33. Competition format The 20 kilometres in 1908 was a unique race in Olympic history. It was in some ways like a very long sprint but with elements of a points race A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic event for men between 1984–2008 and for women 1996–2008. Starting in 2012, the points race is one of the omnium even .... Each race consisted of slightly over 33 laps of the 660 yard track. The time limit for the race was 40 minutes. The competition was held in two rounds (semifinals and a final). There were 6 semifinals. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the final, encouraging tactical riding similar to a sprint race despite the lon ...
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White City Stadium
White City Stadium was a stadium located in White City, London, England. Built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, it hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and other sports like swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 World Cup. From 1927, it was a venue for greyhound racing, hosting the English Greyhound Derby until its closure in 1984. The stadium was demolished in 1985 and the site is now occupied by White City Place. History Designed by the engineer J. J. Webster and completed in 10 months by George Wimpey, on part of the site of the Franco-British Exhibition, this stadium with a seating capacity of 68,000 was opened by King Edward VII on 27 April 1908 after the first stanchion had been placed in position by Lady Desborough on 2 August 1907. The cost of construction was £60,000. Upon completion, the stadium had a running track and three laps to the mile (536 m); outside there was a , cycle track. The ...
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Floris Venter
Floris Venter (born 7 May 1886, date of death unknown) was a South African cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two .... He competed in five events at the 1908 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1886 births Year of death missing South African male cyclists Olympic cyclists of South Africa Cyclists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{SouthAfrica-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Dorus Nijland
Dorotheus Magdalenus "Dorus" Nijland (26 February 1880 – 13 December 1968) was a Dutch track and road racing cyclist. Nijland was a sprinter. He was an amateur cyclist and later Nijland became a professional cyclist (1913–1915) and continued cycling as a master. His total career was between 1905 and 1935. He won over a hundred prizes, and competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Career Nijland competed mainly on the defunct track "Zeeburgerbaan" in Amsterdam. He finished eleven times 2nd at the Dutch National Track Championships. In the early years of his career his finished behind Jan Tulleken from Haarlem. After Tulleken became a professional cyclist, he finished second behind Bosch van Drakestein. As second places became kind of an obsession during his career, he got the nickname “pechkampioen” (translated: bad luck champion). He competed at the 1907 Grand Prix in Antwerp, an international race in Belgium. He reached the finals, but finished second behind Belgian c ...
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Henri Cunault
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Max Triebsch
Max Triebsch (born 22 July 1885, date of death unknown) was a German cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... References External links * 1885 births Year of death missing German male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Germany Cyclists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Cyclists from Berlin 20th-century German sportspeople People from Schöneberg {{Germany-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Herbert Bouffler
Herbert Bouffler (16 February 1881 – 27 November 1931) was a British cyclist. He won a silver medal at the 1906 Intercalated Games and competed in the 20km event at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... References External links * 1881 births 1931 deaths British male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Cyclists at the 1908 Summer Olympics People from Hackney Central Sportspeople from the London Borough of Hackney Cyclists from Greater London Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games {{UK-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Harry Young (cyclist)
Harry Young (October 29, 1882 – February 11, 1946) was a Canadian cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... References External links * 1882 births 1946 deaths Canadian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Canada Cyclists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Canada-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Frank Shore (cyclist)
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Louis Weintz
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Paul Schulze (cyclist)
Paul Schulze (22 October 1882 – 1918) was a German cyclist. He competed in four events at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... References External links * 1882 births 1918 deaths German male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Germany Cyclists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Berlin 20th-century German sportspeople {{Germany-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Walter Andrews (cyclist)
Walter Emanuel Andrews (February 8, 1881 – March 1954) was an American-born Canadian cyclist. He competed in six events at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... He won a bronze medal in the men's team pursuit. References External links * * * 1881 births 1954 deaths American emigrants to Canada Canadian male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Canada Cyclists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{Canada-cycling-bio-stub ...
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