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Cycling At The 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 Kilometres
The men's 50 kilometres event was part of the Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics, track cycling programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The field consisted of 37 cyclists from 16 countries. The Vélodrome de Vincennes track was a loop. Each cyclist had to complete 100 laps. Cyril Alden finished second for the second straight Olympics. The Dutch team was represented by two cyclists, Ko Willems and Jan Maas (cyclist, born 1900), Jan Maas (who was a late replacement for Jonkheer Bosch van Drakenstein). Their tactic was that Maas would attack, so that the other cyclists would be tired, after which Willems, the better sprinter, could win the race.Article about his Olympic race
As planned, Maas attacked from the tenth kilometer. The other cyclists spent energy, getting him back, while Willems could cycle along and sa ...
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Vélodrome De Vincennes
The Vélodrome de Vincennes (officially Vélodrome Jacques Anquetil - La Cipale) is a cycling stadium in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris, France. Initially built as a velodrome in 1894, it became the main stadium for the 1900 Summer Olympics; Events that took place in the Velodrome at the 1900 Summer Olympics included Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics, cycling, Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics, cricket, Rugby union at the 1900 Summer Olympics, rugby union, Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics, football and Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics, gymnastics. However, the Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics, track and field events were held at the RCF Paris, Racing Club de France. At the 1924 Summer Olympics it became the Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics, cycling venue. The venue was the finish line of the Tour de France between 1968 and 1974. Eddy Merckx won each of his five Tour victories there. Prior to 1968, the finish had been held at the Parc des Princes from 1904 to ...
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Robert Broadbent
Robert Broadbent (5 November 1904 – 4 October 1986) was an Australian cyclist. He competed in the 50km event at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al .... References External links * 1904 births 1986 deaths Australian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Australia Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics People from Richmond, Victoria Cyclists from Melbourne Sportsmen from Victoria (state) 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Edmund Hansen (cyclist)
Edmund Carl Marius Møller Hansen (9 September 1900 – 26 May 1995) was a Danish track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the Tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which two or more animals, machines, or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. ''Tandem'' can also be used more generally to refer to any group of persons or objects w ... along with Willy Hansen. References External links * * 1900 births 1995 deaths Danish male cyclists Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic cyclists for Denmark Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in cycling Cyclists from Odense Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub ...
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Ignatius Gronkowski
Ignatius J. Gronkowski (March 28, 1897 – September 22, 1981) was an American professional cyclist. He held five world records for the 1/2-, 3/4-, 1.5-, and 2-mile distances. Gronkowski was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He attended school at St. Stanislaus. He represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Gronkowski was reluctant to travel to Paris and leave his wife and baby with the little money that he had saved. However, that June, his coworkers at the American Radiator Company plant presented him with $582.70 (), enabling him to make the trip. The American team performed worse than expected at the Olympics at least in part because they had to use French bicycles to which they were not accustomed. Gronkowski did not participate in the 1928 Summer Olympics because there was no qualifying event held in the United States. After his racing career ended, he promoted the sport while working as a taxi driver. His great-grandsons include Nationa ...
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Eugenio Gret
Eugenio Gret (born 9 August 1901, date of death unknown) was an Argentine cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al .... References External links * 1901 births Year of death missing Argentine male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Argentina Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Prodan Georgiev
Prodan Georgiev (, born 1904, date of death unknown) was a Bulgarian cyclist. He competed in the 50km event at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al .... References External links * 1904 births Year of death missing Bulgarian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Bulgaria Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-cycling-bio-stub ...
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William Fenn (cyclist)
William Fenn (September 14, 1904 – December 22, 1980) was an American cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Fenn lived in Lavallette, New Jersey, and worked as an auto mechanic for an area car dealer. He died at the age of 76 in Point Pleasant Hospital on December 20, 1980."William S. Fenn, 76; 1924 Olympic cyclist"
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George Dempsey (cyclist)
George Dempsey (11 August 1905 – 3 August 1985) was an Australian cyclist. He competed in two events, the men's sprint and the 50 kilometres, at the 1924 Summer Olympics. After his career as a sprinter, Dempsey transitioned to six-day racing Six-day cycling is a track cycling event that takes place over six days. Six-day races started in Britain, spread to many regions of the world, were brought to their modern style in the United States and are now mainly a European event. Initiall ..., and won three races in addition to multiple podiums. References External links * 1905 births 1985 deaths Australian male cyclists Australian track cyclists Olympic cyclists for Australia Cyclists from New South Wales Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics People from Cootamundra Sportsmen from New South Wales 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Francesco Del Grosso
Francesco Del Grosso (28 September 1899 – 22 July 1938) was an Italian cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was killed fighting for the Nationalist faction during the Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p .... References External links * 1899 births 1938 deaths Italian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Italy Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Italian fascists Cyclists from Parma Corpo Truppe Volontarie personnel Italian military personnel killed in action Italian military personnel of World War I Italian military personnel of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War Military personnel killed in the Spanish Civil War (National faction) 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Luis De Meyer
Luis de Meyer (born 1903, date of death unknown) was an Argentine cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1924 Summer Olympics and two events at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for .... References External links * 1903 births Year of death missing Argentine male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Argentina Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Léonard Daghelinckx
Léonard Daghelinckx (10 April 1900 – 3 March 1986) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al .... At the 1924 Games, he won a bronze medal in the men's team pursuit. References External links * 1900 births 1986 deaths Belgian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Belgium Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Olympic bronze medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Antwerp 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-Olympic-medalist-stub ...
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Walter Coppins
Walter Coppins (29 May 1902 – 11 December 1981) was an Australian cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al .... References External links * 1902 births 1981 deaths Australian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Australia Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cycling-bio-stub ...
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