The 1893 Track Cycling World Championships were the inaugural world championships for

track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ...

. Before then there had been events described as world championships but without ratification by a world cycling authority. The creation of the International Cycling Association in 1892 made internationally recognised championships possible. They took place in

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, United States. There were three events: sprint, stayers' race (motor-paced) and a 10 km, now classified as a scratch race. The rules allowed for a team race but it was not held. Races were held only for amateurs. Winners received a gold medal and all other participants a silver. The USA took two of the three gold medals. The table below shows the position had gold, silver and bronze medals been awarded.

Medal summary

Medal table

External links

Bike Cult Book Track Racing ChampionsMémoire du cyclisme
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