Competition format
The 660 yards race was a sprint-style race that consisted of a single lap around the track. The time limit for the race was 1 minute, 10 seconds. The competition was conducted in three rounds (heats, semifinals, and a final). The first round featured 16 heats, with up to 4 cyclists each. The winning cyclist advanced to the semifinals, provided that the time limit was not exceeded. The semifinal round comprised 4 semifinals, each with 4 cyclists except that 1 was reduced to 3 cyclists because one of the heats had resulted in no winner under the time limit. Again, the winning cyclist in each semifinal advanced to the final.Results
First round
One cyclist from each of the 16 heats advanced to the semifinal round.Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
The fifth heat was voided due to the two cyclists both exceeding the time limit of 70 seconds.Heat 6
Heat 7
Heat 8
Heat 9
Heat 10
Heat 11
Heat 12
Heat 13
Heat 14
Heat 15
Heat 16
Semifinals
The fastest cyclist in each of the 4 semifinals advanced to the final.Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Semifinal 3
Semifinal 4
Final
References
Sources
* * De Wael, Herman. ''Herman's Full Olympians'': "Cycling 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically a