At the

1896 Summer Olympics The 1896 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 1is Ol ...

, six

cycling 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 ...

events were contested at the

Neo Phaliron Velodrome The Neo Phaliron Velodrome (New Phaleron) was a velodrome and sports arena in the Neo Faliro District of Piraeus, Greece, used for the cycling events at the Athens 1896 Summer Olympics.Quote from page 194/241: ''The bicycle match took place in the ...

. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Cycling. Events were held on 8 April, 11 April, 12 April and 13 April 1896. Nineteen cyclists, all men, from five nations competed.

Medal summary

These medals were retroactively assigned by the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award. Every nation won at least a silver medal, with three winning golds.

Participating nations

A total of 19 cyclists from five nations competed at the Athens Games: * * * * * ''(*)'' ''(*) NOTE: Including one cyclist (

Nikos Loverdos Nikos Loverdos (Greek: Νίκος Λοβέρδος) was an Ottoman racing cyclist from the Greek community in Smyrna. He competed as a Greek at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, A ...

) from Smyrna who competed for Greece.''

Medal table

Sub-Committee for Cycling

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, president * Const. Bellinis, secretary * S. Mavros * Nic. Kontojiannis *

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* Jac. Theophilas

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