The men's team pursuit was one of seven

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 wa ...

events on the

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics, seven track cycling events were contested, all for men only. The weather was poor, with rainfall causing the track to flood on occasion.Official Report, p. 113. The track was long (being built around the perimeter ...

programme. It was the first appearance of a pursuit-style event. Each nation could enter 1 team of 4 cyclists.Official Report, p. 33.

Competition format

In the

team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

competition, teams started at opposite sides of the track. Each team raced three laps of the track, comprising 1980 yards (1810.5 m). The third cyclist in each four-man team to finish set the time for the team. The competition consisted of three rounds (heats, semifinals, and a final); in each round, 2 teams would compete in each heat. The winner of each heat would advance.Official Report, pp. 422–23. The bronze medal was awarded based on the time of the two semifinal losers rather than a direct competition.Official Report, p. 125.

Results

First round

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

The Dutch team had a bye in the first round.

Heat 4

In the only contested heat in the first round, the German team eliminated the French.

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

The Canadians received third place overall as the faster of the two semifinal losers, while the British team moved on to the final.

Semifinal 2

Final

Notes

Sources

* * De Wael, Herman. ''Herman's Full Olympians'': "Cycling 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically a

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