Venue | Geneve, Switzerland |
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Date(s) | 29 July - 5 August 1906 |
Events | 4 |
The 1906 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Geneve, Switzerland from 29 July to 5 August 1906. [1] Four events for men were contested, two for professionals and two for amateurs.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's Professional Events | ||||||
Men's sprint | Thorvald Ellegaard Denmark | Gabriel Poulain France | Émile Friol France | |||
Men's motor-paced | Louis Darragon France | Arthur Vanderstuyft Belgium | Jules Schwitzgubel Switzerland | |||
Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
Men's sprint | Francesco Verri Italy | Émile Delage France | Dario Rondelli France | |||
Men's motor-paced | Maurice Bardonneau France | Victor Tubbax Belgium | Émile Eigeldinger France |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
2 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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