| Men's 25 miles at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Date | August 5 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 1 nation | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
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Track cycling | |
| ¼ mile | men |
| ⅓ mile | men |
| ½ mile | men |
| 1 mile | men |
| 2 miles | men |
| 5 miles | men |
| 25 miles | men |
The 25 miles was a track cycling event held as part of the cycling programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was the only time this 25.0 miles (40.2 km) event was held at the Olympics. 10 American cyclists competed. [1]
Only 4 of the 10 cyclists finished.
| Final | ||
 |  Burton Downing (USA) | 1:10:55.4 |
 | Arthur F. Andrews (USA) | |
 | George E. Wiley (USA) | |
| 4. | Samuel LaVoice (USA) | |
| — | Teddy Billington (USA) | Did not finish |
| Oscar Goerke (USA) | Did not finish | |
| Marcus Hurley (USA) | Did not finish | |
| Julius Schaefer (USA) | Did not finish | |
| Charles Schlee (USA) | Did not finish | |
| Anthony Williamsen (USA) | Did not finish | |
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