Cycling at the 1906 Intercalated Games

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Men's cycling
at the 1906 Intercalated Games
DatesApril 23–25
Competitors45 from 11 nations
  1904
1908  

At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, six cycling events were contested, all for men only. [1] Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.

Medal summary

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Road raceFlag of France.svg  Fernand Vast  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Maurice Bardonneau  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Edmond Luguet  (FRA)
SprintFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Francesco Verri  (ITA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Herbert Bouffler  (GBR)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eugène Debongnie  (BEL)
TandemFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Matthews
and Arthur Rushen  (GBR)
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Bruno Götze
and Max Götze  (GER)
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Karl Arnold
and Otto Küpferling  (GER)
Time trialFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Francesco Verri  (ITA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Herbert Crowther  (GBR)Flag of France.svg  Henri Menjou  (FRA)
5 kmFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Francesco Verri  (ITA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Herbert Crowther  (GBR)Flag of France.svg  Fernand Vast  (FRA)
20 kmFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Pett  (GBR)Flag of France.svg  Maurice Bardonneau  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Fernand Vast  (FRA)

Participating nations

45 cyclists from 11 nations competed. [1]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)3003
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)2305
3Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1247
4Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany  (GER)0112
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0011
Totals (5 entries)66618

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cycling: 1906 Intercalated Games Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-01-28.