Men's tandem at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Vélodrome de Vincennes | |||||||||
Dates | July 26–27 | |||||||||
Competitors | 10 from 5 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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Road cycling | |
Individual time trial | men |
Team time trial | men |
Track cycling | |
Sprint | men |
Tandem | men |
50 km | men |
Team pursuit | men |
The men's tandem event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
The field consisted of 5 pairs of cyclists, each pair from a different country. [1] The Vélodrome de Vincennes track was a 500-metre (1,640 ft) loop. [2]
The five pairs were divided into three heats, with the French team getting a bye while the other two heats featured two pairs.
Place | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 12.6 | Q | |
2 |
Place | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 14.0 | Q |
Place | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 12.8 | Q | |
2 |
The final three pairs competed for the three medals. The French led most of the way, with the Dutch taking a brief lead before veering off. Bosch later explained that Peeters had finished a bottle of cognac before the final. [3]
Place | Cyclists | Time |
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12.06 | ||
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