Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

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Men's tandem
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Vélodrome de Vincennes
DatesJuly 26–27
Competitors10 from 5 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lucien Choury, Jean Cugnot
Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Edmund Hansen, Willy Hansen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Bronze medal icon.svg Gerard Bosch van Drakestein, Maurice Peeters
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  1920
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The men's tandem event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

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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]

Results

Source: [1] [3]

Semifinals

The five pairs were divided into three heats, with the French team getting a bye while the other two heats featured two pairs.

Semifinal 1
PlaceCyclistsTimeQual.
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Gerard Bosch van Drakestein  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maurice Peeters  (NED)
12.6Q
2Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  János Grimm  (HUN)
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Ferenc Uhereczky  (HUN)
Semifinal 2
PlaceCyclistsTimeQual.
1Flag of France.svg  Lucien Choury  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Jean Cugnot  (FRA)
14.0Q
Semifinal 3
PlaceCyclistsTimeQual.
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Edmund Hansen  (DEN)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Willy Hansen  (DEN)
12.8Q
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Frederick Habberfield  (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Thomas Harvey  (GBR)

Final

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]

PlaceCyclistsTime
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  Lucien Choury  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Jean Cugnot  (FRA)
12.06
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Denmark.svg  Edmund Hansen  (DEN)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Willy Hansen  (DEN)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Gerard Bosch van Drakestein  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maurice Peeters  (NED)

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References

  1. 1 2 Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2009-02-16.
  2. Cycling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games
  3. 1 2 Cycling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Tandem Sprint, 2,000 Metres