1910 UCI Track Cycling World Championships explained

Venue:Brussels, Belgium
Date:17–25 July 1910
Velodrome:Velodroom van Karreveld
Events:4
Previous:Copenhagen 1909
Next:Rome 1911

The 1910 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Brussels, Belgium from 17 to 25 July 1910.[1] Four events for men were contested, two for professionals and two for amateurs.

Medal summary

Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint
Émile Friol
Thorvald Ellegaard
Walter Rütt
Men's motor-paced
Georges Parent
Léon Vanderstuyft
Robert Walthour
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint
William Bailey
Karl Neumer
Paul Texier
Men's motor-paced
Henri Hens
Louis Delbor
Sydney F. Bailey

Events

Amateur sprint

In the heats of the amateur sprint, the Dutch Dorus Nijland would have won his heat of Frenchman Paul Texier (who later won the bronze medal) by more than 20 centimeters, but the neutral official named Texier as the winner.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Track Cycling World Championships 2014 to 1893. bikecult.com. 21 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Dorus Nijland, de eeuwige tweede, 75 jaar. De Volkskrant. www.delpher.nl.