Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics explained

Event:Cycling
Games:1948 Summer
Venues:Windsor Great Park
Herne Hill Velodrome
Date:7 –11 August 1948
Competitors:188
Nations:33
Prev:1936
Next:1952

The cycling competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.[1] The track cycling events were held at the Herne Hill Velodrome in south London. The road race events were held in Windsor Great Park, south of Windsor.

Medal summary

Road cycling

Road race, Individual
Road race, Team

Léon Delathouwer
Eugène van Roosbroeck
Lode Wouters

Robert John Maitland
Ian Scott
Gordon Thomas
Ernie Clements

José Beyaert
Jacques Dupont
Alain Moineau

Track cycling

Pursuit, Team

Fernand Decanali
Pierre Adam
Serge Blusson
Charles Coste

Rino Pucci
Arnaldo Benfenati
Guido Bernardi
Anselmo Citterio

Wilfred Waters
Robert Geldard
Tommy Godwin
David Ricketts
Sprint
Tandem
Time trial

Participating nations

188 cyclists from 33 nations competed.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cycling at the 1948 London Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054534/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/CYC/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 15 July 2014 . sports-reference.com.