Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics explained

Event:Cycling
Games:1912 Summer
Venues:Road race around Lake Mälaren
Date:7 July 1912
Competitors:123
Nations:16
Prev:1908
Next:1920

At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, one cycling event was contested on Sunday, 7 July. This event was a time trial which also counted as an individual race. For the only time in Olympic history, no track cycling events were held.

Amateur definitions

In cycling, where, according to the agreement made by the national associations affiliated to the Union Cycliste Internationale, every amateur was to be provided with a certificate issued by the Union or by one of the said associations.

The amateur regulation was as follows:

The competition is only open to amateurs with a license from the Union Cycliste Internationale or any affiliated to the above-mentioned Union. A certified copy of such license shall accompany each entry.

Medal summary

Individual time trial
Team time trial

Erik Friborg
Ragnar Malm
Axel Persson
Algot Lönn

Frederick Grubb
Leonard Meredith
Charles Moss
William Hammond

Carl Schutte
Alvin Loftes
Albert Krushel
Walter Martin

Participating nations

A total of 123 cyclists from sixteen nations competed at the Stockholm Games:[1]

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cycling at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054201/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1912/CYC/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2013-05-10 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Including one German cyclist, who competed for Russia.