Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 kilometres

25 kilometres
at the Games of the II Olympiad
File:Paris 1900 - Cycling - Participants in the bicycleenclosure.jpg
Cyclists in the enclosure
VenueVélodrome de Vincennes
DateSeptember 15
Competitors10 from 3 nations
Winning time25:36.2
Medalists
Gold medal Louis Bastien
 France
Silver medal Lloyd Hildebrand
 France
Bronze medal Auguste Daumain
 France

The men's 25 kilometres was a cycling event in the 1900 Summer Olympics. Amateurs could race in this event. There was no handicapping. It was on 15 September. There were 10 cyclists. 4 of these cyclists were also in the sprint. Louis Bastien of France won the event. Lloyd Hildebrand was in 2nd. Auguste Daumain was in third. Won of the cyclists, Louis Trousselier, would win the 1905 Tour de France. There were prizes for the top 4 athletes. Art was given for 1st place. The art was worth 400 francs. 300 francs was given for 2nd place. 200 francs were given for 3rd place. 100 francs were given for 4th.[1]

Background

From 1896 to 1924 (except 1912), track cycling had many different racing distances. This distance changed each time. The distance was anywhere from ​1⁄4-mile to 100 kilometres. In 1896, there was also a 12 hour race. Some of the racers went further than 300 kilometres. 1900 was the only 25 kilometres race in the Olympics.Louis Bastien was the favorite racer. He had won the 100 kilometres world championship. John Henry Lake and Lloyd Hildebrand were also popular cyclists.[1]

Competition format

The race was 25 kilometres long. The race track was 500 metres. This meant that there were 50 laps. There was one race.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Round
Saturday, 15 September 1900Final

Results

Bastien quickly went to the front. Lake and Hildebrand were close behind. Lake dropped out, however.[1][2]

RankCyclistNation10 km20 kmTime
1Louis Bastien France10:04.620:28.025:36.2
2 Lloyd Hildebrand France[3]UnknownUnknown28:09.4
3 Auguste Daumain FranceUnknownUnknown29:36.2
4Maxime Bertrand FranceUnknownUnknownUnknown
—Léon Gingembre FranceUnknownUnknownDNF
Louis Trousselier FranceUnknownUnknownDNF
John Henry Lake United StatesUnknownUnknownDNF
A. Porcher FranceUnknownUnknownDNF
Paul Gottron GermanyUnknownUnknownDNF
J. Bérard FranceUnknownUnknownDNF

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "25 Kilometre, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Paris 1900 Cycling Track 25km Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  3. ↑ Recorded as Great Britain and Ireland until 2024.
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