Cycling at the Games of the II Olympiad | |
File:Paris 1900 - Cycling - Participants in the bicycleenclosure.jpg Olympic cyclists in 1900 | |
Venues | Vélodrome de Vincennes |
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Date | 11 –15 September 1900 |
Competitors | 72 from 7 nations |
«1896 | 1904» |
Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
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Track cycling | |
Sprint | men |
25 kilometres | men |
Points race | men |
The 1900 Summer Olympics were apart of the 1900 World's Fair. There were many cycling events during this time. According to the IOC, there were 3 medal events. These events were from 9 September to 16 September 1900. There were 250 athletes. 160 of athletes were French.[1] In the past, the IOC did not thinking that the Points Race was an official event. In the sprint and 25 kilometers, there were 72 athletes. All of these athletes were men. These men were from 7 different nations.