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Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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Cycling
at the Games of the V Olympiad
VenuesRoad race around Lake Mälaren
Date7 July 1912
Competitors123 from 16 nations
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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

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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

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Rudolph Lewis
Games Gold Silver Bronze
Individual time trial
details
 Rudolph Lewis (RSA)  Frederick Grubb (GBR)  Carl Schutte (USA)
Team time trial
details
 Sweden (SWE)
Erik Friborg
Ragnar Malm
Axel Persson
Algot Lönn
 Great Britain (GBR)
Frederick Grubb
Leonard Meredith
Charles Moss
William Hammond
 United States (USA)
Carl Schutte
Alvin Loftes
Albert Krushel
Walter Martin

Participating nations

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

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Africa1001
 Sweden1001
3 Great Britain0202
4 United States0022
Totals (4 entries)2226

References

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  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  2. ^ Including one German cyclist, who competed for Russia.
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