Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Men's road race
at the Games of the I Olympiad
The race start in Athens
Venue Athens–Marathon
Date April 12
Competitors 7 from 3 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Aristidis Konstantinidis
 Greece
2nd, silver medalist(s) August von Gödrich
 Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Edward Battell
 Great Britain

The men's road race was the only road cycling event on the Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The course was 87 kilometres long and the race was held on 12 April.

Results

The only road race took place on 12 April. It was 87 kilometres long, with contestants cycling to the city of Marathon and back.[1] Seven cyclists entered the event, including the German August von Gödrich, the Briton Edward Battell, and five Greeks.

Konstantinidis led from the start until after the turn at Marathon. His bicycle broke down on the return journey, allowing Battel time to pass him before he was able to get another bicycle and continue.[1] Both Konstantinidis and Battel fell again before finishing, with Battel's fall being severe enough to drop him from first place to third as both Konstantinidis and Gödrich passed him.

RankCyclistNationTime
1st, gold medalist(s) Aristidis Konstantinidis Greece 3:22:31
2nd, silver medalist(s) August von Gödrich Germany 3:42:18
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Edward Battell Great Britain Unknown
4-7 Georgios Aspiotis Greece Unknown
4-7 Miltiades Iatrou Greece Unknown
4-7 Konstantinos Konstantinou Greece Unknown
4-7 Georgios Paraskevopoulos Greece Unknown

References

  1. 1 2 Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 200. ISBN 0140066322.
  • Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at )
  • Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at )
  • Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
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