Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem
| Men's tandem at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Dates | July 13–15 |
| Competitors | 34 from 7 nations |
| Medalists | |
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| Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track cycling File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg | |
| 660 yards | men |
| 5000 metres | men |
| 20 kilometres | men |
| 100 kilometres | men |
| Sprint | men |
| Tandem | men |
| Team pursuit | men |
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The men's 2000 metre tandem was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Each nation could enter up to 6 teams of 2.[1]
Competition format
The tandem race was a sprint-style race with teams of 2 on tandem bicycles. The distance was 2000 metres, or approximately 3.3 laps of the 660-yard track. The time limit for the race was 4 minutes. The competition was held over three rounds (heats, semifinals, and a final). The first round consisted of 7 heats of 2 or 3 teams each, with the winning team in each heat as well as the fastest second-place team advancing to the semifinals. There were 2 semifinals of 4 teams each; the winning team in each semifinal as well as the faster second-place team advanced to the final. The final featured 3 teams, so all finalists received medals.
Results
First round
The fastest team in each of the seven heats and the fastest second-place team overall advanced to the semifinals. The competition was held on Monday, July 13, 1908 starting at 4.15 p.m. (first four heats) and at 5.15 p.m. (remaining three heats).
Heat 1
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Brooks William Isaacs |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (GBR) | 3:09.4 | Q |
| 2 | Alwin Boldt Max Triebsch |
File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany (GER) | 5 lengths behind |
Heat 2
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick Hamlin Horace Johnson |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (GBR) | 3:14.8 | Q |
| 2 | Marc Texier Paul Texier |
File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 4 lengths behind |
Heat 3
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Götze Otto Götze[2] |
File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany (GER) | 2:55.6[3] | Q |
| 2 | Charles Avrillon Joseph Guyader |
File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | bare wheel | |
| 3 | Cecil McKaig Edward Piercy |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (GBR) | 2 lengths behind 2nd |
Heat 4
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Léon Coeckelberg Jules Patou |
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (BEL) | 2:25.0 | Q |
| 2 | John Barnard Arthur Rushen |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (GBR) | 1.2 lengths behind |
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| 3 | Andrew Hansson Gustaf Westerberg |
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) | beaten off |
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Heat 5
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Auffray Maurice Schilles |
File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 3:11.4 | Q |
| 2 | Philipus Frylink Floris Venter |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg South Africa (RSA) | 1 length behind |
Heat 6
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | François Bonnet Octave Lapize |
File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 3:06.8 | Q |
| 2 | Robert Jolly John Norman |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (GBR) | 6 lengths behind |
Heat 7
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Matthews Leonard Meredith |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (GBR) | 2:43.2 | Q |
| 2 | Gaston Dreyfus André Poulain |
File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 2 lengths behind |
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| 3 | Frederick McCarthy William Morton |
File:Flag of Canada (1868–1921).svg Canada (CAN) | beaten off |
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Semifinals
The fastest team in each heat as well as the fastest second-place team overall advanced to the final. The competition was held on Wednesday, July 15, 1908 starting at 5 p.m.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick Hamlin Horace Johnson |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (GBR) | 2:42.2 | Q |
| 2 | Charlie Brooks William Isaacs |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (GBR) | 6 lengths behind |
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| 3 | Max Götze Otto Götze[2] |
File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany (GER) | Unknown | |
| 4 | Léon Coeckelberg Jules Patou |
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (BEL) | Unknown |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Auffray Maurice Schilles |
File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 2:46.2 | Q |
| 2 | John Matthews Leonard Meredith |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (GBR) | 1 length behind |
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| 3 | John Barnard Arthur Rushen |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (GBR) | Unknown | |
| 4 | François Bonnet Octave Lapize |
File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | Unknown |
Final
The final was held on Wednesday, July 15, 1908 at 5.45 p.m.
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | André Auffray Maurice Schilles |
File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 3:07.6 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Frederick Hamlin Horace Johnson |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (GBR) | Unknown |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Charlie Brooks William Isaacs |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (GBR) | Unknown |
Notes
- ↑ Official Report, p. 33.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The official report shows as second team member Karl Neumer.
- ↑ Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in polski). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2007. The Official Report gives a time of 2:05.6; however, from its descriptions of second place finishes that time would have resulted in Avrillon and Guyader advancing to the semifinals as the fastest losers. Wudarski gives a time of 2:55.6, which fits with other results and may indicate a transcription or typographical error in the Official Report.
Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Cycling 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically at [1] Archived 2014-05-05 at the Wayback Machine.
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