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Cycling At The 1920 Summer Olympics
The cycling competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp consisted of two road racing events and four track racing events, all for men only. The 50 km track event was held for the first time at these Games. Medal summary Road cycling Track cycling Participating nations A total of 103 cyclists from 14 nations competed at the Antwerp Games. Medal table References {{Cycling at the Summer Olympics 1920s in track cycling 1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen in Finland, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its ow ... 1920 in cycle racing Events at the 1920 Summer Olympics ...
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Vélodrome D'Anvers Zuremborg
The Garden City Velodrome was a velodrome located in Antwerp, Belgium. A 400-metre track, it hosted the track cycling events for the 1920 Summer Olympics and the UCI Track Cycling World Championships that year. History Located in the Wilrijk district, the Garden City Velodrome was created to replace the demolished Zurenborg velodrome that was located in the Zurenborg area. The velodrome was ceremonially opened on June 28, 1914, the day of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria. This sparked a World War in which the cycling track was hardly used. After the war, the facility was renovated. The first event held was the finish of the Tour of Belgium on 12 August 1919. On 9-10 August 1920, the track cycling competitions (sprints, tandems, a team race and a 50 km race) were held at the venue as part of the 1920 Summer Olympics. Due to high ticket prices, and the participation of only amateurs in the races, these competitions were not very popular. A few days before the ...
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Albert De Bunné
Albert De Bunne (born 16 February 1896, date of death unknown) was a Belgian cyclist. In 1919 he won the Belgian Amateur Road-Championships. He won the bronze medal in the Team road race in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ..., next to a fifth place in the Individual road race and a fourth place in the 4,000 metres Team pursuit. References 1896 births Year of death missing Belgian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Belgium Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in cycling Cyclists from Brussels Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-Olympic-medalist-stub ...
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Primo Magnani
Primo Magnani (31 March 1892 – 17 June 1969) was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp (with Arnaldo Carli, Ruggero Ferrario and Franco Giorgetti Franco Giorgetti (13 October 1902 – 18 March 1983) was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling. Giorgetti was born in Bovisio-Masciago. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwer ...). Magnani also participated in the 50 kilometres competition but his exact result is unknown. References External links * 1892 births 1969 deaths Italian male cyclists Italian track cyclists Olympic cyclists for Italy Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Sportspeople from Pavia Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Cyclists from the Province of Pavia 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-c ...
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Frans De Vreng
Franciscus "Frans" de Vreng (11 April 1898 in Amsterdam – 13 March 1974 in Amsterdam) was a track cyclist who represented the Netherlands at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. There he won the bronze medal in the 2,000m tandem competition, alongside Piet Ikelaar. See also * List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines (BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not co ... References External links * * * 1898 births 1974 deaths Dutch male cyclists Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Cyclists from Amsterdam Dutch track cyclists Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{netherlands-cycling-bio-stub ...
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James Walker (cyclist)
James Walker (born 1897, date of death unknown) was a South African cyclist. He won the Silver Medal in Tandem and a Bronze in the 4000m Team Pursuit Men in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... References 1897 births Year of death missing South African male cyclists Olympic cyclists for South Africa Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for South Africa Olympic bronze medalists for South Africa Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{SouthAfrica-Olympic-medalist-stub ...
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William Smith (cyclist)
William Smith (1893 – October 1958) was a South African cyclist. He won the silver medal in Tandem and a Bronze in the 4000m Team Pursuit Men in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... References 1893 births 1958 deaths South African male cyclists Olympic cyclists for South Africa Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for South Africa Olympic bronze medalists for South Africa Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century South African sportsmen Place of birth missing {{SouthAfrica-Olympic-medalist-stub ...
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Thomas Lance
Thomas Glasson Lance (14 June 1891 – 29 February 1976) was a British track cycling racer. He won the tandem competition with Harry Ryan at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the sprint event but was eliminated in the repechage. Shortly before the Olympics, in June 1920, Ryan and Lance set a British quarter-mile record. After retiring from cycling Lance worked as a bookmaker in Brighton Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R .... References External linksProfile at databaseolympics.com 1891 births 1976 deaths English male cyclists British male cyclists English track cyclists British track cyclists Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics English Olympic competitors Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain ...
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Piet Ikelaar
Petrus "Piet" Gerardus Ikelaar (2 January 1896, in Nieuwer Amstel – 25 November 1992, in Zaandam) was a track cyclist from the Netherlands. He represented the Netherlands at the 1920 Summer Olympics. At his first appearance he won bronze medals in the 50 km track race and the 2000m tandem competition, alongside Frans de Vreng. See also * List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines (BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not co ... References External links Dutch Olympic Committee 1896 births 1992 deaths Dutch male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Amstelveen Olympic bronze medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Cyclists from North Holl ...
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Cyril Alden
Cyril Albert Alden (6 November 1887 – 25 June 1965) was an English cyclist who competed at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp and in 1924 in Paris. At the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Alden won two silver medals: one in the 50 km race and another as part of the British team in the team pursuit, finishing behind Italy. He also competed in the 1924 Olympics, earning silver again in the 50 km race. References External links * * * 1887 births 1965 deaths English male cyclists British male cyclists English Olympic competitors Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic silver medalists in cycling Cyclists from London Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub ...
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Henry George (cyclist)
Henry George (18 February 1891 – 6 January 1976) was a Belgian track cycling racer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. During the First World War, George served in the Belgian army and was part of the Belgian Expeditionary Corps in Russia, fighting on the Eastern Front along with Imperial Russian The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ... forces.August Thiry & Dirk Van Cleemput (2015), ''King Albert's Heroes – Hoe 400 jonge Belgen vochten in Rusland en de VS veroverden'', Antwerpen, Houtekiet, 428 p & 100 p photos In 1920 he won the gold medal in the 50 kilometres competition. References External linksProfile 1891 births 1976 deaths Belgian male cyclists Belgian track cyclists Olympic cyclists for Belgium Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Ol ...
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Harry Ryan (cyclist)
Harry Edgar Ryan (21 November 1893 – 14 April 1961) was a British track cycling racer. Ryan came second in the world amateur sprint championship in 1913. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and won the tandem competition with Thomas Lance Thomas Glasson Lance (14 June 1891 – 29 February 1976) was a British track cycling racer. He won the tandem competition with Harry Ryan at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the sprint event but was eliminated in the repecha ..., as well as a bronze medal in the sprint. Ryan lived at 312 Euston Road, St Pancras, London in 1901. His father was a cutler, toolmaker and shopkeeper of ''Buck & Ryan''. After retiring from competitions, Ryan converted ''Buck & Ryan'' into a successful concern. He also became a prominent cycling administrator, supervising most of the major competitions in Europe. References External links * * * 1893 births 1961 deaths English male cyclists British male cyclists English O ...
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Horace Johnson
Horace Thomas Johnson (30 December 1886 – 12 August 1966) was a cyclist from Great Britain. He was born in Fulham, United Kingdom. Johnson was often referred to as Tiny Johnson or H. T. Tiny Johnson. He won three silver medals at the Olympic games: the tandem race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, plus both the individual sprint the team pursuit at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Career Johnson took up cycle racing in 1905 when he joined Putney A.C. at the age of 17. By the age of 20, in 1908, he won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, competing with Frederick (E.G.) Hamlin in the 2,000 metre tandem race. In 1911 he won 32 races in top-class company.The Golden Book of Cycling – Victor Louis Jo ...
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