Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres

The men's 10 kilometres was one of the five track cycling races on the Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 11 April and comprised 30 laps of the track. The 1896 Games was the only time that the 10 kilometres track race was part of the cycling program at an Olympic Games.[1]

Men's 10 kilometres at the Games of the I Olympiad
The French medalists Flameng and Masson
Venue	Neo Phaliron Velodrome
Date	April 11
Competitors	6 from 4 nations
Medalists
Paul Masson  France Léon Flameng  France Adolf Schmal  Austria

Results

Six competitors entered the third cycling race. The two Frenchmen that had raced in the 2 kilometre race finished in the top two positions in the 10 kilometre, with Adolf Schmal of Austria finishing third. Rosemeyer of Germany finished this race in fourth place. The two Greek cyclists collided two-thirds of the way through the race. Kolettis returned to the race for a while before quitting at the 7 km mark due to his injuries from the crash.

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time
	Paul Masson	France	17:54.2
	Léon Flameng	France	17:54.2
	Adolf Schmal	Austria	Unknown
4	Joseph Rosemeyer	Germany	Unknown
5	Aristidis Konstantinidis	Greece	Unknown
–	Georgios Kolettis	Greece	DNF

References

1. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 211. ISBN 0140066322.

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