Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's points race

The men's points race, or “Course de Primes,” was 5 kilometres in length, with points awarded at each lap (prime) to the first three cyclists to finish the lap. The cyclist with the most points was the victor. On the last lap, the points were tripled – 9 to the winner of the race, 6 to second place, and 3 to third place. Enrico Brusoni won 5 of the 10 primes and also won the race.

Men's points race at the Games of the II Olympiad
Venue	Vélodrome de Vincennes
Dates	September 15
Competitors	13 from 3 nations
Medalists
Enrico Brusoni  Italy Karl Duill  Germany Louis Trousselier  France

Results

The event was held on 15 September. The three cyclists earning points in each of the 10 primes:

Prime # 1

Place	Cyclist	Score
1	Ferdinand Vasserot (FRA)	3 points
2	J. Bérard (FRA)	2 points
3	Marcel Dohis (FRA)	1 point

Prime # 2

Place	Cyclist	Score
1	Enrico Brusoni (ITA)	3 points
2	Louis Trousselier (FRA)	2 points
3	Adolphe Cayron (FRA)	1 point

Prime # 3

Place	Cyclist	Score
1	Enrico Brusoni (ITA)	3 points
2	Louis Trousselier (FRA)	2 points
3	Karl Duill (GER)	1 point

Prime # 4

Place	Cyclist	Score
1	J. Bérard (FRA)	3 points
2	Giacomo Stratta (ITA)	2 points
3	Georges Coindre (FRA)	1 point

Prime # 5

Place	Cyclist	Score
1	Enrico Brusoni (ITA)	3 points
2	Chaput (FRA)	2 points
3	Marcel Dohis (FRA)	1 point

Prime # 6

Place	Cyclist	Score
1	Karl Duill (GER)	3 points
2	Louis Trousselier (FRA)	2 points
3	Ferdinand Vasserot (FRA)	1 point

Prime # 7

Place	Cyclist	Score
1	Karl Duill (GER)	3 points
2	Coisy (FRA)	2 points
3	Germain (FRA)	1 point

Prime # 8

Place	Cyclist	Score
1	Enrico Brusoni (ITA)	3 points
2	Coisy (FRA)	2 points
3	Germain (FRA)	1 point

Prime # 9

Place	Cyclist	Score
1	Louis Trousselier (FRA)	3 points
2	Karl Duill (GER)	2 points
3	Luigi Colombo (ITA)	1 point

Prime # 10

Place	Cyclist	Score
1	Enrico Brusoni (ITA)	9 points
2	Chaput (FRA)	6 points
3	Adolphe Cayron (FRA)	3 points

Final result

Place	Cyclist	Points
1	Enrico Brusoni (ITA)	21 (7:09.0)
2	Karl Duill (GER)	9
3	Louis Trousselier (FRA)	9
4	Chaput (FRA)	8
5	J. Bérard (FRA)	5
6	Adolphe Cayron (FRA)	4
7	Octave Coisy (FRA)	4
7	Ferdinand Vasserot (FRA)	4
9	Marcel Dohis (FRA)	2
9	Germain (FRA)	2
9	Giacomo Stratta (ITA)	2
12	Georges Coindre (FRA)	1
12	Luigi Colombo (ITA)	1

References

• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Cycling - track 1900". Accessed 19 March 2006. Available electronically at .
• Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.