Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

The men's sprint was one of the three cycling events, all track cycling, now regarded as "Olympic" on the Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 11 September and 13 September. The sprint, a 2000-metre race with 1000-metre heats, was conducted in four rounds. 69 of the 72 cyclists competed in the sprint, including cyclists from all five competing nations.

Sprint at the Games of the II Olympiad
The final: Albert Taillandier (France), Fernand Sanz (France) and John Henry Lake (USA)
Venue	Vélodrome de Vincennes
Dates	September 11 (heats and quarterfinals) September 13 (semifinals and final)
Competitors	69 from 5 nations
Medalists
Albert Taillandier  France Fernand Sanz  France John Henry Lake  United States

Results

First round

The first round was held on 11 September. It began at 9 a.m. The top three cyclists in each of the 9 heats advanced to the quarterfinals.

Heat 1

The finish of the final race

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Louis Hildebrand (FRA)	1:34.2 (15.4)
2	Giacomo Stratta (ITA)	Unknown
3	Ferdinand Vasserot (FRA)	Unknown
4-8	Émile Dubois (FRA)	Unknown
	Dubourdieu (FRA)	Unknown
	L. Dumont (FRA)	Unknown
	František Hirsch (BOH)	Unknown
	Pouget (FRA)	Unknown

Heat 2

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Adolphe Cayron (FRA)	1:34.2 (14.2)
2	Georges Coindre (FRA)	Unknown
3	Auguste Daumain (FRA)	Unknown
4-8	Alfred Boulnois (FRA)	Unknown
	Romulo Bruni (ITA)	Unknown
	Saignier (FRA)	Unknown
	Émile Vadbled (FRA)	Unknown
	Vianzino (ITA)	Unknown

Heat 3

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Paul Gottron (GER)	1:32.4 (14.4)
2	Fernand Sanz (FRA)	Unknown
3	Paul Rosso (FRA)	Unknown
4-8	Charles Amberger (FRA)	Unknown
	L. Boyer (FRA)	Unknown
	Georges Neurouth (FRA)	Unknown
	A. Roger (FRA)	Unknown
	Ruez (FRA)	Unknown

Heat 4

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Paul Legrain (FRA)	1:30.4 (14.4)
2	Ernesto Mario Brusoni (ITA)	Unknown
3	Théophile Fras (FRA)	Unknown
4-8	Omer Beaugendre (FRA)	Unknown
	Octave Coisy (FRA)	Unknown
	Franzen (FRA)	Unknown
	Pichard (FRA)	Unknown
	L. Saunière (FRA)	Unknown

Heat 5

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Léon Maisonnave (FRA)	1:35.8 (14.4)
2	Will Davis (FRA)	Unknown
3	Chaput (FRA)	Unknown
4-8	Fernand Boulmant (FRA)	Unknown
	Georg Drescher (GER)	Unknown
	Guillot (FRA)	Unknown
	Lohner (FRA)	Unknown
	Longchamp (FRA)	Unknown

Heat 6

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	John Henry Lake (USA)	1:35.8 (14.0)
2	Paul Espeit (FRA)	Unknown
3	Gaston Bullier (FRA)	Unknown
4-8	J. Bérard (FRA)	Unknown
	Maxime Bertrand (FRA)	Unknown
	Vladislav Chalupa (FRA)	Unknown
	Jacques Droëtti (ITA)	Unknown
	M. Steitz (FRA)	Unknown

Heat 7

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Albert Taillandier (FRA)	1:36.8 (15.0)
2	Marcel Dohis (FRA)	Unknown
3	Germain (FRA)	Unknown
4-7	Georges Augoyat (FRA)	Unknown
	G. Bessing (FRA)	Unknown
	Luigi Colombo (ITA)	Unknown
	Maurice Monniot (FRA)	Unknown

Heat 8

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Karl Duill (GER)	1:35.4 (14.4)
2	Léon Ponscarme (FRA)	Unknown
3	Thomann (FRA)	Unknown
4-6	Édouard Maibaum (FRA)	Unknown
	Pilton (FRA)	Unknown
	Maurice Terrier (FRA)	Unknown
—	A. Porcher (FRA)	DQ

Heat 9

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Antonio Restelli (ITA)	1:37.6 (13.6)
2	Vincent (BEL)	Unknown
3	Joseph Mallet (FRA)	Unknown
4-5	Caillet (FRA)	Unknown
	Mossmann (FRA)	Unknown
—	P. Hubault (FRA)	DNF
	Édouard Wick (FRA)	DNF

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were also held on the first day of competition, 11 September. They began at 2 p.m. Only the winning cyclist of each of the 9 quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	John Henry Lake (USA)	2:02.0 (13.2)
2	Giacomo Stratta (ITA)	3 bike lengths behind
3	Chaput (FRA)	Unknown

Quarterfinal 2

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Fernand Sanz (FRA)	2:00.0 (14.0)
2	Gaston Bullier (FRA)	2 bike lengths behind
3	Paul Rosso (FRA)	Unknown

Quarterfinal 3

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Georges Coindre (FRA)	1:50.0 (14.4)
2	Karl Duill (GER)	a bike wheel behind
3	Germain (FRA)	Unknown

Quarterfinal 4

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Antonio Restelli (ITA)	1:52.4 (13.0)
2	Louis Hildebrand (FRA)	a bike wheel behind
3	Auguste Daumain (FRA)	Unknown

Quarterfinal 5

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Albert Taillandier (FRA)	2:00.6 (12.6)
2	Vincent (BEL)	2 bike lengths behind
3	Thomann (FRA)	Unknown

Quarterfinal 6

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Joseph Mallet (FRA)	2:45.0
2	Ernesto Mario Brusoni (ITA)	Unknown
3	Théophile Fras (FRA)	Unknown

Quarterfinal 7

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Léon Maisonnave (FRA)	1:49.2 (14.2)
2	Léon Ponscarme (FRA)	3 bike lengths behind
3	Paul Espeit (FRA)	Unknown

Quarterfinal 8

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Ferdinand Vasserot (FRA)	2:21.6 (14.2)
2	Marcel Dohis (FRA)	Unknown
3	Will Davis (FRA)	Unknown

Quarterfinal 9

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Paul Legrain (FRA)	2:57.4 (13.8)
2	Paul Gottron (GER)	Unknown
3	Adolphe Cayron (FRA)	Unknown

Semifinals

The semifinals were conducted on 13 September. The top cyclist in each of the three semifinals advanced to the final, guaranteeing himself a medal.

Semifinal 1

Lake had defeated Vasserot previously in 1900, at the world championships where the two had placed second and third to Léon Didier-Nauts.

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	John Henry Lake (USA)	2:09.6 (13.6)
2	Ferdinand Vasserot (FRA)	Unknown
3	Léon Maisonnave (FRA)	Unknown

Semifinal 2

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Fernand Sanz (FRA)	2:46.6 (13.4)
2	Antonio Restelli (ITA)	Unknown
3	Georges Coindre (FRA)	Unknown

Semifinal 3

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Albert Taillandier (FRA)	2:42.6 (14.6)
2	Paul Legrain (FRA)	Unknown
3	Joseph Mallet (FRA)	Unknown

Final

The final was held on the same day as the semifinals, 13 September.

Place	Cyclist	Time
1	Albert Taillandier (FRA)	2:52.0 (13.0)
2	Fernand Sanz (FRA)	Unknown
3	John Henry Lake (USA)	Unknown

References

• International Olympic Committee medal winners database
• 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.