Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

The men's tandem event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]

Men's tandem at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue	Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg
Dates	9–10 August
Competitors	22 from 6 nations
Medalists
Thomas Lance, Harry Ryan  Great Britain William Smith, James Walker  South Africa Frans de Vreng and Piet Ikelaar  Netherlands

Results

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Place	Cyclists	Time	Qual.
1	Piet Ikelaar and Frans de Vreng (NED)	12.6	Q
2	Henry Andersen and Axel Hansen (DEN)
3	William Ormston and Henry Lee (GBR)

Quarterfinal 2

Place	Cyclists	Time	Qual.
1	William Smith and James Walker (RSA)	13.0	Q
2	John Verhoeven and Léonard Daghelinckx (BEL)
3	Pieter Beets and Tjabel Boonstra (NED)

Quarterfinal 3

Place	Cyclists	Time	Qual.
1	Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (GBR)	12.0	Q
2	Sammy Goosen and George Thursfield (RSA)
3	Henri Bellivier and Georges Perrin (FRA)

Quarterfinal 4

Place	Cyclists	Time	Qual.
1	William Stewart and Cyril Alden (GBR)	15.6	Q
2	Frans Verschueren and Gustave Claessen (BEL)	DNF

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Place	Cyclists	Time	Qual.
1	Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (GBR)	11.6	Q
2	Piet Ikelaar and Frans de Vreng (NED)

Semifinal 2

Place	Cyclists	Time	Qual.
1	William Smith and James Walker (RSA)	12.6	Q
2	William Stewart and Cyril Alden (GBR)

Final

Place	Cyclists	Time
1	Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (GBR)	11.2
2	William Smith and James Walker (RSA)

Bronze medal match

Place	Cyclists	Time
3	Piet Ikelaar and Frans de Vreng (NED)
4	William Stewart and Cyril Alden (GBR)	DNF

References

1. "Cycling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games:Men's Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

External links

• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2007.