Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kilometres
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Quick Facts Men's 100 kilometres at the Games of the I Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's 100 kilometres at the Games of the I Olympiad | |||||||
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Venue | Neo Phaliron Velodrome | ||||||
Date | 8 April 1896 | ||||||
Competitors | 9 from 5 nations | ||||||
Winning time | 3:08:19.2 | ||||||
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The men's 100 kilometres was one of five track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first race held, on 8 April. It required cyclists to complete 300 circuits of the track.[1] Nine cyclists from five nations competed.[2] The event was won by Léon Flameng of France, with Georgios Kolettis of Greece coming in second.