Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
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Men's road race at the Games of the I Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Athens–Marathon | |||||||||
Date | 12 April 1896 | |||||||||
Competitors | 7 from 3 nations | |||||||||
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The men's road race was the only road cycling event on the Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The course was 87 kilometres long and the race was held on 12 April. Seven cyclists from three nations competed.[1] The event was won by Aristidis Konstantinidis of Greece. August von Gödrich of Germany took second, while Edward Battell finished third.