Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
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Men's sprint at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Vélodrome de Vincennes | |||||||||
Dates | September 11 (heats and quarterfinals) September 13 (semifinals and final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 69 from 6 nations | |||||||||
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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 six competing nations. The event was won by Albert Taillandier of France (the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's sprint), with his countryman Fernand Sanz in second place. John Henry Lake of the United States won the nation's first cycling medal with his bronze.