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.

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

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11:34.2
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Heat 2

PlaceCyclistTime
11:34.2
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Heat 3

PlaceCyclistTime
11:32.4
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Heat 4

PlaceCyclistTime
11:30.4
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Heat 5

PlaceCyclistTime
11:35.8
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Heat 6

PlaceCyclistTime
11:35.8
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Heat 7

PlaceCyclistTime
11:36.8
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Heat 8

PlaceCyclistTime
11:35.4
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DQ

Heat 9

PlaceCyclistTime
11:37.6
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DNF
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

PlaceCyclistTime
12:02.0
23 bike lengths behind
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Quarterfinal 2

PlaceCyclistTime
12:00.0
22 bike lengths behind
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Quarterfinal 3

PlaceCyclistTime
11:50.0
2a bike wheel behind
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Quarterfinal 4

PlaceCyclistTime
11:52.4
2a bike wheel behind
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Quarterfinal 5

PlaceCyclistTime
12:00.6
22 bike lengths behind
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Quarterfinal 6

PlaceCyclistTime
12:45.0
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Quarterfinal 7

PlaceCyclistTime
11:49.2
23 bike lengths behind
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Quarterfinal 8

PlaceCyclistTime
12:21.6
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Quarterfinal 9

PlaceCyclistTime
12:57.4
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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.
PlaceCyclistTime
12:09.6
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Semifinal 2

PlaceCyclistTime
12:46.6
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Semifinal 3

PlaceCyclistTime
12:42.6
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Final

The final was held on the same day as the semifinals, 13 September.
PlaceCyclistTime
12:52.0
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