Cycling at the Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics were held as part of the 1900 World's Fair, during which many cycling events were contested. The IOC website currently affirms a total of 3 medal events, after accepting, as it appears, the recommendation of Olympic historian Bill Mallon regarding events that should be considered "Olympic". These additional events include the men's points race. Thus, three cycling events are considered Olympic events. These three competitions were held between 9 September and 16 September 1900. The cycling part of the World's Fair included 250 competitors, 160 of them French. In the sprint and 25 km events, 72 competitors, all men, from seven nations competed.
Participating nations.
A total of 72 cyclists from 7 nations competed at the sprint and 25 km cycling events during the Paris Games:
Non-Olympic events.
In 1900, there was no official distinction between Olympic events and non-Olympic events held during the Exposition Universelle (1900). Most events were open for all cyclists. The cycling events satisfying all of these criteria—restricted to amateurs, open to all nations, open to all competitors and without handicapping—are now regarded as Olympic events. Before July 2021 the IOC has never decided which events were "Olympic" and which were not. Other events were:
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