This was the first appearance of the event, which would not be held again until 1936 (though has been held at every Summer Olympics since then). It was an event of particular interest to the Greek hosts, as it followed the course of the marathon won by Spyridon Louis. Seven cyclists entered the event, including the German August von Gödrich, the British Edward Battell, and five Greeks. Battell, who worked at the British Embassy, almost did not get to compete; "[s]ome British officials attempted to prevent him from entering the Olympic cycling events on the grounds that his job disqualified him as a gentleman, and thus he could not be an amateur."[1][2]
Competition formatedit
The race was on a course that covered 87 kilometres, running from Athens to Marathon and back. At the turn-around point, the cyclists had to "sign a document in the presence of an official, verifying that they had arrived there." The finish was at the velodrome. Officials were stationed all along the road.[1][2][3]
Scheduleedit
Date
Time
Round
Gregorian
Julian
Sunday, 12 April 1896
Sunday, 31 March 1896
12:00
Final
Resultsedit
Konstantinidis led from the start until after the turn at Marathon. His bicycle broke down on the return journey, allowing Battel time to pass him before he was able to get another bicycle and continue.[3] Both Konstantinidis and Battel fell again before finishing, with Battel's fall being severe enough to drop him from first place to third as both Konstantinidis and Gödrich passed him.
^ abWallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 200. ISBN0140066322.
Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1])
Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2])
Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN1-86197-342-X.
January 01, 1970
cycling, 1896, summer, olympics, individual, road, race, road, race, only, road, cycling, event, cycling, 1896, summer, olympics, programme, course, kilometres, long, race, held, april, seven, cyclists, from, three, nations, competed, event, aristidis, konstan. 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 Godrich of Germany took second while Edward Battell finished third Men s road raceat the Games of the I OlympiadAristidis KonstantinidisVenueAthens MarathonDate12 April 1896Competitors7 from 3 nationsMedalistsAristidis Konstantinidis GreeceAugust von Godrich GermanyEdward Battell Great Britain1936 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Schedule 4 Results 5 ReferencesBackground editThis was the first appearance of the event which would not be held again until 1936 though has been held at every Summer Olympics since then It was an event of particular interest to the Greek hosts as it followed the course of the marathon won by Spyridon Louis Seven cyclists entered the event including the German August von Godrich the British Edward Battell and five Greeks Battell who worked at the British Embassy almost did not get to compete s ome British officials attempted to prevent him from entering the Olympic cycling events on the grounds that his job disqualified him as a gentleman and thus he could not be an amateur 1 2 Competition format editThe race was on a course that covered 87 kilometres running from Athens to Marathon and back At the turn around point the cyclists had to sign a document in the presence of an official verifying that they had arrived there The finish was at the velodrome Officials were stationed all along the road 1 2 3 Schedule editDate Time Round Gregorian Julian Sunday 12 April 1896 Sunday 31 March 1896 12 00 FinalResults editKonstantinidis led from the start until after the turn at Marathon His bicycle broke down on the return journey allowing Battel time to pass him before he was able to get another bicycle and continue 3 Both Konstantinidis and Battel fell again before finishing with Battel s fall being severe enough to drop him from first place to third as both Konstantinidis and Godrich passed him Rank Cyclist Nation Time nbsp Aristidis Konstantinidis nbsp Greece 3 22 31 nbsp August von Godrich nbsp Germany 3 42 18 nbsp Edward Battell nbsp Great Britain Unknown 4 7 Georgios Aspiotis nbsp Greece Unknown Miltiades Iatrou nbsp Greece Unknown Konstantinos Konstantinou nbsp Greece Unknown Georgios Paraskevopoulos nbsp Greece UnknownReferences edit a b c Road Race Individual Men Olympedia Retrieved 4 November 2020 a b Official Report p 100 a b Wallechinsky David 1984 The Complete Book of the Olympics England Penguin Books p 200 ISBN 0140066322 Lampros S P Polites N G De Coubertin Pierre Philemon P J Anninos C 1897 The Olympic Games BC 776 AD 1896 Athens Charles Beck Digitally available at 1 Mallon Bill Widlund Ture 1998 The 1896 Olympic Games Results for All Competitors in All Events with Commentary Jefferson McFarland ISBN 0 7864 0379 9 Excerpt available at 2 Smith Michael Llewellyn 2004 Olympics in Athens 1896 The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games London Profile Books ISBN 1 86197 342 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics Men 27s individual road race amp oldid 1163887633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
