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Many other cycling contests were held over the summer of 1900 in Paris , but only the 2000 metre sprint and the 25 kilometre race are considered Olympic by the International Olympic Committee .


DAILY SUMMARY



11 September

  • In the first two rounds of the 2000 metre sprint, the United States and Italy made their cycling debuts, as did the Olympic-debut nations Belgium and Bohemia. Germany, which had won a silver medal four years earlier, and France, with 4 golds, a silver, and a bronze, were the returning nations.

  • Bohemia's lone cyclist was eliminated in the first round. The Belgian cyclist was eliminated in the second round of the day, the quarterfinals. Germany's trio fared no better, with all having dropped out by the end of the day. Antonio Restelli was the only one of Italy's 7 to move on. He was joined by the sole American John Lake and by 7 Frenchmen.



13 September

  • The semifinals and the final of the sprint were held on the 13th.

  • The semifinal round pared the 9 remaining cyclists down to 3, with the winners of each of the semifinals guaranteed a medal in the three-man final. Restelli took second place to Fernand Sanz , dropping Italy from contention. Lake won his semifinal, joining Sanz and Georges Taillandier in the final.

  • Taillandier and Sanz reaffirmed French dominance of the sport, taking the top two spots in the final. Lake took the United States' first medal in cycling, the only one to be won by anyone other than a French cyclist in 1900.



15 September

  • The 25 kilometres was held on the 15th. Louis Bastien , Louis Hildebrand , and Lake were the primary contenders, with Bastien the favorite. Lake was unable to keep pace with the French cyclists, however, and dropped out of the race. Bastien won, followed by Hildebrand and Daumain . Future Tour de France winner Louis Trousselier was among the rest of the pack.



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