Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's points race
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| Track cycling | Vélodrome de Vincennes | ||||||
| Dates | 11 September – 15 September | ||||||
| Cyclists | 72 from 7 countries | ||||||
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 France: |
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1 
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 United States: |
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1
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The 1900 Summer Olympics were held as part of the 1900 World's Fair, during which several cycling events were contested. Two of those cycling events are nowadays considered Olympic events by the International Olympic Committee. These two 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 two Olympic events, 72 competitors, all men, from six nations competed.
A total of 72 cyclists from 7 nations competed at the two Olympic cycling events during the Paris Games:
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. Only the events restricted to amateurs are nowadays seen as Olympic events. Other events were:
The points race, won by Enrico Brusoni, is considered by Sports-Reference as a third Olympic cycling event in 1900.
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