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Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kilometres

Men's 100 kilometres
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
London 1908 100kmCycling.jpg
The final lap
Venue White City Stadium
Dates July 15–18
Competitors 45 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Charles Bartlett  Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Charles Denny  Great Britain
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Octave Lapize  France
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1st, gold medalist(s) Charles Bartlett  Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Charles Denny  Great Britain
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Octave Lapize  France

The men's 100 kilometres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the longest of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 3 hours and 15 minutes. A challenge cup was presented by the Prince of Wales to the winner.


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