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Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Cycling
at the Games of the V Olympiad
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Venues
Road cycling Road race around Lake Mälaren
Dates 7 July
Cyclists 123 from 16 countries
Top ranked countries
 South Africa: 1st, gold medalist(s)  2nd, silver medalist(s)  3rd, bronze medalist(s)  
 Sweden: 1st, gold medalist(s)  2nd, silver medalist(s)  3rd, bronze medalist(s)  
 Great Britain: 1st, gold medalist(s)  2nd, silver medalist(s)  3rd, bronze medalist(s)  
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At the 1912 Summer Olympics in , one cycling event was contested on Sunday, 7 July. This event was a time trial which also counted as an individual race. For the only time in Olympic history, no track cycling events were held.

In Cycling, where, according to the agreement made by the national associations affiliated to the Union Cycliste Internationale, every amateur was to be provided with a certificate issued by the Union or by one of the said associations.

The amateur regulation was as follows:

The competition is only open to amateurs with a license from the Union Cycliste Internationale or any affiliated to the above-mentioned Union. A certified copy of such license shall accompany each entry.

A total of 123 cyclists from 16 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:


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