Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's team pursuit

Men's team pursuit at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue	Vélodrome de Vincennes
Dates	July 26–27
Competitors	40 from 10 nations
Medalists
01 ! Angelo de Martino, Alfredo Dinale, Aurelio Menegazzi, Francesco Zucchetti  Italy 02 ! Józef Lange, Jan Lazarski, Tomasz Stankiewicz, Franciszek Szymczyk  Poland 03 ! Léonard Daghelinckx, Henri Hoevenaers, Fernand Saivé, Jean Van Den Bosch  Belgium
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01 !		Angelo de Martino, Alfredo Dinale, Aurelio Menegazzi, Francesco Zucchetti  Italy
02 !		Józef Lange, Jan Lazarski, Tomasz Stankiewicz, Franciszek Szymczyk  Poland
03 !		Léonard Daghelinckx, Henri Hoevenaers, Fernand Saivé, Jean Van Den Bosch  Belgium

The men's team pursuit event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

The field consisted of 10 teams of four, with each team representing a different country. The Vélodrome de Vincennes track was a 500-metre (1,640 ft) loop. The format was a 4-kilometre (8 lap) team pursuit.

Source:

The top finisher in each heat qualified for the quarterfinals. All other teams were eliminated. Italy and Denmark received byes.

The six winners of the first round competed in the quarterfinals. Again, the winner of each heat advanced; this time, a fastest loser also qualified.

The four remaining teams competed in two semifinals, with the winners advancing to the final and the losers facing off in a bronze medal race.

Belgium defeated France.

Italy and Poland competed for the top two spots, with Italy taking the prime honors.