1896 ICA Track Cycling World Championships
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The 1896 track cycling world championships were the fourth world championships for track cycling
. They took place in Copenhagen
, Denmark
. There were four events: separate amateur and professional races in both the sprint and the stayers' race (motor-paced).
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
. They took place in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. There were four events: separate amateur and professional races in both the sprint and the stayers' race (motor-paced).
Medals table
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medal summary
| Professional Sprint | Paul Bourillon |
Charles F. Barden Charley Barden Charley Barden was a British cyclist whose fame and looks led to his being mobbed wherever he went. He twice came second in the world professional sprint championship and held the English title and several records. His career was ruined after he alleged that other riders rode dangerously and... |
Edmond Jacquelin |
| Amateur Sprint | Harry Reynolds Harry Reynolds (cyclist) Harry Reynolds , known as the Balbriggan Flyer, was the first Irishman to win the world championship in cycling. He accomplished this at the 1896 ICA Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen.... |
Edwin Schraeder |
Charles Guillaumet |
| Professional Motor-Paced | Arthur Adalbert Chase |
Jack Williams Stocks |
Ferenc Gerger |
| Amateur Motor-Paced | Fernand Ponscarme |
Michael Djakoff |
Andreas Hansen |