Date | 14 July 1908 |
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Status | Olympic |
Location | White City Stadium, London |
Participants | 44 from 11 countries |
The Sporting Life noted that Clarrie Kingsbury )was undoubtedly favourite for this event) but that is difficult to fathom given that Leon Meredith was in the field. Meredith was the greatest British long-distance track racer of this era, but he did not fare well at the 1908 Olympics. In the final, Meredith punctured early, his spare bike was not readily available and he lost two laps before remounting and never figured again in the race.
Clarrie Kingsbury did go on to win this race. A versatile rider, he won NCU titles every year from 1907 to 1912 at distances between ¼-mile and 50 miles.
Winner of each heat advanced to the final together with the leader for the greatest number of laps in the 3 fastest heats.
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | Leon Meredith | GBR | 33:21.0 | |||
2 | Hermann Martens | GER | 33:21.2 | |||
3 | Joseph Werbrouck | BEL | 33:21.4 | |||
4 | André Lapize | FRA | – | |||
5 | Georgius Damen | NED | – | |||
6 | Fred McCarthy | CAN | – | |||
Pierre Hostein | FRA | – | ||||
Richard Katzer | GER | – | ||||
Dan Flynn | GBR | – |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | Clarrie Kingsbury | GBR | 32:33.8 | |||
2 | Charlie Brooks | GBR | 32:34.0 | |||
3 | Floris Venter | RSA | 32:34.4 | |||
4 | Georges Lutz | FRA | – | |||
5 | Gerard, Jonkheer Bosch van Drakestein | NED | – | |||
François Bonnet | FRA | – | ||||
Walt Andrews | CAN | – | ||||
Jean Van Benthem | BEL | – | ||||
Paul Schulze | GER | – |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | Louis Weintz | USA | 33:39.8 | |||
2 | Frank Shore | RSA | 33:40.0 | |||
3 | Harry Young | CAN | 33:45.2 | |||
4 | Bert Bouffler | GBR | – | |||
5 | Max Triebsch | GER | – | |||
Henri Cunault | FRA | – | ||||
Dorus Nijland | NED | – | ||||
Frederick Hamlin | GBR | – |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | Ben Jones | GBR | 32:39.0 | |||
2 | George Cameron | USA | 32:39.2 | |||
3 | Harry Passmore | RSA | 32:39.4 | |||
4 | Octave Lapize | FRA | – | |||
5 | Marcel Baumler | FRA | – | |||
Alwin Boldt | GER | – | ||||
Johannes van Spengen | NED | – | ||||
William Lower | GBR | – |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | Andrew Hansson | SWE | 34:53.6 | |||
2 | David Robertson | GBR | 34:53.8 | |||
3 | Will Anderson | CAN | 34:55.6 | |||
Ioannis Santorinaios | GRE | – | ||||
Paul Texier | FRA | – |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | Albert Denny | GBR | 33:40.6 | |||
2 | Camille Avrillon | FRA | 33:40.8 | |||
3 | Gustaf Westerberg | SWE | 33:41.4 | |||
4 | Guglielmo Morisetti | ITA | – | |||
Léon Coeckelbergh | BEL | – |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | Clarrie Kingsbury | GBR | 34:13.6 | |||
2 | Ben Jones | GBR | at 3 inches | |||
3 | Joseph Werbrouck | BEL | – | |||
4 | Louis Weintz | USA | – | |||
Leon Meredith | GBR | – | ||||
Albert Denny | GBR | – | ||||
Andrew Hansson | SWE | – | ||||
François Bonnet | FRA | – | ||||
Octave Lapize | FRA | – |