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20 kilometres, Men

Date	14 July 1908
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.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Clarrie Kingsbury	GBR		Gold
2	Ben Jones	GBR		Silver
3	Joseph Werbrouck	BEL		Bronze
4	Louis Weintz	USA
AC r2/2	Leon Meredith	GBR
AC r2/2	Albert Denny	GBR
AC r2/2	Andrew Hansson	SWE
AC r2/2	François Bonnet	FRA
AC r2/2	Octave Lapize	FRA
2 h1 r1/2	Hermann Martens	GER
2 h2 r1/2	Charlie Brooks	GBR
2 h3 r1/2	Frank Shore	RSA
2 h4 r1/2	George Cameron	USA
2 h5 r1/2	David Robertson	GBR
2 h6 r1/2	Camille Avrillon	FRA
3 h2 r1/2	Floris Venter	RSA
3 h3 r1/2	Harry Young	CAN
3 h4 r1/2	Harry Passmore	RSA
3 h5 r1/2	Will Anderson	CAN
3 h6 r1/2	Gustaf Westerberg	SWE
4 h1 r1/2	André Lapize	FRA
4 h2 r1/2	Georges Lutz	FRA
4 h3 r1/2	Bert Bouffler	GBR
4 h6 r1/2	Guglielmo Morisetti	ITA
5 h1 r1/2	Georgius Damen	NED
5 h2 r1/2	Gerard, Jonkheer Bosch van Drakestein	NED
5 h3 r1/2	Max Triebsch	GER
5 h4 r1/2	Marcel Baumler	FRA
6 h1 r1/2	Fred McCarthy	CAN
AC h1 r1/2	Pierre Hostein	FRA
AC h1 r1/2	Richard Katzer	GER
AC h1 r1/2	Dan Flynn	GBR	DNF
AC h2 r1/2	Walt Andrews	CAN
AC h2 r1/2	Jean Van Benthem	BEL
AC h2 r1/2	Paul Schulze	GER
AC h3 r1/2	Henri Cunault	FRA
AC h3 r1/2	Dorus Nijland	NED
AC h3 r1/2	Frederick Hamlin	GBR	DNF
AC h4 r1/2	Alwin Boldt	GER
AC h4 r1/2	Johannes van Spengen	NED
AC h4 r1/2	William Lower	GBR	DNF
AC h5 r1/2	Ioannis Santorinaios	GRE	DNF
AC h5 r1/2	Paul Texier	FRA	DNF
AC h6 r1/2	Léon Coeckelbergh	BEL	DQ

Round One (14 July 1908 — 10:00-17:30)

Winner of each heat advanced to the final together with the leader for the greatest number of laps in the 3 fastest heats.

Heat One (10:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Leon Meredith	GBR	33:21.0	Q
2	Hermann Martens	GER	33:21.2
3	Joseph Werbrouck	BEL	33:21.4	q
4	André Lapize	FRA	–
5	Georgius Damen	NED	–
6	Fred McCarthy	CAN	–
AC	Pierre Hostein	FRA	–
AC	Richard Katzer	GER	–
DNF	Dan Flynn	GBR	–

Heat Two ()

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Clarrie Kingsbury	GBR	32:33.8	Q
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	–
AC	François Bonnet	FRA	–	q
AC	Walt Andrews	CAN	–
AC	Jean Van Benthem	BEL	–
AC	Paul Schulze	GER	–

Heat Three (12:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Louis Weintz	USA	33:39.8	Q
2	Frank Shore	RSA	33:40.0
3	Harry Young	CAN	33:45.2
4	Bert Bouffler	GBR	–
5	Max Triebsch	GER	–
AC	Henri Cunault	FRA	–
AC	Dorus Nijland	NED	–
DNF	Frederick Hamlin	GBR	–

Heat Four ()

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ben Jones	GBR	32:39.0	Q
2	George Cameron	USA	32:39.2
3	Harry Passmore	RSA	32:39.4
4	Octave Lapize	FRA	–	q
5	Marcel Baumler	FRA	–
AC	Alwin Boldt	GER	–
AC	Johannes van Spengen	NED	–
DNF	William Lower	GBR	–

Heat Five (14:30)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Andrew Hansson	SWE	34:53.6	Q
2	David Robertson	GBR	34:53.8
3	Will Anderson	CAN	34:55.6
DNF	Ioannis Santorinaios	GRE	–
DNF	Paul Texier	FRA	–

Heat Six ()

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Albert Denny	GBR	33:40.6	Q
2	Camille Avrillon	FRA	33:40.8
3	Gustaf Westerberg	SWE	33:41.4
4	Guglielmo Morisetti	ITA	–
DQ	Léon Coeckelbergh	BEL	–

Final Round (14 July 1908 — 17:30)

Match 1/2 (17:30)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Clarrie Kingsbury	GBR	34:13.6
2	Ben Jones	GBR	at 3 inches
3	Joseph Werbrouck	BEL	–
4	Louis Weintz	USA	–
AC	Leon Meredith	GBR	–
AC	Albert Denny	GBR	–
AC	Andrew Hansson	SWE	–
AC	François Bonnet	FRA	–
AC	Octave Lapize	FRA	–