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Sprint (Professionals), Men

Date	9 – 13 September 1900
Status	Olympic (non-medal)
Location	Vélodrome Municipal de Vincennes, Paris
Participants	55 from 14 countries

The first-prize purse for this event was 15,000 francs, with second receiving 6,000 and third 3,000 francs, which caused headlines in the French sporting papers, and saw 55 riders from 13 nations come to the mark. A huge crowd also came to watch the highly publicized race. There was enough interest that odds were published the morning of the race, with Edmond Jacquelin and Harry Meijers favored at 2-1, followed by Anton Huber at 4-1, and Tom Cooper and Charles Van den Born at 6-1.

The large field required seven rounds of competition, with 12 heats in round one, all with four or five riders. There were eight heats in the quarter-finals, with the winner of each heat advancing to the semis. All other riders went through a series of repêchages, with only the winner of the repêchage, Paul Bourillon, advancing to the semi-finals.

The first semi-final matched Jacquelin against top American Floyd McFarland, but he was no match for Jacquelin, who advanced to the final. Semi-final two saw favored Harry Meijers easily ride off Bourillon. The final semi-final saw an upset, as American Tom Cooper defeated Charles Van den Born by ½ length in the sprint.

In the final, Cooper led at the strategic run-up to the final sprint, but Meijers shot by him as they started the sprint. Jacquelin chased but could not get by Cooper, and Meijers won comfortably. Jacquelin said, after the race, that, because of the wind, he had chosen to change his transmission from 8 to 7½, which was the reason he did not win.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	QF	Repêchage, Preliminary	Repêchage, Semi-Final	Repêchage, Final	SF	Final
1	Harry Meijers	NED	2:50.0 (1 h1)	2:57.8 (1 h2)	–	–	–	4:17.2 (1 h2)	4:32.4 (1)	1
2	Tom Cooper	USA	1:45.0 (1 h10)	3:08.0 (1 h8)	–	–	–	4:20.0 (1 h3)	at ½ length (2)
3	Edmond Jacquelin	FRA	1:38.8 (1 h2)	3:07.6 (1 h1)	–	–	–	4:26.4 (1 h1)	at ½ length (3)
2 h1 r6/7	Floyd McFarland	USA	2:12.4 (1 h5)	3:17.0 (1 h4)	–	–	–	at 5 lengths (2 h1)	–
2 h2 r6/7	Paul Bourillon	FRA	1:45.6 (1 h9)	at 1 lengths (2 h7)	1:24.0 (1 h9)	1:43.8 (1 h3)	1:41.4 (1 h1)	at 3 lengths (2 h2)	–
2 h3 r6/7	Charles Van den Born	BEL	1:51.0 (1 h11)	3:28.0 (1 h5)	–	–	–	at ½ length (2 h3)	–
3 h1 r6/7	Pietro Bixio	ITA	at 2 lengths (2 h1)	3:51.0 (1 h6)	–	–	–	at 1 length (3 h1)	–
3 h2 r6/7	Robert Protin	BEL	at _ length (2 h6)	3:58.0 (1 h3)	–	–	–	– (3 h2)	–
3 h3 r6/7	Anton Huber	GER	1:58.2 (1 h8)	5:24.0 (1 h7)	–	–	–	at 1 length (3 h3)	–
2 h1 r5/7	Jack Green	GBR	1:41.4 (1 h6)	– (2 h4)	2:14.6 (1 h3)	2:28.2 (1 h2)	at one wheel (2 h1)	–	–
AC h1 r5/7	Willy Arend	GER	1:58.4 (1 h3)	at 2 cms. (3 h3)	1:32.0 (1 h1)	2:07.6 (1 h1)	– (DQ h1)	–	–
2 h1 r4/7	Gian Ferdinando Tommaselli	ITA	at 10 cm. (2 h4)	– (3 h7)	2:27.0 (1 h5)	at _ wheel (2 h1)	–	–	–
2 h2 r4/7	Louis Grogna	BEL	1:43.4 (1 h12)	at 1 lengths (2 h8)	1:35.0 (1 h8)	at _ wheel (2 h2)	–	–	–
2 h3 r4/7	Henri Mayer	GER	1:57.6 (1 h4)	– (3 h4)	1:37.0 (1 h4)	at _ length (2 h3)	–	–	–
3 h1 r4/7	Jean-Baptiste Louvet	FRA	at _ length (2 h5)	– (3 h5)	1:39.4 (1 h6)	– (3 h1)	–	–	–
3 h2 r4/7	Franz Seidl	AUT	2:04.4 (1 h7)	at 3 lengths (2 h6)	2:02.2 (1 h2)	– (3 h2)	–	–	–
3 h3 r4/7	George Banker	USA	– (AC h12)	–	1:36.0 (1 h7)	– (3 h3)	–	–	–
2 h1 r3/7	George Sutherland	NZL	– (AC h11)	–	– (2 h1)	–	–	–	–
2 h2 r3/7	Lucien Grognet	FRA	– (AC h3)	–	– (2 h2)	–	–	–	–
2 h3 r3/7	Richard Heller	AUT	– (2 h12)	– (2 h2)	– (2 h3)	–	–	–	–
2 h4 r3/7	Diego Conelli	ITA	– (AC h10)	–	– (2 h4)	–	–	–	–
2 h5 r3/7	Aleksey Butylkin	RUS	– (AC h4)	–	– (2 h5)	–	–	–	–
2 h6 r3/7	Jean Broka	BEL	at _ lengths (2 h10)	– (3 h6)	– (2 h6)	–	–	–	–
2 h7 r3/7	Arthur Deleu	BEL	– (4 h9)	–	– (2 h7)	–	–	–	–
2 h8 r3/7	Matthieu Cordang	NED	at _ wheel (2 h8)	– (3 h8)	– (2 h8)	–	–	–	–
2 h9 r3/7	Sydney Jenkins	GBR	– (AC h2)	–	– (2 h9)	–	–	–	–
3 h1 r3/7	Manolo Cervera	ARG	–	–	– (3 h1)	–	–	–	–
3 h2 r3/7	Paul Bourotte	FRA	– (AC h11)	–	– (3 h2)	–	–	–	–
3 h3 r3/7	Umberto Ferrari	ITA	– (AC h2)	–	– (3 h3)	–	–	–	–
3 h4 r3/7	Jean Gougoltz	SUI	– (3 h7)	–	– (3 h4)	–	–	–	–
3 h5 r3/7	Antonio Oliveira	BRA	– (AC h3)	–	– (3 h5)	–	–	–	–
3 h6 r3/7	Charles Brécy	FRA	at 3 lengths (2 h2)	at 1 length (3 h2)	– (3 h6)	–	–	–	–
3 h7 r3/7	Gaston Prévost	FRA	– (AC h11)	–	– (3 h7)	–	–	–	–
3 h8 r3/7	Max Lurion	AUT	– (AC h8)	–	– (3 h8)	–	–	–	–
3 h9 r3/7	Léonce Ehrmann	FRA	– (AC h5)	–	– (3 h9)	–	–	–	–
4 h2 r3/7	Guus Schilling	NED	– (2 h7)	at 2 lengths (2 h1)	– (4 h2)	–	–	–	–
4 h9 r3/7	Bonnevie	FRA	– (4 h7)	–	– (4 h9)	–	–	–	–
AC h1 r3/7	Charles Vanoni	USA	at _ length (2 h11)	at _ length (2 h3)	– (AC h1)	–	–	–	–
AC h1 r3/7	Gentel	FRA	– (AC h6)	–	– (AC h1)	–	–	–	–
AC h1 r3/7	Van Vught	BEL	– (AC h6)	–	– (AC h1)	–	–	–	–
AC h3 r3/7	Charles Jue	FRA	– (3 h1)	–	– (AC h3)	–	–	–	–
AC h3 r3/7	Leclercq	BEL	– (AC h5)	–	– (AC h3)	–	–	–	–
AC h4 r3/7	Victor Thuau	FRA	–	–	– (AC h4)	–	–	–	–
AC h4 r3/7	Henri Henneberg	SUI	– (AC h12)	–	– (AC h4)	–	–	–	–
AC h6 r3/7	Carl Käser	GER	at 20 metres (3 h9)	–	– (AC h6)	–	–	–	–
AC h7 r3/7	Emanuel Kudella	BOH	– (AC h10)	–	– (AC h7)	–	–	–	–
AC h7 r3/7	Giuseppe Singrossi	ITA	at 1 lengths (2 h3)	at 2 lengths (2 h5)	– (AC h7)	–	–	–	–
AC h8 r3/7	Joseph Collomb	FRA	– (AC h10)	–	– (AC h8)	–	–	–	–
AC h8 r3/7	N. Otterbein	BEL	at 1_ lengths (2 h9)	– (3 h1)	– (AC h8)	–	–	–	–
AC h4 r1/7	Etienne Balajat	FRA	– (AC h4)	–	–	–	–	–	–
AC h4 r1/7	Virginio Minozzi	ITA	– (AC h4)	–	–	–	–	–	–
AC h6 r1/7	Eugène Dirheimer	FRA	– (AC h6)	–	–	–	–	–	–
AC h8 r1/7	Jaap Eden	NED	– (AC h8)	–	–	–	–	–	–
AC h8 r1/7	Van Ackert	BEL	– (AC h8)	–	–	–	–	–	–
AC h12 r1/7	Fritz Althof	FRA	– (AC h12)	–	–	–	–	–	–

Round One

Date	9 September 1900
Format	First 2 finishers in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals. Distance: 1,000 metres.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Harry Meijers	NED	2:50.0	13.0	Q
2	Pietro Bixio	ITA	at 2 lengths	–	Q
3	Charles Jue	FRA	–	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Edmond Jacquelin	FRA	1:38.8	12.0	Q
2	Charles Brécy	FRA	at 3 lengths	–	Q
AC	Sydney Jenkins	GBR	–	–
AC	Umberto Ferrari	ITA	–	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Willy Arend	GER	1:58.4	12.6	Q
2	Giuseppe Singrossi	ITA	at 1 lengths	–	Q
AC	Lucien Grognet	FRA	–	–
AC	Antonio Oliveira	BRA	–	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Henri Mayer	GER	1:57.6	12.6	Q
2	Gian Ferdinando Tommaselli	ITA	at 10 cm.	–	Q
AC	Aleksey Butylkin	RUS	–	–
AC	Virginio Minozzi	ITA	–	–
AC	Etienne Balajat	FRA	–	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Floyd McFarland	USA	2:12.4	13.0	Q
2	Jean-Baptiste Louvet	FRA	at _ length	–	Q
AC	Leclercq	BEL	–	–
AC	Léonce Ehrmann	FRA	–	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Jack Green	GBR	1:41.4	12.6	Q
2	Robert Protin	BEL	at _ length	–	Q
AC	Gentel	FRA	–	–
AC	Van Vught	BEL	–	–
AC	Eugène Dirheimer	FRA	–	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Franz Seidl	AUT	2:04.4	13.0	Q
2	Guus Schilling	NED	–	–	Q
3	Jean Gougoltz	SUI	–	–
4	Bonnevie	FRA	–	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Anton Huber	GER	1:58.2	12.8	Q
2	Matthieu Cordang	NED	at _ wheel	–	Q
AC	Jaap Eden	NED	–	–
AC	Max Lurion	AUT	–	–
AC	Van Ackert	BEL	–	–

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Paul Bourillon	FRA	1:45.6	12.2	Q
2	N. Otterbein	BEL	at 1_ lengths	–	Q
3	Carl Käser	GER	at 20 metres	–
4	Arthur Deleu	BEL	–	–

Heat #10

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Tom Cooper	USA	1:45.0	12.8	Q
2	Jean Broka	BEL	at _ lengths	–	Q
AC	Diego Conelli	ITA	–	–
AC	Emanuel Kudella	BOH	–	–
AC	Joseph Collomb	FRA	–	–

Heat #11

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Charles Van den Born	BEL	1:51.0	12.6	Q
2	Charles Vanoni	USA	at _ length	–	Q
AC	Gaston Prévost	FRA	–	–
AC	Paul Bourotte	FRA	–	–
AC	George Sutherland	NZL	–	–

Heat #12

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Louis Grogna	BEL	1:43.4	12.2	Q
2	Richard Heller	AUT	–	–	Q
AC	Fritz Althof	FRA	–	–
AC	Henri Henneberg	SUI	–	–
AC	George Banker	USA	–	–

Quarter-Finals

Date	9 September 1900
Format	Winners of each heat advanced to the semi-finals. All 2nd-place finishers received 200 FFr. All 3rd-place finishers received 100 FFr. Distance: 1,500 metres.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Edmond Jacquelin	FRA	3:07.6	12.6	Q
2	Guus Schilling	NED	at 2 lengths	–
3	N. Otterbein	BEL	–	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Harry Meijers	NED	2:57.8	12.8	Q
2	Richard Heller	AUT	–	–
3	Charles Brécy	FRA	at 1 length	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Robert Protin	BEL	3:58.0	12.4	Q
2	Charles Vanoni	USA	at _ length	–
3	Willy Arend	GER	at 2 cms.	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Floyd McFarland	USA	3:17.0	12.8	Q
2	Jack Green	GBR	–	–
3	Henri Mayer	GER	–	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Charles Van den Born	BEL	3:28.0	12.0	Q
2	Giuseppe Singrossi	ITA	at 2 lengths	–
3	Jean-Baptiste Louvet	FRA	–	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Pietro Bixio	ITA	3:51.0	12.2	Q
2	Franz Seidl	AUT	at 3 lengths	–
3	Jean Broka	BEL	–	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Anton Huber	GER	5:24.0	12.2	Q
2	Paul Bourillon	FRA	at 1 lengths	–
3	Gian Ferdinando Tommaselli	ITA	–	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Tom Cooper	USA	3:08.0	12.6	Q
2	Louis Grogna	BEL	at 1 lengths	–
3	Matthieu Cordang	NED	–	–

Repêchage, Preliminary

Date	11 September 1900
Format	Winners of each heat advanced to the repêchage semi-finals. Distance: 1,000 metres.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Willy Arend	GER	1:32.0	13.0	Q
2	George Sutherland	NZL	–	–
3	Manolo Cervera	ARG	–	–
AC	Charles Vanoni	USA	–	–
AC	Gentel	FRA	–	–
AC	Van Vught	BEL	–	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Franz Seidl	AUT	2:02.2	13.6	Q
2	Lucien Grognet	FRA	–	–
3	Paul Bourotte	FRA	–	–
4	Guus Schilling	NED	–	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Jack Green	GBR	2:14.6	13.6	Q
2	Richard Heller	AUT	–	–
3	Umberto Ferrari	ITA	–	–
AC	Charles Jue	FRA	–	–
AC	Leclercq	BEL	–	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Henri Mayer	GER	1:37.0	13.2	Q
2	Diego Conelli	ITA	–	–
3	Jean Gougoltz	SUI	–	–
AC	Victor Thuau	FRA	–	–
AC	Henri Henneberg	SUI	–	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Gian Ferdinando Tommaselli	ITA	2:27.0	14.0	Q
2	Aleksey Butylkin	RUS	–	–
3	Antonio Oliveira	BRA	–	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Jean-Baptiste Louvet	FRA	1:39.4	13.0	Q
2	Jean Broka	BEL	–	–
3	Charles Brécy	FRA	–	–
AC	Carl Käser	GER	–	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	George Banker	USA	1:36.0	13.6	Q
2	Arthur Deleu	BEL	–	–
3	Gaston Prévost	FRA	–	–
AC	Emanuel Kudella	BOH	–	–
AC	Giuseppe Singrossi	ITA	–	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Louis Grogna	BEL	1:35.0	13.0	Q
2	Matthieu Cordang	NED	–	–
3	Max Lurion	AUT	–	–
AC	Joseph Collomb	FRA	–	–
AC	N. Otterbein	BEL	–	–

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Paul Bourillon	FRA	1:24.0	13.0	Q
2	Sydney Jenkins	GBR	–	–
3	Léonce Ehrmann	FRA	–	–
4	Bonnevie	FRA	–	–

Repêchage, Semi-Final

Date	11 September 1900
Format	Winners of each heat advanced to the repêchage final: 1,000 metres.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Willy Arend	GER	2:07.6	12.0	Q
2	Gian Ferdinando Tommaselli	ITA	at _ wheel	–
3	Jean-Baptiste Louvet	FRA	–	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Jack Green	GBR	2:28.2	14.0	Q
2	Louis Grogna	BEL	at _ wheel	–
3	Franz Seidl	AUT	–	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Paul Bourillon	FRA	1:43.8	13.8	Q
2	Henri Mayer	GER	at _ length	–
3	George Banker	USA	–	–

Repêchage, Final

Date	11 September 1900

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time
1	Paul Bourillon	FRA	1:41.4	12.6	Q
2	Jack Green	GBR	at one wheel	–
DQ	Willy Arend	GER	–	–

Semi-Finals

Date	13 September 1900
Format	Winners of each heat advanced to the final rounds. 2,000 metres.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time	Purse
1	Edmond Jacquelin	FRA	4:26.4	12.2	–	Q
2	Floyd McFarland	USA	at 5 lengths	–	500 FFr.
3	Pietro Bixio	ITA	at 1 length	–	300 FFr.

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time	Purse
1	Harry Meijers	NED	4:17.2	12.2	–	Q
2	Paul Bourillon	FRA	at 3 lengths	–	500 FFr.
3	Robert Protin	BEL	–	–	300 FFr.

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	200 m sprint time	Purse
1	Tom Cooper	USA	4:20.0	12.0	–	Q
2	Charles Van den Born	BEL	at ½ length	–	500 FFr.
3	Anton Huber	GER	at 1 length	–	300 FFr.

Final Round

Date	13 September 1900

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Purse
1	Harry Meijers	NED	4:32.4	15,000 FFr.
2	Tom Cooper	USA	at ½ length	6,000 FFr.
3	Edmond Jacquelin	FRA	at ½ length	3,000 FFr.