The cycling

Cycling

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...

competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics

1928 Summer Olympics

The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...

in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

 consisted of two road cycling

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 events and four track cycling

Track cycling

Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....

 events, all for men only. The individual event in road cycling was an individual time trial

Individual time trial

An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

 over a distance of 168 km, having been a road race in the previous Games

Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

The cycling competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The 50 km track event was held for the last time at these Games, having only been introduced in 1920....

; the time trial team competition was decided by aggregating the times of the three fastest riders from each nation. The 50 km track event held in 1920 and 1924 was replaced by a 1 km time trial.

Medal summary

Individual road race
Team road race	Henry Hansen Henry Hansen (cyclist) Henry Hansen was a Danish racing cyclist who won two gold medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics.... Orla Jørgensen Orla Jørgensen Orla Jørgensen was a male Danish racing cyclist who won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics with Harry Hensen and Leo Nielsen.-References:**... Leo Nielsen Leo Nielsen Carl Leo Holger Nielsen was a Danish track cyclist who won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics with Henry Hansen and Orla Jørgensen and a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics with Hansen and Frode Sørensen....	Jack Lauterwasser Jack Lauterwasser John "Jack" Jacob Lauterwasser was an English racing cyclist and cycling engineer, who won a bronze and silver medal in the same race at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.... John Middleton John Middleton (cyclist) John Kenneth Middleton was a British racing cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.... Frank Southall Frank Southall William Frank Southall was an English racing cyclist who won silver medals for Great Britain in the individual road race at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a track cycling medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles...	Gösta Carlsson Gösta Carlsson Gösta V. Carlsson was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the bronze medal in the individual road race as well as in the team road race.-External links:*... Erik Jansson Erik Jansson (cyclist) Erik Jansson was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the bronze medal as part of the Swedish road cycling team, after finishing 14th in the individual road race.... Georg Johnsson Georg Johnsson Ernst Georg Johnsson was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics....
1000 m time trial Track time trial In the track time trial, a track cycling event, cyclists compete individually against the clock to record the fastest time over the specified distance from a standing start.-The bike:...
Sprint Sprint (cycling) The sprint or match sprint is a track cycling event involving between 2 and 4 riders, though they are usually run as a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike in the individual pursuit, start next to each other.- Racing style :...
Tandem Tandem bicycle The tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle designed to be ridden by more than one person. The term tandem refers to the seating arrangement , not the number of riders. A bike with two riders side-by-side is called a sociable.-History:Patents related to tandem bicycles date from the late 19th...	Bernhard Leene Bernhard Leene Bernhardus Petrus Leene was a track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics .... Daan van Dijk Daan van Dijk Daniel "Daan" van Dijk was a Dutch track cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the gold medal in the tandem event together with Bernhard Leene.-References:*...	Ernest Chambers Ernest Chambers (cyclist) Ernest Henry Chambers was an English track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in the London borough of Hackney.-Palmarés:19281932-References:... John Sibbit John Sibbit John Ephraim Sibbit John Ephraim Sibbit (Jack Sibbit) John Ephraim Sibbit (Jack Sibbit) (3 April 1895 – 5 August 1950 (or November) was a British track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics....	Hans Bernhardt Karl Köther
Team pursuit Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, start on opposite sides of the velodrome.- Race format :...	Cesare Facciani Marco Cattaneo Mario Lusiani Luigi Tasselli	Johannes Maas Johannes Maas Johannes "Jan" Leonardus Maas was a Dutch racing cyclist who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.... Piet van der Horst Piet van der Horst Petrus "Piet" Michaelis van der Horst was a Dutch racing cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the silver medal as part of the Dutch pursuit team.-References:*... Janus Braspennincx Janus Braspennincx Adrianus Jacobus Braspennincx was a Dutch racing cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.... Jan Pijnenburg Jan Pijnenburg Johannes "Jan" Baptist Norbertus Pijnenburg was a Dutch track cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the silver medal as part of the Dutch pursuit team....	George Southall George Southall Montford George Southall was a British track cyclist who won a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was born in the Wandsworth district of London and died in Waveney, Suffolk.-References:... Harry Wyld Harry Wyld Frederick Henry "Harry" Wyld was a British track cyclist. He won bronze medals at the 1924 and the 1928 Summer Olympics.... Leonard Wyld Leonard Wyld Lewis Arthur "Lew" Wyld was a British track cyclist who was born in Tibshelf Deryshire, he won a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.... Percy Wyld Percy Wyld Percy Wyld was a British track cyclist, born in Nottinghamshire, who won a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics....

Medal table

1		3	0	1	4
2		1	3	0	4
3		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
5		0	3	1	4
6		0	0	2	2
7		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1