Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's tandem
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One of the events in cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics
was the men's tandem. The races were held on the cycling track of the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam
.
The Dutch entrants for this race were Bernhard Leene
and Daan van Dijk
. They beat the Austrian team in the first round, and competed against the German team in the semi-final. After two rounds, the Dutch team fell, and the race was restarted. This second time, the Dutch team won with a small margin.
In the final, the Dutch team faced the British team, John Sibbit
and Ernest Chambers
. The British team lead the race until the final corner, when the Dutch team overtook them.
Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics
The cycling competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only...
was the men's tandem. The races were held on the cycling track of the Olympic Stadium 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...
.
The Dutch entrants for this race were Bernhard Leene
Bernhard Leene
Bernhardus Petrus Leene was a track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics ....
and 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:*...
. They beat the Austrian team in the first round, and competed against the German team in the semi-final. After two rounds, the Dutch team fell, and the race was restarted. This second time, the Dutch team won with a small margin.
In the final, the Dutch team faced the British team, 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....
and 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:...
. The British team lead the race until the final corner, when the Dutch team overtook them.