Olympedia – Sprint, Men

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Date	11 – 13 September 1900
Status	Olympic
Location	Vélodrome Municipal de Vincennes, Paris
Participants	69 from 6 countries
Format	1,000 metres.

The three greatest amateur sprint cyclists in 1900 were Alphonse Didier-Nauts of Belgium and France’s Ferdinand Vasserot and Albert Taillandier. Didier-Nauts had won the world championships in Paris earlier in 1900, with Vasserot third. In second at that event had been the American amateur, John Lake. Didier-Nauts did not compete at the Grand Prix de l’Exposition, but Vasserot, Taillandier and Lake did. Lake defeated Vasserot in the semi-finals. In the finals, Lake was soundly beaten by Taillandier and Fernand Sanz (FRA).

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Albert Taillandier	FRA		Gold
2	Fernand Sanz	FRA		Silver
3	John Lake	USA		Bronze
2 h1 r3/4	Ferdinand Vasserot	FRA
2 h2 r3/4	Antonio Restelli	ITA
2 h3 r3/4	Paul Legrain	FRA
3 h1 r3/4	Léon Maisonnave	FRA
3 h2 r3/4	Georges Coindre	FRA
3 h3 r3/4	Joseph Mallet	FRA
2 h1 r2/4	Giacomo Stratta	ITA
2 h2 r2/4	Gaston Bullier	FRA
2 h3 r2/4	Karl Duill	GER
2 h4 r2/4	Lloyd Hildebrand	FRA			1
2 h5 r2/4	Vincent	BEL
2 h6 r2/4	Enrico Brusoni	ITA
2 h7 r2/4	Léon Ponscarme	FRA
2 h8 r2/4	Marcel Dohis	FRA
2 h9 r2/4	Paul Gottron	GER
3 h1 r2/4	Stéphane Chaput	FRA
3 h2 r2/4	Paul Rosso	FRA
3 h3 r2/4	Germain	FRA
3 h4 r2/4	Auguste Daumain	FRA
3 h5 r2/4	Alphonse Thomann	FRA
3 h6 r2/4	Théophile Fras	FRA
3 h7 r2/4	Paul Espeit	FRA
3 h8 r2/4	Will Davis	FRA
3 h9 r2/4	Adolphe Cayron	FRA
AC h1 r1/4	František Hirsch	BOH
AC h1 r1/4	Émile Dubois	FRA
AC h1 r1/4	L. Dumont	FRA
AC h1 r1/4	Pouget	FRA
AC h1 r1/4	Dubourdieu	FRA
AC h2 r1/4	Romolo Buni	ITA
AC h2 r1/4	Giulio Vianzino	ITA
AC h2 r1/4	Émile Vadbled	FRA
AC h2 r1/4	Saignier	FRA
AC h2 r1/4	Alfred Boulnois	FRA
AC h3 r1/4	A. Roger	FRA
AC h3 r1/4	L. Boyer	FRA
AC h3 r1/4	Ruez	FRA
AC h3 r1/4	Charles Amberger	FRA
AC h3 r1/4	Georges Neurouth	FRA
AC h4 r1/4	Octave Coisy	FRA
AC h4 r1/4	L. Saunière	FRA
AC h4 r1/4	Franzen	FRA
AC h4 r1/4	Omer Beaugendre	FRA
AC h4 r1/4	Pichard	FRA
AC h5 r1/4	Longchamp	FRA
AC h5 r1/4	Georg Drescher	GER
AC h5 r1/4	Fernand Boulmant	FRA
AC h5 r1/4	Lohner	FRA
AC h5 r1/4	Guillot	FRA
AC h6 r1/4	J. Bérard	FRA
AC h6 r1/4	Jacques Droëtti	ITA
AC h6 r1/4	Maxime Bertrand	FRA
AC h6 r1/4	M. Steitz	FRA
AC h6 r1/4	Vladislav Chalupa	FRA
AC h7 r1/4	Luigi Colombo	ITA
AC h7 r1/4	Georges Augoyat	FRA
AC h7 r1/4	Maurice Monniot	FRA
AC h7 r1/4	G. Bessing	FRA
AC h8 r1/4	Pilton	FRA
AC h8 r1/4	Maurice Terrier	FRA
AC h8 r1/4	Édouard Maibaum	FRA
AC h8 r1/4	A. Porcher	FRA	DQ
AC h9 r1/4	Caillet	FRA
AC h9 r1/4	Louis Mossmann	FRA
AC h9 r1/4	Édouard Wick	FRA	DNF (fell)
AC h9 r1/4	P. Hubault	FRA	DNF (fell)

Round One (11 September 1900 — 9:00-10:15)

Top three finishers in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Lloyd Hildebrand	FRA	1:34.2	15.4	–	QOR		2
2	Giacomo Stratta	ITA	–	–	wheel behind	Q
3	Ferdinand Vasserot	FRA	–	–	very close	Q
AC	František Hirsch	BOH	–	–	–
AC	Émile Dubois	FRA	–	–	–
AC	L. Dumont	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Pouget	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Dubourdieu	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Adolphe Cayron	FRA	1:34.2	14.2	–	QOR
2	Georges Coindre	FRA	–	–	wheel behind	Q
3	Auguste Daumain	FRA	–	–	not close	Q
AC	Romolo Buni	ITA	–	–	–
AC	Giulio Vianzino	ITA	–	–	–
AC	Émile Vadbled	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Saignier	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Alfred Boulnois	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Paul Gottron	GER	1:32.4	14.4	–	Q
2	Fernand Sanz	FRA	–	–	½ length behind	Q
3	Paul Rosso	FRA	–	–	–	Q
AC	A. Roger	FRA	–	–	–
AC	L. Boyer	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Ruez	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Charles Amberger	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Georges Neurouth	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Paul Legrain	FRA	1:30.4	14.4	–	Q
2	Enrico Brusoni	ITA	–	–	–	Q
3	Théophile Fras	FRA	–	–	–	Q
AC	Octave Coisy	FRA	–	–	–
AC	L. Saunière	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Franzen	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Omer Beaugendre	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Pichard	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Léon Maisonnave	FRA	1:35.8	14.4	–	Q
2	Will Davis	FRA	–	–	1 length behind	Q
3	Stéphane Chaput	FRA	–	–	–	Q
AC	Longchamp	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Georg Drescher	GER	–	–	–
AC	Fernand Boulmant	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Lohner	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Guillot	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	John Lake	USA	1:35.8	14.0	–	QOR
2	Paul Espeit	FRA	–	–	–	Q
3	Gaston Bullier	FRA	–	–	–	Q
AC	J. Bérard	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Jacques Droëtti	ITA	–	–	–
AC	Maxime Bertrand	FRA	–	–	–
AC	M. Steitz	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Vladislav Chalupa	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Albert Taillandier	FRA	1:36.8	15.0	–	Q
2	Marcel Dohis	FRA	–	–	wheel behind	Q
3	Germain	FRA	–	–	close 3rd	Q
AC	Luigi Colombo	ITA	–	–	–
AC	Georges Augoyat	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Maurice Monniot	FRA	–	–	–
AC	G. Bessing	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Karl Duill	GER	1:35.4	14.4	–	Q
2	Léon Ponscarme	FRA	–	–	–	Q
3	Alphonse Thomann	FRA	–	–	–	Q
AC	Pilton	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Maurice Terrier	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Édouard Maibaum	FRA	–	–	–
DQ	A. Porcher	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Nine

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Antonio Restelli	ITA	1:37.6	13.6	–	QOR
2	Vincent	BEL	–	–	–	Q
3	Joseph Mallet	FRA	–	–	–	Q
AC	Caillet	FRA	–	–	–
AC	Louis Mossmann	FRA	–	–	–
DNF	Édouard Wick	FRA	–	–	–			3
DNF	P. Hubault	FRA	–	–	–			4

Quarter-Finals (11 September 1900 — 14:00)

Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	John Lake	USA	2:02.0	13.2	–	QOR
2	Giacomo Stratta	ITA	–	–	3 lengths behind
3	Stéphane Chaput	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Fernand Sanz	FRA	2:00.0	14.0	–	Q
2	Gaston Bullier	FRA	–	–	2 lengths behind
3	Paul Rosso	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Georges Coindre	FRA	1:50.0	14.4	–	Q
2	Karl Duill	GER	–	–	wheel behind
3	Germain	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Antonio Restelli	ITA	1:52.4	13.0	–	QOR
2	Lloyd Hildebrand	FRA	–	–	wheel behind			5
3	Auguste Daumain	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Albert Taillandier	FRA	2:00.6	12.6	–	QOR
2	Vincent	BEL	–	–	2 lengths behind
3	Alphonse Thomann	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Joseph Mallet	FRA	2:45.0	–	–	Q
2	Enrico Brusoni	ITA	–	–	¼ wheel behind
3	Théophile Fras	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Léon Maisonnave	FRA	1:49.2	14.2	–	Q
2	Léon Ponscarme	FRA	–	–	3 lengths behind
3	Paul Espeit	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Ferdinand Vasserot	FRA	2:21.6	14.2	–	Q
2	Marcel Dohis	FRA	–	–	½ length behind
3	Will Davis	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Nine

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Paul Legrain	FRA	2:57.4	13.8	–	Q
2	Paul Gottron	GER	–	–	–
3	Adolphe Cayron	FRA	–	–	–

Semi-Finals (13 September 1900)

Winner of each heat advanced to the final.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	John Lake	USA	2:09.6	13.6	–	Q
2	Ferdinand Vasserot	FRA	–	–	short length behind
3	Léon Maisonnave	FRA	–	–	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Fernand Sanz	FRA	2:46.6	13.4	–	Q
2	Antonio Restelli	ITA	–	–	½ wheel behind
3	Georges Coindre	FRA	–	–	never in it

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Albert Taillandier	FRA	2:42.6	14.6	–	Q
2	Paul Legrain	FRA	–	–	–
3	Joseph Mallet	FRA	–	–	–

Final Round (13 September 1900)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	200ST	Margin
1	Albert Taillandier	FRA	2:52.0	13.0	–
2	Fernand Sanz	FRA	–	–	½ length behind
3	John Lake	USA	–	–	1 length behind