Discontinued Cycling Events at the Olympics
Here is a list of all cycling events that have been held at the Olympic Games at some time but are no longer included. Listed is the years that each event was held.
There were some significant changes to the cycling program for the 2012 Olympic Games, so a few more events have recently been added to this discontinued cycling events list, it's hard to keep up.
Discontinued Cycling Events from Early Olympics
- 1896 Events: One-lap time trial, 2000m Sprint (Scratch) Men, 10km Track Race, 100km Track Race, 12-Hour Race. more details.
- 1900 Events: 2000m Sprint (Scratch) Men, 5km Track Race, 25km Track Race
- 1904 Events: ¼ Mile (440 yards), 1/3 Mile, ½ Mile (880 yards), 1 Mile, 2 Miles, 5 Miles, 25 Miles. more details.
- 1906 Events: One-Lap Time Trial (1/3 km), 1km sprint, 2000m Tandem, 5km Track Race, 20km Track Race.
- 1908 Events: One-Lap Race, 2000m Tandem, 5km Track Race, 20km Track Race, 25km Track Race, 100km Track Race. more details.
Other Discontinued Cycling Races
- 2000m Tandem — 1906, 1908, 1920-1972.
- Team Road Race Men 100km — 1912 to 1992
- 50km Track Race — 1920, 1924
- 1920 Henry George BEL 1:16:43.2 Cyril Alden GBR Piet Ikelaar NED
- 1924 Jacobus Willems NED 1:18:24.0 Cyril Alden GBR Frederick Wyld GBR
- 1000m Time Trial Men — 1928-2004
- 4000m Individual Pursuit Men — 1964 to 2008
- Points Race Men — 1984 to 2008
- 3000m Individual Pursuit Women — 1992 to 2008
- Points Race Women — 1996 to 2008
- 500m Time Trial Women — 2000, 2004
- Madison Men — 2000 to 2008
Related Pages
- Cycle Polo Olympic Games demonstration event.
- Cycling at the Olympics
- Full list of all Discontinued Sports
- Cycling pages
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