1896 ICA Track Cycling World Championships

1896 ICA Track Cycling World Championships

Harry Reynolds, Men's sprint winner (amateurs)
Venue	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date(s)	(1896-08-14 - 1896-08-15)14–15 August 1896
Velodrome	Ordrupbanen
Events	4

The 1896 track cycling world championships were the fourth world championships for track cycling. They took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. There were four events: separate amateur and professional races in both the sprint and the stayers' race (motor-paced).

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Paul Bourillon  France	Charles F. Barden  United Kingdom	Edmond Jacquelin  France
Men's motor-paced details	Arthur Adalbert Chase  United Kingdom	Jack Williams Stocks  United Kingdom	Ferenc Gerger  Hungary
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Harry Reynolds  United Kingdom	Edwin Schraeder  Denmark	Charles Guillaumet  France
Men's motor-paced details	Fernand Ponscarme  France	Michael Djakoff  Russia	Anton Hansen  Denmark

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain (GBR)	2	2	0	4
2	France (FRA)	2	0	2	4
3	Denmark (DEN)	0	1	1	2
4	Russia (RUS)	0	1	0	1
5	Hungary (HUN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		4	4	4	12

External links

• Bike Cult Book Track Racing Champions
• Mémoire du cyclisme