1898 ICA Track Cycling World Championships

1898 ICA Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Vienna, Austria
Date(s)	(1898-09-08 - 1898-09-12)8–12 September 1898
Velodrome	Wiener Prater
Events	4

The 1898 ICA Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Vienna, Austria from 8 to 12 September 1898.^[1] Four events for men were contested, two for professionals and two for amateurs.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	George A. Banker  United States	Franz Verheyen  Germany	Edmond Jacquelin  France
Men's motor-paced details	Richard Palmer  Great Britain
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Paul Albert  Germany	Ludwig Opel  Germany	Thomas Summersgill  Great Britain
Men's motor-paced details	Albert-John Cherry  Great Britain	Gustav Graben  Germany	Anton Huneck  Austria

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain (GBR)	2	0	1	3
2	Germany (GER)	1	3	0	4
3	United States (USA)	1	0	0	1
4	Austria (AUT)	0	0	1	1
	France (FRA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		4	3	3	10

References

1. "Track Cycling World Championships 2014 to 1893". bikecult.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.