Unofficial Events
In 1900, there was no official distinction between Olympic events and non-Olympic events held during the Exposition Universelle (1900). Most events were open for all cyclist. Only the events restricted to amateurs are nowadays seen as Olympic events. Other events were:
- Points race (Winner: Enrico Brusoni, Italy)
- 50 kilometres
- Tandems
- Inter-rêgionale
- 100 miles (winner: Taylor, France)
- Sprint for professionals (winner: Meyers, Belgium)
- 100 kilometers (winner: Chase, England)
- Course des Nations (winner: American team)
- Handicap
- Amateurs handicap
- Amateur points race
- Individual pursuit
- Bol d'Or (Winner: Mathieu Cordang, Netherlands)
The points race, won by Enrico Brusoni, is considered by Sports-Reference as a third Olympic cycling event in 1900.
Read more about this topic: Cycling At The 1900 Summer Olympics
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