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At the 1906 Summer Olympics
1906 Summer Olympics
The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games in Athens" by the International Olympic Committee...

in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, six cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...

events were contested, all for men only. Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

Medal summary

Road race
Sprint
Tandem	United Kingdom John Matthews Arthur Rushen	Germany Bruno Götze Max Götze Max Götze Max Götze was a German track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal together with his teammates Karl Neumer, Rudolf Katzer, and Hermann Martens in the team pursuit. He also competed in the 5000 metres race, but was eliminated in the first round...	Germany Karl Arnold Otto Küpferling
Time trial
5 km
20 km

Medal table

1	Italy	3	0	0	3
2	United Kingdom	2	3	0	5
3	France	1	2	4	7
4	Germany	0	1	1	2
5	Belgium	0	0	1	1

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