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Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 12 hour race

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Venue
  
Neo Phaliron Velodrome

Competitors
  
7 from 4 nations

Date
  
April 13

The men's 12 hour race was one of five track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was the final event of the 1896 Summer Olympics, ending at 5 p.m. on 13 April.

Results

The final cycling race began at 5 a.m. on 13 April. Seven athletes began the race, though four of them dropped out before noon and a fifth gave up in the afternoon. Schmal had lapped the rest of the cyclists early in the race and rode along with Keeping for the rest of the contest, winning by that one lap.

References

Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 12 hour race Wikipedia