Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| Road cycling | Windsor Great Park | ||||||
| Track cycling | Herne Hill Velodrome | ||||||
| Dates | 7 August – 11 August | ||||||
| Cyclists | 188 from 33 countries | ||||||
| Top ranked countries | |||||||
 France: |
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0  |
2  |
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 Italy: |
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1 |
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 Belgium: |
1 |
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The cycling competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.[1] The track cycling events were held at the Herne Hill Velodrome in south London. The road race events were held in Windsor Great Park, south of Windsor.
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Medal summary
Road cycling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road race, Individual |
 José Beyaert (FRA) |
 Gerrit Voorting (NED) |
 Lode Wouters (BEL) |
| Road race, Team |
Belgium (BEL) Léon Delathouwer Eugène van Roosbroeck Lode Wouters |
 Great Britain (GBR)Robert John Maitland Ian Scott Gordon Thomas Ernie Clements |
France (FRA) José Beyaert Jacques Dupont Alain Moineau |
Track cycling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000m time trial |
Jacques Dupont (FRA) |
Pierre Nihant (BEL) |
Tommy Godwin (GBR) |
| Pursuit, Team |
France (FRA) Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam Serge Blusson Charles Coste |
 Italy (ITA)Rino Pucci Arnaldo Benfenati Guido Bernardi Anselmo Citterio |
Great Britain (GBR) Wilfred Waters Robert Geldard Tommy Godwin David Ricketts |
| Sprint |
Mario Ghella (ITA) |
Reg Harris (GBR) |
 Axel Schandorff (DEN) |
| Tandem |
Renato Perona and Ferdinando Teruzzi (ITA) |
Alan Bannister and Reg Harris (GBR) |
Gaston Dron and René Faye (FRA) |
Participating nations
File:Reg Harris wins quarter final of 1000m cycle race, Olympic Games, London, 1948.jpg
Reg Harris wins the quarter final of the 1000m time trial
188 cyclists from 33 nations competed.[1]
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | France |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Italy |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Belgium |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Great Britain |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Denmark |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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