The men's 20 kilometres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the second longest of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 40 minutes.
There were two methods of qualifying for the final. A cyclist could either finish first in one of the six semifinals or be the leader "of the greatest number of laps in the three fastest heats."
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Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 kilometres
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Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, seven track cycling events were contested, all for men only. The weather was poor, flooding the track on occasion. The track was 660 yards long (being built around the perimeter of the White City Stadium's athletics track); some events (the 660 yards and the team...
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