The British gold-medal winning Cycling Pursuit team at the 1908 London Olympic Games. The team was (left to right) Clarence Kingsbury, Leon (Leonard) Meredith, Benjamin Jones and Ernest Payne. They won their gold medal at the White City Stadium, west London, England, UK on 17 July 1908. Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed as the host nation of the games. The British team was made up of 676 competitors and the country finished in the Olympic top of the medal table for the first and only time in its history.
The British gold-medal winning Cycling Pursuit team at the 1908 London Olympic Games. The team was (left to right) Clarence Kingsbury, Leon (Leonard) Meredith, Benjamin Jones and Ernest Payne. They won their gold medal at the White City Stadium, west London, England, UK on 17 July 1908. Germany was second and Canada came third. The men's team pursuit was one of seven track cycling events at that summer's games. Teams started at opposite sides of the track. Each team raced three laps of the 1980 yard ( m) track – today it is raced over 4000 metres. The third cyclist in each four-man team to finish sets the time for the team. Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed as the host nation of the games. The British team was made up of 676 competitors and the country finished in the Olympic top of the medal table for the first and only time in its history – an image from an old photograph album.
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Location: White City Stdium, London, England, UK
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