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First Modern Olympic Games
In Athens, Greece, cycling was one of the nine sports included. -
Disappeared
Road cycling disappeared from the Olympic program. -
Marshall "Major" Taylor
Marshall “Major” Taylor, the first Afican American in history to win a world chamionship, won the world one-mile track cycling championships. -
John Henry First U.S. Medal
The U.S. took its first Olympic cycling medal when John Henry Lake placed third in the 25-kilometer race at the Paris Olympic Games. -
Games Came Back
Games came back in Stockholm. There, men competed in the individual pursuit and the team time trial. -
UCI World Championship
The UCI World Championships were held at the Newark Velodrome in Newark, NJ. -
Tour of Somerville
Bike shop owner and pro racer Fred “Pop” Kugler started the Tour of Somerville, which has been held every year since. -
BMX
BMX racing is born in Southern California. -
Women
Women's events were contested for the first time. -
Connie Carpenter
Connie Carpenter of the United States became the first woman to win an Olympic road race gold medal. -
Alexi Grewal
American Alexi Grewal also won gold in the men's individual road race at the 1984 Olympic Games. -
Andy Hampsten
Andy Hampsten became the first American to win the Giro d’Italia. -
Major Changes to Olympic Road Racing
The individual time trial was added to the road cycling schedule for both men and women. -
Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France for the first of seven times. -
BMX
BMX makes its Olympic debut in Beijing with Americans Mike Day and Donny Robinson scoring the silver and bronze medals in the men’s event and Jill Kintner winning bronze in the women’s race.
