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Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men

Date	9 – 10 August 1920
Status	Olympic
Location	Garden City Velodroom, Wilrijk, Antwerpen
Participants	22 from 6 countries

The tandem match sprint heats were held in late afternoon of the first day of cycling competition. The semi-finals and final of the tandems took place the next day. The final was all English-speaking, between a British and South African pair. The Brits trailed behind the Springboks for four laps, but jumped at the bell and won by one length. Harry Ryan had won four National Cycling Union championships by 1920, and he later became a prominent cycling official. Thomas Lance became a bookmaker in Brighton.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Great Britain	GBR		Gold
	Harry Ryan • Thomas Lance
2	South Africa	RSA		Silver
	Bill Smith • James Walker
3	Netherlands	NED		Bronze
	Piet Ikelaar • Frans de Vreng
4	Great Britain	GBR
	Jock Stewart • Albert Alden
2 h1 r1/3	Denmark	DEN
	Henry Brask Andersen • Axel Hornemann Hansen
2 h2 r1/3	Belgium	BEL
	John Slaets • Léonard Daghelinckx
2 h3 r1/3	South Africa	RSA
	Sammy Goosen • George Thursfield
3 h1 r1/3	Great Britain	GBR
	William Ormston • Herbert Lee
3 h2 r1/3	Netherlands	NED
	Piet Beets • Tjabel Boonstra
3 h3 r1/3	France	FRA
	Henri Bellivier • Georges Perrin
AC h4 r1/3	Belgium	BEL	DNF
	Frans Verschueren • Frédéric Claessens

Round One (9 August 1920)

Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals. The quarter-finals were ridden over 1,200 metres.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Netherlands	NED	12.6	1:23.6	–	QOR
	Piet Ikelaar • Frans de Vreng
2	Denmark	DEN	–	–	1ｽ lengths behind
	Henry Brask Andersen • Axel Hornemann Hansen
3	Great Britain	GBR	–	–	2 lengths behind
	William Ormston • Herbert Lee

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	South Africa	RSA	13.0	1:21.2	–	Q
	Bill Smith • James Walker
2	Belgium	BEL	–	–	ｽ length behind
	John Slaets • Léonard Daghelinckx
3	Netherlands	NED	–	–	2 lengths behind
	Piet Beets • Tjabel Boonstra

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Great Britain	GBR	12.0	1:20.6	–	QOR
	Harry Ryan • Thomas Lance
2	South Africa	RSA	–	–	ｽ wheel behind
	Sammy Goosen • George Thursfield
3	France	FRA	–	–	ｽ wheel behind
	Henri Bellivier • Georges Perrin

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Great Britain	GBR	15.6	3:06.4	–	Q
	Jock Stewart • Albert Alden
DNF	Belgium	BEL	–	–	–
	Frans Verschueren • Frédéric Claessens

Semi-Finals (10 August 1920)

Winner of each heat advanced to the finals. The semi-finals were ridden over 1,200 metres.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Great Britain	GBR	11.6	1:37.6	–	QOR
	Harry Ryan • Thomas Lance
2	Netherlands	NED	–	–	2-3 lengths behind
	Piet Ikelaar • Frans de Vreng

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	South Africa	RSA	12.6	1:29.6	–	Q
	Bill Smith • James Walker
2	Great Britain	GBR	–	–	5 lengths behind
	Jock Stewart • Albert Alden

Final Round (10 August 1920)

2,000 metres.

Match 1/2

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Great Britain	GBR	11.2	2:49.2	–	OR
	Harry Ryan • Thomas Lance
2	South Africa	RSA	–	–	1 length behind
	Bill Smith • James Walker

Match 3/4

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Netherlands	NED	–	–	–
	Piet Ikelaar • Frans de Vreng
DNF	Great Britain	GBR	–	–	–
	Jock Stewart • Albert Alden