Olympedia – Road Race, Individual, Men

Road Race, Individual, Men

Date	7 August 1928 — 8:00
Status	Olympic
Location	Hembrug, Amsterdam
Participants	75 from 21 countries
Format	168 kilometre time trial.

Date

7 August 1928 — 8:00

Status

Olympic

Location

Hembrug, Amsterdam

Participants

75 from 21 countries

Format

168 kilometre time trial.

The time trial course between Amsterdam and the beach resort of Scheveningen was entirely flat and easy, although the riders at times faced strong winds. The race started at eight in the morning and the Danish bicycle mechanic Henry Hansen was among the early starters. He quickly overtook the riders that had started before him, and was the first to finish, in what would turn out to be the fastest time of the day. His half-way time was matched only by Allegro Grandi . However, the Italian lost a quarter of an hour on the downwind part of the course, having chosen the incorrect gear. All the other riders also lost time to the Dane in the second half, with second-place finisher Englishman Frank Southall going from 1½ to 8 minutes behind. Swiss author Julius Wagner notes that third-place finisher Gösta Carlsson was disqualified for not being at the start at the right time, and that the bronze medal was taken by Grandi. However, this story is not confirmed in other sources. Days later, Grandi did win the World Amateur Championships in Hungary. Winner Hansen would later also win that title, in front of his home crowd in 1931.

Pos	Bib	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Henry Hansen	DEN	4-47:18	Gold
2	–	Frank Southall	GBR	4-55:06	Silver
3	–	Gösta Carlsson	SWE	5-00:17	Bronze
4	–	Allegro Grandi	ITA	5-02:05
5	–	Jack Lauterwasser	GBR	5-02:57
6	–	Gottlieb Amstein	SUI	5-04:48
7	–	Leo Nielsen	DEN	5-05:37
8	–	André Aumerle	FRA	5-07:12
9	–	Jakob Caironi	SUI	5-08:46
10	–	Raul Hellberg	FIN	5-09:14
11	–	Jean Aerts	BEL	5-10:38
12	–	Pierre Houdé	BEL	5-11:18
13	–	Jef Lowagie	BEL	5-11:54
14	–	Erik Jansson	SWE	5-13:17
15	–	Cosme Saavedra	ARG	5-13:19
16	–	Michele Orecchia	ITA	5-13:29
=17	–	Leen Buis	NED	5-14:15
=17	–	Georg Johnsson	SWE	5-14:15
19	–	Fred Short	RSA	5-14:38
20	–	Francisco Bonvehi	ARG	5-14:39
21	–	José López	ARG	5-14:57
22	–	Léon Bessières	FRA	5-15:14
23	–	Octave Dayen	FRA	5-15:54
24	–	Julien Chaerels	BEL	5-16:05
25	–	Orla Jørgensen	DEN	5-16:19
26	–	Jack Middleton	GBR	5-16:46
27	–	Janus Braspennincx	NED	5-17:07
28	–	Poul Sørensen	DEN	5-17:33
29	–	Ambrogio Beretta	ITA	5-17:38
30	–	Marcello Neri	ITA	5-21:12
31	–	Joe Laporte	CAN	5-21:30
32	–	Hjalmar Pettersson	SWE	5-21:46
33	–	Türel Wanzenried	SUI	5-21:47
34	–	Jean-Pierre Muller	LUX	5-22:30
35	–	Gustav Kristiansen	NOR	5-23:14
36	–	Ben Duijker	NED	5-23:22
37	–	Josip Šolar	YUG	5-25:37
38	–	Charles Marshall	GBR	5-26:39
39	–	Antonín Honig	TCH	5-27:45
40	–	Norbert Sinner	LUX	5-27:54
41	–	Luis de Meyer	ARG	5-28:48
42	–	Jean Alfonsetti	LUX	5-30:31
43	–	Karl Hansen	NOR	5-30:33
44	–	Jack Woodcock	IRL	5-32:54
45	–	Karl Koch	GER	5-33:32
=46	–	Antonín Perič	TCH	5-34:30
=46	–	Josef Šídlo	TCH	5-34:30
48	–	Stjepan Ljubić	YUG	5-37:02
49	–	Eugeniusz Michalak	POL	5-37:49
50	–	Tadas Murnikas	LTU	5-41:00
51	–	Chester Nelsen, Sr.	USA	5-42:57
52	–	René Brossy	FRA	5-46:06
53	–	Josip Škrabl	YUG	5-46:14
54	–	Józef Stefański	POL	5-47:15
55	–	Jurgis Gedminas	LTU	5-50:04
56	–	Alfred Tourville	CAN	5-51:05
57	–	Stanisław Kłosowicz	POL	5-51:31
58	–	Henry O'Brien, Jr.	USA	5-53:23
59	–	Ladislav Brůžek	TCH	5-54:07
60	–	Antun Banek	YUG	5-55:27
61	–	Józef Popowski	POL	5-55:39
62	–	Peter Smessaert	USA	5-56:32
63	–	Torchy Peden	CAN	6-09:26
DNF	–	Ragnvald Martinsen	NOR	–
DNF	–	Reidar Raaen	NOR	–
DNF	–	Anton Kuys	NED	–
DNF	–	Vladas Jankauskas	LTU	–
DNF	–	Isakas Anolikas	LTU	–
DNF	–	Lew Elder	CAN	–
DNF	–	Artur Essing	GER	–
DNF	–	Bernhard Stübecke	GER	–
DNF	–	Charles Westerholm	USA	–
DNF	–	Paul Litschi	SUI	–
DNF	–	Marcel Pesch	LUX	–
DNF	–	Otto Kürschner	GER	–

Pos

Bib

Competitor

NOC

Time

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Henry Hansen

DEN