1893 ICA Track Cycling World Championships

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The 1893 Track Cycling World Championships were the inaugural world championships for track cycling. Before then there had been events described as world championships but without ratification by a world cycling authority. The creation of the International Cycling Association in 1892 made internationally recognised championships possible.

They took place in Chicago, United States. There were three events: sprint, stayers' race (motor-paced) and a 10 km, now classified as a scratch race. The rules allowed for a team race but it was not held. Races were held only for amateurs. Winners received a gold medal and all other participants a silver.

The USA took two of the three gold medals. The table below shows the position had gold, silver and bronze medals been awarded.

Medal summary[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Amateur Events
Sprint	Arthur Zimmerman  United States	John S. Johnson  United States	United States
Motor-paced	Lawrence Meintjes  Transvaal	Germany	United States
	Arthur Zimmerman  United States	United States	John S. Johnson  United States

Medal table[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	2	2	3	7
2	Transvaal (South African Republic)	1	0	0	1
3	Germany (GER)	0	1	0	1
Totals (3 nations)		3	3	3	9

External links[]

• Bike Cult Book Track Racing Champions
• Mémoire du cyclisme