At the 1908 Summer Olympics, seven track cycling events were contested, all for men only. The weather was poor, with rainfall causing the track to flood on occasion. The track was long (being built around the perimeter of the White City Stadium's athletics track); some events (the 660 yards and the team pursuit) used full laps of the track; the others used metric distances.
A total of 97 cyclists from 11 nations competed at the London Games:
Cycle polo was a demonstration sport at these Olympics with Ireland winning, beating Germany.