These are the official results of the Men's 2.000m Tandem Race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, held from July 28 to July 31, 1952. There were fourteen couples participating in this competition.
Final classification RANK NAME CYCLISTS TEAMLionel CoxRussell MockridgeRaymond RobinsonThomas ShardelowCesare PinarelloAntonio Maspes4.Franck Le NormandRobert Vidal5.Jens Juul EriksenOlaf Holmstrup6.Alan BannisterLeslie Wilson7.Imre FurmenIstván Schillerwein8.Malcolm SimpsonColin Dickinson9.Fredy ArberFritz Siegenthaler10.Gabriel GlorieuxPierre Gosselin11.Kurt NemetzWalter Bortel12.Ensio NieminenOlavi Linnonmaa13.Kihei TomiokaTamotsu Chikanari14.Frank BrilandoRichard Cortright
Cox and Mockridge had never ridden together, but decided to enter the event after arriving in Helsinki. Without a bike, they were given a disassembled bike by a British rider, which they had to put together.
References
External links Official Report