. ▁ ▁Rest elli ▁took ▁second ▁place ▁to ▁Fern and ▁San z , ▁dro pping ▁Italy ▁from ▁cont ention . ▁ ▁Lake ▁won ▁his ▁semif inal , ▁joining ▁San z ▁and ▁Georges ▁Ta ill and ier ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁Ta ill and ier ▁and ▁San z ▁re aff ir med ▁French ▁domin ance ▁of ▁the ▁sport , ▁taking ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁sp ots ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁Lake ▁took ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁first ▁medal ▁in ▁cy cling . ▁▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 5 ▁kilometres ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 5 th . ▁French men ▁Louis ▁Bast ien ▁and ▁Louis ▁H ilde brand , ▁and ▁American ▁Lake ▁were ▁the ▁primary ▁cont enders , ▁with ▁Bast ien ▁the ▁favorite . ▁Lake ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁keep ▁pace ▁with ▁H ilde brand , ▁however , ▁and ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁Bast ien ▁won , ▁followed ▁by ▁H ilde brand ▁and ▁August e ▁Da um ain . ▁Future ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁winner ▁Louis ▁Tr ous sel ier ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁pack . ▁ ▁The ▁amateur ▁points ▁race , ▁or ▁" C ourse ▁de ▁Pr imes ", ▁was ▁also ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁ 5 ▁kilomet re ▁race ▁— ▁ 1 0 ▁la ps ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁— ▁with ▁points ▁awarded ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁lap . ▁ ▁Part icip ating ▁nations ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 2 ▁cycl ists ▁from ▁ 7 ▁nations ▁competed ▁at ▁the