At the 1896 Summer Olympics, six cycling events were contested at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome.

Nineteen cyclists, all men, from five nations competed.

[1] These medals were retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.

Every nation won at least a silver medal, with three winning golds.

A total of 19 cyclists from five nations competed at the Athens Games: (*) NOTE: Including one cyclist (Nikos Loverdos) from Smyrna who competed for Greece.