AT THE LITTLE OLYMPICS HELD IN MEXICO CITY, EAST GERMANY BEAT ITALY IN THE 4,000 METRE CYCLE TEAM RACE AND ITALY BEAT FRANCE IN THE FINAL SPRINT CYCLE RACE.

IN THE 4,000 METRE TEAM RACE BETWEEN ITALY AND EAST GERMANY, THE ITALIANS DROPPED THEIR FOURTH MAN AS ONLY THE FIRST THREE MEN TO CROSS THE LINE ARE COUNTED IN CALCULATING THE SPEEDS OF THE TEAMS. THE EAST GERMAN TEAM WON IN A TIME OF 4 MINUTES,36.9 SECONDS, THEIR TEAM CONSISTED OF SIEGFRIED, WOLFGANG, KUDI AND ERHARD.

TURRINI OF ITALY WON THE FINAL SPRINT RACE BETWEEN ITALY AND FRANCE. HE BEAT MORELON OF FRANCE BY ABOUT A FOOT - THE TIME BETWEEN THE TOW MEN WAS CALCULATED TO BE ABOUT 6 THOUSANDTHS OF A SECOND.