country cycling at the 1928 summer olympics
___MASK57___ , officially the Kingdom of ___MASK57___ , is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by ___MASK85___ , the ___MASK8___ , Germany , Luxembourg , and the North Sea . It is a small , densely populated country which covers an area of and has a population of about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe , ___MASK57___ is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch - speaking , mostly Flemish community , which constitutes about 59 % of the population , and the French - speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % of all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group of German - speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering Germany . The ___MASK41___ , commonly known as the Netherlands , is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in western Europe and in the Caribbean . The modern Olympic Games or Olympics are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the ___MASK51___ participate in a variety of competitions . The Olympic Games are considered the ___MASK51___ ' s foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating . The Olympic Games are held every four years , with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart . The 1928 Summer Olympics ( Dutch : " Olympische Zomerspelen 1928 "), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad , was an international multi - sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam , ___MASK8___ . Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games , but had to give way to wartorn Antwerp , ___MASK57___ , and Pierre de Coubertin ' s Paris , respectively . The only other candidate city for the 1928 Games was Los Angeles , which would host the Olympics four years later . North Holland (, West Frisian : " Noard - Holland ") is a province in the northwest of the ___MASK8___ . It is situated on the North Sea , north of South Holland and Utrecht , and west of Friesland and Flevoland . As of 2015 , it has a population of 2 , 762 , 163 and a total area of . The Constitution for the ___MASK41___ is one of two fundamental documents governing the ___MASK41___ as well as the fundamental law of the European territory of the ___MASK41___ . The present constitution is generally seen as directly derived from the one issued in 1815 , constituting a constitutional monarchy . A revision in 1848 instituted a system of parliamentary democracy . In 1983 , a major revision of the constitution was undertaken , almost fully rewriting the text and adding new civil rights . The text is very sober , devoid of legal or political doctrine . It includes a bill of rights . The constitution prohibits the judiciary to test laws and treaties against the constitution , as this is considered a prerogative of the legislature . There is no constitutional court in the Netherlands , except for the Constitutional Court of Sint Maarten which only governs the Sint Maarten legislator . The ___MASK41___ also includes Aruba , Curaçao and Sint Maarten : there is an overarching instrument of the entire kingdom that has constitution characterisics : the Statute of the ___MASK41___ . Los Angeles ( Spanish for " The Angels "), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L . A ., is the second - most populous city in the ___MASK67___ ( after New York City ), the most populous city in California and the county seat of Los Angeles County . Situated in Southern California , Los Angeles is known for its mediterranean climate , ethnic diversity , sprawling metropolis , and as a major center of the American entertainment industry . Los Angeles lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over . The cycling competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events , all for men only . The individual event in road cycling was a time trial over a distance of 168 km ; the team competition was decided by aggregating the times of the three fastest riders from each nation . The 50 km track event held in 1920 and 1924 was replaced by a 1 km time trial . Amsterdam is the capital and most populous municipality of the ___MASK41___ . Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands , although it is not the seat of the government , which is The Hague . Amsterdam has a population of 847 , 176 within the city proper , 1 , 343 , 647 in the urban area , and 2 , 431 , 000 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area . The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country . The metropolitan area comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad , one of the larger conurbations in Europe , with a population of approximately 7 million . Paris ( French : ) is the capital and most populous city of ___MASK85___ . It has an area of and a population in 2013 of 2 , 229 , 621 within its administrative limits . The city is both a commune and department , and forms the centre and headquarters of the Île - de - ___MASK85___ , or Paris Region , which has an area of and a population in 2014 of 12 , 005 , 077 , comprising 18 . 2 percent of the population of ___MASK85___ . The Hague ( or "< nowiki >'</ nowiki > s - Gravenhage " ) is a city located in the western coast of the ___MASK8___ , and the capital city of the province of South Holland . The ___MASK8___ is the main constituent country of the ___MASK41___ . It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three island territories in the Caribbean . The European part of the ___MASK8___ borders Germany to the east , Belgium to the south , and the North Sea to the northwest , sharing maritime borders with Belgium , the United Kingdom , and Germany . The largest cities in the ___MASK8___ are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht . Amsterdam is the country ' s capital , while The Hague holds the Dutch seat of government and parliament . The name " Holland " is used to refer informally to the whole of the country of the ___MASK8___ . The Randstad is a megalopolis in the central - western ___MASK8___ consisting primarily of the four largest Dutch cities ( Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht ) and their surrounding areas . Among other things , it contains the Port of Rotterdam ( the largest seaport in Europe , and until 2004 also the ___MASK51___ ' s busiest seaport ), and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ( one of the largest European airports ). With a population of 7 , 100 , 000 it is one of the largest metropolitan regions in Europe , comparable in size to Milan or the San Francisco Bay Area , and covers an area of approximately 8 , 287 km² . It ' s also one of the most important and densely populated economic areas in northwestern Europe . The Amsterdam metropolitan area is the city region around the city of Amsterdam , the capital of the ___MASK8___ . It lies in the Noordvleugel (" North Wing ") of the larger polycentric Randstad metropolitan area and encompasses the city of Amsterdam , the Dutch provinces of North Holland and Flevoland , as well as 36 further municipalities within these two provinces , with a total population of over 2 . 4 million inhabitants .