Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country
Men's cross-country cycling at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | ||||||||||
Trio of future medal winners - left to right: Marco Aurelio Fontana, Jaroslav Kulhavý and Nino Schurter | ||||||||||
Venue | Hadleigh Farm | |||||||||
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Date | 12 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 47 from 31 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:29:07 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||||
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List of cyclists | ||||
Road cycling | ||||
Road race | men | women | ||
Time trial | men | women | ||
Track cycling | ||||
Sprint | men | women | ||
Team sprint | men | women | ||
Keirin | men | women | ||
Team pursuit | men | women | ||
Omnium | men | women | ||
Mountain biking | ||||
Cross-country | men | women | ||
BMX | ||||
BMX | men | women | ||
Qualification |
The men's cross-country cycling event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at Hadleigh Farm on 12 August.[1]
Fifty cyclists from 32 countries competed. Jaroslav Kulhavý from the Czech Republic won the gold medal, beating Switzerland's Nino Schurter by one second.
Format
The competition began at 1:30 pm with a mass-start, and involved a set number of laps (determined the day before the competition) around the 4.8 km course at Hadleigh Farm in Essex.[2]
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
Date | Time | Round |
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Sunday 12 August 2012 | 13:30 | Final |
Result
The entry list was published on 26 July.[3]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country. |
- ↑ "Cycling Mountain Bike - Summer Olympic Sport". london2012.com. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "London 2012 cross-country women - Olympic Cycling Mountain Bike". london2012.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ Entry list
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