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
VenueHadleigh Farm
Date12 August
Competitors47 from 31 nations
Winning time1:29:07
Medalists
   Czech Republic
   Switzerland
   Italy
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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
Sunday 12 August 2012 13:30 Final

Result

The entry list was published on 26 July.[3]

Rank Rider Time
1st, gold medalist(s)  Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) 1:29:07
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Nino Schurter (SUI) 1:29:08
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Marco Aurelio Fontana (ITA) 1:29:32
4  José Antonio Hermida (ESP) 1:29:36
5  Burry Stander (RSA) 1:29:37
6  Carlos Coloma-Nicolas (ESP) 1:30:07
7  Manuel Fumic (GER) 1:30:31
8  Geoff Kabush (CAN) 1:30:43
9  Alexander Gehbauer (AUT) 1:31:16
10  Todd Wells (USA) 1:31:28
11  Stéphane Tempier (FRA) 1:31:30
12  Jan Škarnitzl (CZE) 1:31:48
13  Gerhard Kerschbaumer (ITA) 1:32:02
14  Ondřej Cink (CZE) 1:32:16
15  Samuel Schultz (USA) 1:32:29
16  Marek Konwa (POL) 1:32:41
17  Rudi van Houts (NED) 1:32:53
18  Ralph Näf (SUI) 1:32:58
19  Kevin van Hoovels (BEL) 1:33:01
20  Karl Markt (AUT) 1:33:18
21  Daniel McConnell (AUS) 1:33:22
22  Sergio Mantecon-Gutiérrez (ESP) 1:33:46
23  David Rosa (POR) 1:33:50
24  Rubens Valeriano (BRA) 1:34:23
25  Florian Vogel (SUI) 1:34:36
26  Catriel Soto (ARG) 1:35:13
27  Kohei Yamamoto (JPN) 1:35:26
28  Hector Paez (COL) 1:36:02
29  Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) 1:37:07
30  Marc Bassingthwaighte (NAM) 1:37:17
31  Sergiy Rysenko (UKR) 1:37:32
32  Piotr Brzózka (POL) 1:38:37
33  Periklis Ilias (GRE) 1:38:51
34  Moritz Milatz (GER) 1:38:59
35  Philip Buys (RSA) 1:40:11
36  Paolo Montoya (CRC) 1:41:19
37  Evgeniy Pechenin (RUS) 1:41:40
38  Chan Chun Hing (HKG) 1:41:59
39  Adrien Niyonshuti (RWA) 1:42:46
40  Marios Athanasiadis (CYP) 1:43:25
 Tong Weisong (CHN) LAP
 Derek Horton (GUM) LAP
 Sven Nys (BEL) DNF
 Max Plaxton (CAN) DNF
 András Parti (HUN) DNF
 Julien Absalon (FRA) DNF
 Liam Killeen (GBR) DNF
 Robert Förstemann (GER) DNS
 Michael Vingerling (NED) DNS
 Sam Bewley (NZL) DNS

References

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  1. "Cycling Mountain Bike - Summer Olympic Sport". london2012.com. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. "London 2012 cross-country women - Olympic Cycling Mountain Bike". london2012.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  3. Entry list


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