Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country
| Men's cross-country cycling at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Trio of future medal winners – left to right: Marco Aurelio Fontana, Jaroslav Kulhavý and Nino Schurter | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Hadleigh Farm | ||||||||||||
| Date | 12 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 31 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:29:07 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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] The distance of the race was 34.1 km.
Schedule
[edit]All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 12 August 2012 | 13:30 | Final |
Result
[edit]The entry list was published on 26 July.[3]
References
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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. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "London 2012 cross-country women - Olympic Cycling Mountain Bike". london2012.com. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Entry list". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.