The men's cross-country at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

took place on August 23 at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course

Laoshan Mountain Bike Course

The Laoshan Mountain Bike Course is a mountain bike cycling venue located in western Beijing, China adjacent to the Laoshan Velodrome. It began its renovation and expansion program in May 2006....

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This event is a mass-start contest consisting of multiple laps around the course. Only a final is held, with the first cyclist to the finish line being the winner. Cyclists who are lapped finish the lap they are on, then exit the course.

Final classification

Rank	Rider	Time
		1:55:59
		1:57:06
		1:57:52
4		1:57:54
5		1:59:59
6		2:00:11
7		2:00:14
8		2:00:21
9		2:01:00
10		2:01:01
11		2:01:16
12		2:01:25
13		2:01:29
14		2:01:38
15		2:01:58
16		2:02:59
17		2:03:09
18		2:03:20
19		2:03:30
20		2:03:55
21		2:05:19
22		2:05:29
23		2:06:00
24		2:06:30
25		2:06:41
26		2:06:46
27		2:07:04
28		2:09:05

Did not finish

Two riders abandoned the race, and twenty were lapped on the course and made to stop. (abandoned on the second lap) (abandoned on the fifth lap) (lapped with six laps to go) (lapped with five laps to go) (lapped with three laps to go) (lapped with three laps to go) (lapped with three laps to go) (lapped with three laps to go) (lapped with three laps to go) (lapped with two laps to go) (lapped with two laps to go) (lapped with two laps to go) (lapped with two laps to go) (lapped with two laps to go) (lapped with two laps to go) (lapped with two laps to go) (lapped with two laps to go) (lapped with two laps to go) (lapped with two laps to go) (lapped with one lap to go) (lapped with one lap to go) (lapped with one lap to go)