Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country
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The women's cross-country at the 2008 Summer Olympics
took place at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course
on August 23 at 10:00 (UTC+8).
The event was a mass-start contest consisting of multiple laps around the course. Only a final was held, with the first cyclist to the finish line, after six laps of the course, being the winner. Cyclists who were lapped finished the lap they were on, then exited the course.
Sabine Spitz
(Germany) opened up a one-minute lead on the field at the end of the second lap and stayed out in front to the end to claim the gold medal. Of the 30 competitors who began the event only 18 completed the full distance.
(abandoned on the first lap) (abandoned on the second lap) (abandoned on the third lap) (abandoned on the fourth lap
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 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....
on August 23 at 10:00 (UTC+8).
The event was a mass-start contest consisting of multiple laps around the course. Only a final was held, with the first cyclist to the finish line, after six laps of the course, being the winner. Cyclists who were lapped finished the lap they were on, then exited the course.
Sabine Spitz
Sabine Spitz
Sabine Spitz is a German cross country cyclist. She won bronze in Women's cross-country at the 2004 Summer Olympics and gold in the event in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Furthermore she became World Champion in 2003.- External links:*...
(Germany) opened up a one-minute lead on the field at the end of the second lap and stayed out in front to the end to claim the gold medal. Of the 30 competitors who began the event only 18 completed the full distance.
Final classification
| Rank | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
 |
1:45:11 | |
 |
1:45:52 | |
 |
1:46:28 | |
| 4 | 1:46:37 | |
| 5 | 1:47:40 | |
| 6 | 1:48:41 | |
| 7 | 1:50:34 | |
| 8 | 1:50:51 | |
| 9 | 1:51:07 | |
| 10 | 1:51:21 | |
| 11 | 1:51:39 | |
| 12 | 1:52:01 | |
| 13 | 1:53:19 | |
| 14 | 1:53:30 | |
| 15 | 1:53:42 | |
| 16 | 1:58:22 | |
| 17 | 2:00:55 | |
| 18 | 2:02:25 |
Lapped
(lapped with one lap to go) (lapped with one lap to go) (lapped with one lap 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)Did not finish
Four riders abandoned the race, and eight were lapped while on the course and therefore made to stop.(abandoned on the first lap) (abandoned on the second lap) (abandoned on the third lap) (abandoned on the fourth lap