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
Date 12 August
Competitors 47 from 31 nations
Winning time 1:29:07
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Jaroslav Kulhavý  Czech Republic
2nd, silver medalist(s) Nino Schurter  Switzerland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Marco Aurelio Fontana  Italy

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] The distance of the race was 34.1 km.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time

Date Time Round
Sunday 12 August 201213:30Final

Result

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

RankRiderCountryTime
1st, gold medalist(s) Jaroslav Kulhavý Czech Republic 1:29:07
2nd, silver medalist(s) Nino Schurter Switzerland 1:29:08
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Marco Aurelio Fontana Italy 1:29:32
4 José Antonio Hermida Spain 1:29:36
5 Burry Stander South Africa 1:29:37
6 Carlos Coloma-Nicolas Spain 1:30:07
7 Manuel Fumic Germany 1:30:31
8 Geoff Kabush Canada 1:30:43
9 Alexander Gehbauer Austria 1:31:16
10 Todd Wells United States 1:31:28
11 Stéphane Tempier France 1:31:30
12 Jan Škarnitzl Czech Republic 1:31:48
13 Gerhard Kerschbaumer Italy 1:32:02
14 Ondřej Cink Czech Republic 1:32:16
15 Samuel Schultz United States 1:32:29
16 Marek Konwa Poland 1:32:41
17 Rudi van Houts Netherlands 1:32:53
18 Ralph Näf Switzerland 1:32:58
19 Kevin van Hoovels Belgium 1:33:01
20 Karl Markt Austria 1:33:18
21 Daniel McConnell Australia 1:33:22
22 Sergio Mantecon-Gutiérrez Spain 1:33:46
23 David Rosa Portugal 1:33:50
24 Rubens Valeriano Brazil 1:34:23
25 Florian Vogel Switzerland 1:34:36
26 Catriel Soto Argentina 1:35:13
27 Kohei Yamamoto Japan 1:35:26
28 Hector Paez Colombia 1:36:02
29 Jean-Christophe Péraud France 1:37:07
30 Marc Bassingthwaighte Namibia 1:37:17
31 Sergiy Rysenko Ukraine 1:37:32
32 Piotr Brzózka Poland 1:38:37
33 Periklis Ilias Greece 1:38:51
34 Moritz Milatz Germany 1:38:59
35 Philip Buys South Africa 1:40:11
36 Paolo Montoya Costa Rica 1:41:19
37 Evgeniy Pechenin Russia 1:41:40
38 Chan Chun Hing Hong Kong 1:41:59
39 Adrien Niyonshuti Rwanda 1:42:46
40 Marios Athanasiadis Cyprus 1:43:25
– Tong Weisong China LAP
– Derek Horton Guam LAP
– Sven Nys Belgium DNF
– Max Plaxton Canada DNF
– András Parti Hungary DNF
– Julien Absalon France DNF
– Liam Killeen Great Britain DNF
– Robert Förstemann Germany DNS
– Michael Vingerling Netherlands DNS
– Sam Bewley New Zealand DNS

References

  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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