Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country

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Men's cross-country cycling
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Kulhavy olympics mtb 2012.jpg
Trio of future medal winners – left to right: Marco Aurelio Fontana, Jaroslav Kulhavý and Nino Schurter
Venue Hadleigh Farm
Date12 August
Competitors47 from 31 nations
Winning time1:29:07
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jaroslav Kulhavý Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Silver medal icon.svg Nino Schurter Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Bronze medal icon.svg Marco Aurelio Fontana Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
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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

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

DateTimeRound
Sunday 12 August 201213:30Final

Result

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

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

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