| Cycling – Women's cross-country at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Cannock Chase Forest | |||||||||
| Dates | 3 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 7 nations | |||||||||
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The women's cross country mountain biking competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England will be held on 3 August in the Cannock Chase Forest.
The schedule is as follows: [1]
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Wednesday 3 August 2022 | 14:00 | Race |
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
| Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Qualification | ||
Road cycling | ||
| Road race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
Track cycling | ||
| Individual pursuit | men | women |
| Team pursuit | men | women |
| Sprint | men | women |
| Team sprint | men | women |
| Points race | men | women |
| Keirin | men | women |
| Scratch race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
Mountain biking | ||
| Cross-country | men | women |
Para-track cycling | ||
| Sprint | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
The results were as follows:
| Rank | Name | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  Evie Richards (ENG) | 1:34:59 | — |
 |  Zoe Cuthbert (AUS) | 1:35:46 | +0:47 |
 |  Candice Lill (RSA) | 1:36:12 | +1:13 |
| 4 |  Isla Short (SCO) | 1:37:07 | +2:08 |
| 5 |  Kimberley le Court de Billot (MRI) | 1:43:57 | +8:58 |
| 6 |  Nancy Akinyi Debe (KEN) | - 2 LAP | — |
| 7 |  Lisa Mansell (JEY) | - 2 LAP | |
| — | Emily Bridson (JEY) | DNF | |
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