Here are the results from the Men's Mountain Bike (XCO) race in Rio at the 2016 Olympics. Check out these full results for 2016 Summer Olympics events This material shall not be duplicated by any means, except with prior and express consent (in writing) from the Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This marked the first time an Israeli competed in the Olympics in mountain biking. Eurosport is your go-to source for Mountain Bike news. The medals were presented by Tricia Smith, IOC member, Canada and Emin Muftuoglu, Member of the UCI Management Committee. Women's team. Race Type Discipline Race Date. From the section Cycling. Germany's Sabine Spitz competes in the cycling mountain bike women's cross-country race of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Image 39 of 43 The women's field … Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen , winner of the sprint 10km and the new Olympic event, mixed relay, brought his medal count to 13, after starting at the Nagano Games in 1998 (8 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze). Peter Lombard was the only Guamanian athlete to qualify for the 2016 Olympics on merit. Races & Results . Get updates on the latest Mountain Bike action and find articles, videos, commentary and analysis in one place. The menâ s mountain bike race at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio started at 12:30 pm on 21 August 2016 and consisted of 49 riders from 32 nations. Refine by. All; Available now (0) Back up to: Olympic Cycling - Mountain Bike. Women's individual. Last updated on 20 August 2016 20 August 2016. World road champion Peter Sagan (Slovakia) started out strong at the 2016 Olympic mountain-bike race in Rio de Janeiro, but suffered two punctures and … Cycling Rio 2016. Lombard is an eye surgeon, and rearranged his work schedule to allow for more training. Results for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. This results in racing that features strength bursts on climbs and impressive speeds on descending sections. The cycling events at the 2016 Rio Olympics … Sign up to our news and offers. Mountain Biking Rio Olympics Preview Don't forget to subscribe and like this video. The current world champion added the Olympic … Results; Calendar; Rio Olympics 2016: Jenny Rissveds wins women's mountain bike cross country gold. India Open set for May 2021; to be final qualifying event for Tokyo Olympics. I consent that the Eurosport family of companies may provide me with news and marketing information about their products and services. The Bradley Wiggins Show. Find out the latest news, stage reports, race scores and expert analysis from the 2016 Olympic Games Olympic Men's Road Race. RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 21: Nino Schurter of Switzerland celebrates winning gold during the Men's Cross-Country on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Mountain Bike … The 2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup was a series of races in two disciplines: Olympic Cross-Country (XCO) and Downhill (DHI).The cross-country series had six … Last updated on 8 June 2016 8 June 2016. Mountain bike racing entered the Olympic programme at the Atlanta Olympics, followed by BMX racing in 2008.Prior to the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics (which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID … This results book has been created after the Cycling Mountain Bike competition and will not be updated after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The women's cross-country cycling event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Mountain Bike Centre on 20 August.. RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 20: Jolanda Neff of Poland and Jenny Rissveds of Sweden race during the Women's Cross-Country Mountain Bike Race on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic … Cyclingnews.com: The world centre of cycling. Coverage of mountain bike cycling events from the Rio 2016 Olympics At 10.55 p.m. on Friday 7 February 2014, Russian three-time Olympic champions Irina Rodnina (pairs figure skating) and Vladislav Tretiak (ice hockey) lit the Olympic cauldron. From the section Olympics. All Competitions. It was 23 degrees Celsius. Israel qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of his nation's twenty-second-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 25 May 2016. Tour de France. Men's Cross-country. The official Mountain Bike results from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Athletics Track. Cycling Mountain Bike: Women's Cross-country at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro It all counts. The 2016 Rio Olympics Mountain Bike competition finishes up on Sunday, as the men take to the course for the Men’s Cross-country final. Athletics: Men's 110m Hurdles Olympic Cycling - Mountain Bike 2016 Episodes Episode guide. Guam qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as Oceania's sole representative outside the world's top twenty-five nations in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016. Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics, at which a road race and five track events were held. Sweden's Jenny Rissveds bagged gold in the women's mountain bike final at the Rio 2016 Olympics on Saturday after finishing the course in a time of one hour, 30 minutes and 15 seconds. Switzerland's Nino Schurter won mountain biking gold in the men's cross-country final at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Cycling star Peter Sagan says getting the chance to compete in the mountain bike event in the Olympic Games is "very special". Athletics: Men's 100m. An Olympic mountain bike circuit cannot have more than 15 per cent of flat terrain. Races – Results. Olympic Mountain Biking Cross Country XCO at Rio 2016 | The Race Rules and Regulations The rules for cross country mountain biking Olympics are actually pretty simple in the Games. Find here all the official news, photos, videos and documents related to Mountain Bike at the Olympic Games being held every 4 years. The race configuration consisted of one start loop of 0.57 km plus seven laps of the course for a total of 34.52 km. The Olympic qualification window will comprise 17 tournaments, opening with the Swiss Open and ending in New Delhi. Find here all the Mountain Bike results from all events in the world. Peter Sagan briefly threatened in the Olympic mountain bike race Credit: Getty Images Tom Cary , Cycling Correspondent, Rio de Janeiro 21 August 2016 • 8:30pm Results; Calendar; Rio 2016: Peter Sagan to race mountain bike event at Olympics. 00:01:12, 1235 views, 17/08/2016 at 17:27 More Olympics