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Paris Olympics: Males’s Mountain Bike Cross Nation – Preview


The cross-country mountain bike competitions on the Paris Olympic Video games happen on the opening weekend of the worldwide sports activities extravaganza, with biking occasions spanning July 26 to August 11. Elite girls start the XCO competitions on Saturday at Élancourt Hill, situated 25km exterior Paris, with the elite males following the subsequent day, July 27.  

There are 36 riders on the beginning listing for every contest, balanced fields for ladies and men. Cross-country mountain biking made its debut within the Olympic Video games in 1996 in Atlanta, the place Bart Brentjens of the Netherlands took the first-ever gold medal for males. Just one man has ever received two gold medals within the XCO race and Frenchman Julien Absalon went back-to-back in 2004 and 2008. 

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