Thursday, January 08, 2009

-

Julien Absalon biking in Beijing

Thursday 31 July 2008

Crowned world champion in Quebec, Julien Absalon has one goal: repeat what he did in Athens and bring back a gold medals from Beijing.

Special Report   The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Thursday 31 July 2008

By AFP (text) / R.Ranucci and France3 (video)

Some facts about cross-country mountain bike:

2 stages (men and women)

First appearance at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics

The competition is a race on a circuit mainly dirt

The 4.6km circuit is in Laoshan. The first 165 metres of the circuit is run on road

80 racers (50 men, 30 women)

Dates: 22nd and 23rd August


-

 

Be the first to react.

    News Briefs
    Weather
    Currently
    • New York
      Mostly cloudy. Chilly.
      2°C
    • Rio de Janeiro
      Partly cloudy. Mild.
      24°C
    • London
      Fog. Chilly.
      2°C
    • Paris
      Ice fog. Chilly.
      0°C
    • Moscow
      Mostly cloudy. Cold.
      -12°C
    • Istanbul
      Passing clouds. Chilly.
      2°C
    • Mumbai / Bombay
      Haze. Cool.
      10°C
    • Beijing
      Sunny. Cold.
      -5°C
    • Tokyo
      Passing clouds. Nippy.
      6°C
    • Shanghai
      Haze. Chilly.
      4°C
    • Sydney
      Partly sunny. Mild.
      21°C
    • Johannesburg
      Clear. Mild.
      19°C