The women's cross-country cycling event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at Hadleigh Farm on 11 August.
| Women's cross-country cycling at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Hadleigh Farm | ||||||||||||
| Date | 11 August 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||
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Julie Bresset from France won the gold medal — the country's first in cycling at the 2012 Games. Germany's Sabine Spitz won silver and Georgia Gould of the United States took bronze.
Competition format
The competition began at 12:30 pm with a mass-start, and involved six laps around the 4.8 km course at Hadleigh Farm in Essex.[1] The distance of the race was 29.3 km.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 11 August 2012 | 12:30 | Final |
Result
The entry list was published on 26 July.[2]
| Rank | Rider | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Julie Bresset |  France | 1:30:52 |
 | Sabine Spitz |  Germany | 1:31:54 |
 | Georgia Gould |  United States | 1:32:00 |
| 4 | Irina Kalentieva |  Russia | 1:32:33 |
| 5 | Esther Süss |  Switzerland | 1:32:46 |
| 6 | Alexandra Engen |  Sweden | 1:33:08 |
| 7 | Aleksandra Dawidowicz |  Poland | 1:33:20 |
| 8 | Annie Last |  Great Britain | 1:33:47 |
| 9 | Catharine Pendrel |  Canada | 1:34:28 |
| 10 | Tanja Žakelj |  Slovenia | 1:34:41 |
| 11 | Lea Davison | United States | 1:35:14 |
| 12 | Shi Qinglan |  China | 1:35:28 |
| 13 | Yana Belomoyna |  Ukraine | 1:35:46 |
| 14 | Kateřina Nash |  Czech Republic | 1:36:22 |
| 15 | Elisabeth Osl |  Austria | 1:36:47 |
| 16 | Adelheid Morath | Germany | 1:37:17 |
| 17 | Eva Lechner |  Italy | 1:37:36 |
| 18 | Karen Hanlen |  New Zealand | 1:37:54 |
| 19 | Katrin Leumann | Switzerland | 1:38:23 |
| 20 | Rie Katayama |  Japan | 1:38:26 |
| 21 | Janka Števková |  Slovakia | 1:39:05 |
| 22 | Paula Gorycka | Poland | 1:39:18 |
| DSQ | Blaža Klemenčič | Slovenia | 1:39:42 |
| 23 | Emily Batty | Canada | 1:40:37 |
| 24 | Rebecca Henderson |  Australia | 1:41:35 |
| 25 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | France | 1:42:21 |
| 26 | Barbara Benkó |  Hungary | 1:43:24 |
| 27 | Candice Neethling |  South Africa | 1:45:03 |
| – | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå |  Norway | DNF |
| – | Laura Abril |  Colombia | DNF |
| – | Annika Langvad |  Denmark | DNS[3] |
References
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