OLYMPICS MTB XC RACE 2008 BEIJING

Results

1 Julien Absalon (France) 1.55.59
2 Jean-Christophe Peraud (France) 1.07
3 Nino Schurter (Switzerland) 1.53
4 Christoph Sauser (Switzerland) 1.55
5 Marco Aurelio Fontana (Italy) 4.00
6 Christoph Soukup (Austria) 4.12
7 Liam Killeen (Great Britain) 4.15
8 Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Spain) 4.22
9 Sven Nys (Belgium) 5.01
10 Jose Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spain) 5.02
11 Manuel Fumic (Germany) 5.17
12 Oliver Beckingsale (Great Britain) 5.26
13 Marek Galinski (Poland) 5.30
14 Cedric Ravanel (France) 5.39
15 Burry Stander (South Africa) 5.59
16 Moritz Milatz (Germany) 7.00
17 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Sweden) 7.10
18 Jaroslav Kulhavy (Czech Republic) 7.21
19 Roel Paulissen (Belgium) 7.31
20 Geoff Kabush (Canada) 7.56
21 Rubens Valeriano (Brazil) 9.20
22 Jianhua Ji (China) 9.30
23 Andras Parti (Hungary) 10.01
24 Kashi Leuchs (New Zealand) 10.31
25 Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (Denmark) 10.42
26 Hector Leonardo Paez (Colombia) 10.47
27 Dario Alejandro Gasco (Argentina) 11.05
28 Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spain) 13.06

One lap behind

29 Adam Craig (United States)
30 Yader Zoli (Italy)
31 Klaus Nielsen (Denmark)

Two laps behind

32 Filip Meirhaeghe (Belgium)
33 Wolfram Kurschat (Germany)
34 Rudi Van Houts (Netherlands)
35 Bilal Akgul (Turkey)
36 Cristobal Silva (Chile)
37 Bart Brentjens (Netherlands)
38 Emil Lindgren (Sweden)
39 Daniel Mcconnell (Australia)
40 Chun Hing Chan (Hong Kong)
41 Yury Trofimov (Russia)

Three laps behind

42 Sergii Rysenko (Ukraine)
43 Todd Wells (United States)
44 Seamus Mcgrath (Canada)
45 Mannie Heymans (Namibia)
46 Kohei Yamamoto (Japan)
47 Federico Ramirez (Costa Rica)

Six laps behind

48 Antipass Kwari (Zimbabwe)

DNF Florian Vogel (Switzerland)
DNF Robin Seymour (Ireland)

Absalon defends his gold in men's mountain biking

BEIJING (AP) -- Julien Absalon of France has won his second straight Olympic gold medal in men's mountain biking, easily holding off countryman Jean Christophe Peraud for the title.

A four-time world champion, Absalon completed eight laps around the course in 1 hour, 55 minutes, 59 seconds to become the first man with two Olympic mountain biking titles.

Peraud finished 1:07 back of Absalon. Switzerland's Nino Schurter was third, finishing 1:53 behind Absalon and beating fellow Swiss racer Christoph Sauser - the 2000 Olympic bronze medalist - to the finish line by two seconds.

Americans Todd Wells and Adam Craig failed to finish the course.

Saturday's event was the final cycling competition of the Beijing Games.

SID® Travels to Beijing Olympics

Select RockShox® sponsored athletes competing in this year’s Olympic games have been given a special Beijing Limited Edition SID. These are sure to be coveted, as there are no plans for this version to become publicly available.



Graphic Designer, Russ Forbes lead the graphic design of the Beijing Edition SID. Forbes said, “The Celestial Chinese Dragon is often seen as the symbol of the Chinese. It symbolizes power and excellence, valiancy and boldness. A dragon overcomes obstacles until success is his.”

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BIKE PREVIEW

Owner: Boss
Category: Hardtail

Frame: Scott Scale 40 (M)
Fork: FOX F-Series

Saddle: Selle Italia SLR
Seatpost: KCNC Ti Pro Lite
Quickrelease: KCNC
Stem: Syntace F99
Handlebar: Ritchey WCS
Headset: Syncros
Headset Spacer: Carbon
Grip: Lizard Skins MOAB
Cables: Shimano XTR
Bottle Cage: Magura
Padel: Shimano XT

Drive Train:

Crankset: Shimano XTR
Cassette: Shimano XT
Chain: Campagnolo Record
RD/FD: Shimano XTR
Shifter: Shimano XTR


Wheelset:

Rims: NoTubes.com ZTR 355
Spokes: DT Swiss Revolution
Hubs: Element
Tyres: Panaracer Razer XC 2.1


Brakes:

Lever: Shimano XTR
Brakes: Shimano XTR (V-Brake)










TOTAL WEIGHT: 9.6 KG

Passport to Nature

Trail: Camp Selih

Location: Kemensah, Ulu Klang

Time: 2-4 hours

Best time to ride: Condition are good all year, dry condition make it more enjoyable to ride

Track type: most of them are single track, technical, clim and enjoyable downhill

Gear choice: Hardtail and full-suspension xc bikes make it fun to ride. Fast rolling 1.95 tire & all mountain 2.3 tires are both compatible with this trail.












Thanks to team ROM

FOX Athletes dominate the podium at the UCI World Cup in Andorra

June 4th 2008