These are the results of the women's cross-country event in
cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The pre-race favourite, Norway's
Gunn-Rita Dahle, dominated the race throughout, despite a fall that damaged the gears on her bicycle. The reigning world champion Sabine Spitz overtook
Alison Sydor
Alison Jane Sydor (born September 9, 1966) is a Canadian retired professional cross-country mountain cyclist. She began cycling at age 20 and is a graduate of the University of Victoria. She won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in mou ...
late in the race to claim bronze, behind
Marie-Hélène Prémont
Marie-Hélène Prémont (born October 24, 1977) is a Canadian cross-country mountain biker. She is a 6-time Canadian Champion, represented Canada twice at the Olympics (2004, winning a silver medal, and 2008), a Commonwealth Games gold medalist, ...
. The winner of the gold medal at the previous two Olympics,
Paola Pezzo
Paola Pezzo (born 8 January 1969, in Bosco Chiesanuova) is an Italian cross-country mountain bike racer from Verona. In 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the U.S.
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United Stat ...
of Italy, did not finish. The race consisted of 1 start loop and 5 full loop, a total of 31.3 km. It was held at 11:00 on 27 August 2004.
Medalists
Results
See also
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Cycling at the 2003 Pan American Games – Mountain Bike
References
External links
Official Olympic Report
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Women
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Women's events at the 2004 Summer Olympics