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Cycling At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's Cross-country
The women's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July 2024 at Colline d'Élancourt (Elancourt Hill) which is the highest point in the Paris region. 36 cyclists from 28 nations competed. Background This was the 8th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since mountain bike cycling was added to the programme in 1996. The reigning Olympic champion was Jolanda Neff Jolanda Neff (born 5 January 1993) is a Swiss cyclist, who primarily rides in the cross-country cycling and cyclo-cross disciplines, for the Cannondale Factory Racing team. She won the gold medal in the Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Wom ... of Switzerland. Qualification Competition format The competition is a mass-start, seven-lap race. There is only one round of competition. The mountain bike course is 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) long, with sudden changes in elevation, narrow dirt trails, and rocky sections. Riders that are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savilia Blunk
Savilia Blunk ( ; born May 30, 1999) is an American cross-country mountain biker. Blunk grew up in Inverness, California, and later competed for Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. She is a two-time national cross-country champion, and also won the cross-country short track title in 2023. She also finished 8th in the cross-country short track race and 10th in the Olympic cross-country race at the 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. In 2024, she took her first elite UCI World Cup podiums. Major results ;2017 : 1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships ;2018 : 1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships ;2021 : Pan American Championships ::1st Team relay ::1st Under-23 cross-country : National Championships ::1st Cross-country short track ::1st Under-23 cross-country : 2nd Team relay, UCI World Championships : UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup ::3rd Lenzerheide ::3rd Snowshoe ;2022 : 1st Cross-country, National Championships ;2023 : National Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeline Detilleux
Emeline Detilleux (born 8 November 1999) is a Belgian mountain biker. She competed in the women's cross-country event at the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P .... Major results ;2018 :3rd Cross-country, National Championships ;2021 :1st Cross-country, National Championships ;2022 :1st Cross-country, National Championships ;2023 :National Championships ::1st Cross-country ::1st Cross-country short track References Belgian female cyclists Cross-country mountain bikers 1999 births Living people Olympic cyclists for Belgium Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Belgian sportswomen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofie Heby Pedersen
Sofie Heby Pedersen (born 1 February 2001) is a Danish mountain biker. She competed in the women's cross-country event at the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P .... Major results ;2023 :National Championships ::1st Cross-country short track ::2nd Cross-country ;2024 :National Championships ::1st Cross-country ::1st Cross-country short track References External links * Danish female cyclists Cross-country mountain bikers 2001 births Living people Olympic cyclists for Denmark Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics 21st-century Danish sportswomen {{Denmark-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Maclean-Howell
Ella MacLean-Howell (born 1 September 2004) is a British mountain bike cross country cyclist and cyclo-cross competitor from Wales. Early life From Llantrisant in Wales, she rode as a youngster for Maindy Flyers and Cardiff J.I.F. She finished third in the girls under-16s race at the National Cyclo-Cross Championships in Gravesend in 2019. She competed at the 2022 UCI World Mountain Bike Championships, where she finished 5th in the junior race. Career In February 2023, she finished sixteenth at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hoogerheide, in the Netherlands. In May 2023, she won third round of the National Cross-country Series in Winchester. She finished second in the senior race, and won the under-23 title, at the British National Cyclo-Cross Championships in January 2024. In April 2024, she won the elite short track and Olympic title in the opening round of the National Cross-country Series in Kirroughtree. Competing at the 2024 UEC European MTB Championships, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Zhifan
Wu Zhifan (born 5 March 2001) is a Chinese mountain biker. She competed in the women's cross-country event at the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P .... Major results ;2019 :2nd Cross-country, National Championships ;2022 :3rd Cross-country, National Championships ;2024 :3rd Cross-country, National Championships References Chinese female cyclists Cross-country mountain bikers 2001 births Living people Olympic cyclists for China Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{China-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sina Frei
Sina Frei (born 18 July 1997) is a Swiss cross-country cyclist. She participated at the 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, winning a medal. On 27 July 2021, Frei won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her teammates, Jolanda Neff and Linda Indergand won the gold and bronze medals, marking the first Swiss podium at the Olympics since 1936 and the first time a nation won all three medals in a cycling event since 1904. Major results Gravel ;2022 : 2nd UCI World Championships ;2024 : 1st UEC European Championships Mountain bike ;2019 : 2nd Tokyo 2020 Test Event ;2020 : Swiss Bike Cup ::1st Leukerbad ;2021 : UCI World Championships ::1st Short track ::3rd Cross-country : 1st Overall Cape Epic (with Laura Stigger) ::1st Prologue, Stages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 : 2nd Cross-country, Olympic Games : UCI XCC World Cup ::2nd Les Gets : Swiss Bike Cup ::2nd Gränichen ;2022 : Ökk Bike Revolution ::2nd Huttwil ::3rd Chur ;2023 : Ökk Bike Revolutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candice Lill
Candice Lill (née Neethling; born 15 February 1992) is a South African cyclist who competes in the Cross-country and road bicycle racing disciplines of the sport. Life At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Lill competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 28th (last) place. She participated at the 2013 World Championships which were held in Pietermaritzburg. No South African cross country cyclists qualified for the 2016 Olympics, and Lill herself spent that time focussing on road racing, returning to cross country cycling in 2018. Lill participated in the Elite Cross-country World Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2020, and the 2020 Olympics. She was third in Birmingham at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and she won a silver medal in the following year at the UCI Marathon World Championships. Personal life She is married to fellow South African cyclist, Darren Lill. Major results Mountain bike ;2009 : 3rd Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships ;2012 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janika Lõiv
Janika Lõiv (born 28 November 1989) is an Estonian cross-country mountain biker. She competed in the women's cross-country event at the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo .... References 1989 births Living people Cross-country mountain bikers Estonian female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Estonia Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Estonian sportswomen Cyclists at the 2023 European Games European Games competitors for Estonia Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Estonia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Mitterwallner
Mona Mitterwallner (born 9 January 2002) is an Austrian professional cross-country mountain biker. She won the 2021 and 2023 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships. Major results ;2018 : 1st Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships ;2019 : 1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships : 2nd Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships : 2nd Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships ;2020 : 1st Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships : 1st Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships : 1st Cross-country, National Championships ;2021 : 1st Marathon, UCI World Championships : 1st Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships : 1st Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships : 1st Cross-country, National Championships : 1st Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup ::1st Albstadt ::1st Nové Město ::1st Leogang ::1st Les Gets ::1st Lenzerheide ::1st Snowshoe : Swiss Bike Cup ::1st Leukerbad : Internazionali d’Italia Seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabella Holmgren
Isabella Holmgren (born 22 May 2005) is a Canadian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTour Team . Her twin sister Ava and brother Gunnar are also professional cyclists. Career At the 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Holmgren won the gold medal in the Junior Cross-country event. In June 2024, Holmgren was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team. Major results Cyclo-cross ;2021–2022 : Junior USCX Series ::1st Iowa City ::1st Mason II : Junior New England Series ::1st Northampton I ::2nd Northampton II : 2nd Junior Waterloo : 2nd Junior Hendersonville I : 3rd Pan American Junior Championships : 3rd Junior Gullegem ;2022–2023 : 1st UCI World Junior Championships : 1st National Junior Championships : Junior X²O Badkamers Trophy ::1st Baal ::3rd Herentals : Junior USCX Series ::1st Falmouth II ::2nd Rochester I ::2nd Rochester II ::3rd Falmouth I : 1st Langford : 1st Junior Fayetteville : UCI Junior World Cup ::2nd Benidorm ::3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Benz
Nina Graf (born 30 July 1998 as Nina Benz) is a German cross-country mountain biker. She competed in the women's cross-country event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, placing 16th. Major results ;2016 : 3rd Cross-country, National Junior Championships ;2019 : 2nd Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships ;2020 : 1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships ;2021 : 2nd Mixed relay, UCI World Championships : 3rd Mixed relay, European Championships : 3rd Cross-country, National Championships ;2024 : 3rd Cross-country, European Championships A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ... References External links * 1998 births Living people Cross-country mountain bikers German female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Germany 21st-century German sportswomen Cyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
