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Cycling At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Cross-country
The women's cross-country cycling event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at Hadleigh Farm on 11 August. 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. The distance of the race was 29.3 km. Schedule All times are British Summer Time During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and eve ... Result The entry list was published on 26 July. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Women's cross-country Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadleigh Farm
Hadleigh Farm is an educational working farm and cross-country cycling venue located in Hadleigh, within the borough of Castle Point, in the county of Essex. The men's and women's mountain biking events of the 2012 Summer Olympics took place at Hadleigh Farm on 11 and 12 August. Site Hadleigh Farm is owned by the Salvation Army and run as an educational working farm. It features a rare breeds centre and tea room for visitors. The farm was purchased in 1891 by William Booth as part of a plan to rescue the destitute from the squalor of London. Hadleigh Farm overlooks the Thames Estuary to the south and adjoins Hadleigh Castle, built in the 1230s during the reign of King Henry III, and one of the most important late-medieval castles in Essex, now preserved by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. A portion of the mountain bike course for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games crosses the adjacent Hadleigh Country Park, owned and managed by Essex County Council and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandra Dawidowicz
Aleksandra Dawidowicz (born 4 February 1987) is a Polish cyclist. She was born in Kalisz. She competed in cross-country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she placed tenth. She competed again at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., finishing 7th. References * 1987 births Cross-country mountain bikers Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic cyclists for Poland Polish female cyclists Cyclists from Kalisz 21st-century Polish sportswomen {{Poland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rie Katayama
is a Japanese cross-country mountain biker. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's cross-country event, finishing in 20th place. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm Hadleigh Farm is an educational working farm and cross-country cycling venue located in Hadleigh, within the borough of Castle Point, in the county of Essex. The men's and women's mountain biking events of the 2012 Summer Olympics took pla ..., finishing in 20th place again. In October 2012, she announced she would be retiring as a professional cyclist. References * Cross-country mountain bikers Japanese female cyclists 1979 births Living people Olympic cyclists for Japan Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Suita Cyclists from Osaka Prefecture Cyclists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists in cycling Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games bronze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katrin Leumann
Katrin Leumann is a Swiss cross-country mountain biker. She has twice competed for Switzerland at the Summer Olympics. In 2004, she finished in 19th place, a feat she repeated at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... She has won the MTB European Championships in Haifa for ECh MTB in Elite Women category with total time of 01:47:26 Hours. References External links * * Cross-country mountain bikers Swiss female cyclists 1982 births Living people Olympic cyclists for Switzerland Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Basel-Stadt 21st-century Swiss sportswomen {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Hanlen
Karen Hanlen (born 28 March 1980) is a New Zealand mountain biker. She represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, competing in the women's cross-country cycling event. Biography Hanlen was born in Whakatāne in 1980. She is married with two children, and works as a physiotherapist at Whakatāne Hospital. In 2010, she switched from mountain running to mountain biking, buying her first performance bike on Trade Me. She was the only woman who represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in mountain biking, beating Rosara Joseph for the sole spot. Olympic career Hanlen competed for New Zealand in the women's mountain biking cross country at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... in London. She finished 18th, with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Lechner
Eva Lechner (born 1 July 1985) is an Italian multi-discipline cyclist, who has won at least one national title in cyclo-cross, road bicycle racing and mountain bike racing. She won the team relay at the 2012 Mountain bike World Championships together with Luca Braidot, Marco Aurelio Fontana and Beltain Schmid. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country finishing in 17th place. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she finished 16th in the Women's cross-country. She was on the start list of 2018 Cross-Country European Championships and finished 8th. Lechner won the silver medal in the women's elite race at the 2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, coming second to Marianne Vos. Major results Road ;2007 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;2011 : 9th Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol ;2012 : 7th Overall Tour de Feminin ;2015 : 9th Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol Cyclo-cross ;2008–2009 : 1st National Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelheid Morath
Adelheid Morath (born 2 August 1984) is a German cross-country mountain biker. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 16th place. She also competed at the 2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ..., finishing 18th. She was on the start list of 2018 Cross-Country European Championships and finished 16. References External links * * * * 1984 births Living people Cross-country mountain bikers Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics German female cyclists Marathon mountain bikers Olympic cyclists for Germany Sportspeople from Freiburg im Breisgau German mountain bikers Cyclists from Baden-Württemberg 21st-century German sportswomen { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Osl
Elisabeth Osl (born 21 November 1985) is an Austrian cross-country mountain biker. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she finished in 11th. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm Hadleigh Farm is an educational working farm and cross-country cycling venue located in Hadleigh, within the borough of Castle Point, in the county of Essex. The men's and women's mountain biking events of the 2012 Summer Olympics took pla ..., finishing in 15th place. References External links * Cross-country mountain bikers Austrian female cyclists Living people Olympic cyclists for Austria Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kitzbühel 1985 births 21st-century Austrian sportswomen {{Austria-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kateřina Nash
Kateřina Nash (née Hanušová; born 9 December 1977) is a Czech cross-country skier and cyclist who competed from 1994 to 2003 in skiing and is still active in cycling for the Clif Pro Team. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she finished sixth in the 4 × 5 km relay at Nagano in 1998 and had her best individual finish of 20th in the 15 km event in Salt Lake City in 2002. Since September 2021 Nash serves as Vice-President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Career Nash was born in Prachatice. Cross-country skiing Nash's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 19th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at Ramsau in 1999. Her best World cup finish was 18th in a 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit in the United States in 2001. Nash earned four individual career victories up to 10 km in FIS races from 1997 to 2001. Bicycle racing In January 2010 she won an UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup race in Roubaix and also finished 4th in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yana Belomoyna
Yana Belomoyna (, also transliterated Iana Belomoina, born 2 November 1992) is a Ukrainian cross-country mountain biker. Career She holds the 2017 UCI Cross-country Women's Elite #1 ranking. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm Hadleigh Farm is an educational working farm and cross-country cycling venue located in Hadleigh, within the borough of Castle Point, in the county of Essex. The men's and women's mountain biking events of the 2012 Summer Olympics took pla ..., finishing in 13th place. She was the 2014 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup champion in the U23 category. Career achievements Major results ;2020 : 3rd European Mountain Bike Championships XCO References External links * (2012 Summer Olympics) * (2016 Summer Olympics) * Cross-country mountain bikers Ukrainian female cyclists 1992 births Sportspeople from Lutsk Living people Olympic cyclists for Ukraine Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shi Qinglan
Shi Qinglan is a Chinese cross-country mountain biker. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm Hadleigh Farm is an educational working farm and cross-country cycling venue located in Hadleigh, within the borough of Castle Point, in the county of Essex. The men's and women's mountain biking events of the 2012 Summer Olympics took pla ..., finishing in 12th place. References Chinese mountain bikers Chinese female cyclists Living people Olympic cyclists for China Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists in cycling Asian Games silver medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2010 Asian Games Cyclists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China 1986 births People from Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Cyclists from Yunnan 21st-century Chinese sportswomen {{PRChina-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lea Davison
Lea Davison (born May 19, 1983) is an American cross-country mountain biker from Jericho, Vermont. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 11th place, and she finished 7th in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America .... References American mountain bikers American female cyclists Living people Olympic cyclists for the United States Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics 1983 births Cyclists from Vermont Middlebury College alumni 21st-century American sportswomen {{US-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
