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 late in the race to claim bronze, behind Marie-Hélène Prémont. The winner of the gold medal at the previous two Olympics, Paola Pezzo 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 Gold Silver Bronze
Results + Final standingsRankNameCountryTime Gunn-Rita Dahle 1:56:51 Marie-Hélène Prémont 1:57:50 Sabine Spitz 1:59:21 4 Alison Sydor 1:59:47 5 Elsbeth van Rooy-Vink 2:01:41 6 Maja Włoszczowska 2:02:08 7 Ivonne Kraft 2:05:18 8 Laurence Leboucher 2:05:34 9 Mary McConneloug 2:06:12 10 Lisa Mathison 2:07:01 11 Anna Szafraniec 2:07:44 12 Jimena Florit 2:08:42 13 Irina Kalentieva 2:08:57 14 Bärbel Jungmeier 2:09:22 15 Kiara Bisaro 2:09:50 16 Robyn Wong 2:10:59 17 Ma Yanping 2:13:18 18 Jaqueline Mourão 2:13:52 19 Katrin Leumann 2:16:07 20 Maria Östergren 2:16:16 21 Jenny McCauley -1 lap 22 Yukari Nakagome -1 lap 23 Karen Matamoros -1 lap 24 Elina Sofokleous -2 laps — Margarita Fullana DNF Magdalena Sadlecka DNF Barbara Blatter DNF Mette Andersen DNF Paola Pezzo DNF Janka Števková DNF
See also Cycling at the 2003 Pan American Games – Mountain Bike
References
External links Official Olympic Report