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Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country
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The men's cross-country cycling event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at Hadleigh Farm on 12 August.[1]
Quick Facts Men's cross-country cycling at the Games of the XXX Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's cross-country cycling at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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![]() Trio of future medal winners – left to right: Marco Aurelio Fontana, Jaroslav Kulhavý and Nino Schurter | |||||||||||||
Venue | Hadleigh Farm | ||||||||||||
Date | 12 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 47 from 31 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:29:07 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Fifty cyclists from 32 countries competed. Jaroslav Kulhavý from the Czech Republic won the gold medal, beating Switzerland's Nino Schurter by one second.