(L-R) Jean Christophe Peraud, Julien Absalon and Nino Schurter
Julien Absalon of France has become the first male to repeat as Olympic champion, and Sabine Spitz has taken the first Olympic medal by a German in the Olympic Mountain Bike competition.
Absalon rode flawlessly at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course on Saturday to defend the Olympic title he won at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. The four-time world champion pulled away from his rivals on the second of eight laps to win in 1:55.59.
It was France's third consecutive gold medal in Men's racing; Miguel Martinez won at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
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