Absalon victorious in Hadleigh Farm International

The test event for the 2012 Olympic Mountain Bike races proved to be a stunning success, with the small but select fields putting on an exciting show for some 4000-plus spectators. Catharine Pendrel (Canada) and Julien Absalon (France) proved to be the strongest riders on the day, taking solo victories in the women's and men's races, respectively.

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Full Results
1Julien Absalon (France)1:31:48
2Christoph Sauser (Switzerland)0:01:20
3Karl Markt (Austria)0:01:46
4Jeremiah Bishop (United States Of America)0:02:19
5Jaroslav Kulhavy (Czech Republic)0:02:33
6Kohei Yamamoto (Japan)0:03:27
7Maxime Marotte (France)0:04:38
8Magnus Darvell (Sweden)0:04:58
9Uwe Hochenwarter (Austria)0:05:14
10Rubens Valeriano (Brazil)0:05:46
11Alexander Gehbauer (Austria)0:06:15
12Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (Colombia)0:06:19
13Gerhard Kershbaumer (Italy)0:06:41
14Erik Groen (Netherlands)0:06:47
15Tony Longo (Italy)0:06:52
16Martin Fanger (Switzerland)0:07:10
17Paul Van Der Ploeg (Australia)0:07:37
18Andrew Watson (Canada)0:07:42
19Stéphane Tempier (France)0:08:00
20Lee Williams (Great Britain)0:08:30
21Jaime Yesid Chia Amaya (Colombia)0:08:42
22Lachlan Norris (Australia)0:09:25
23Kenta Gallagher (Great Britain)0:09:32
24Henrique Avancini (Brazil)0:10:27
25Daniel McConnell (Australia)0:10:37
26Evgeniy Pechenin (Russian Federation)0:10:55
27Paul Oldham (Great Britain)0:11:08
28Patrik Gallati (Switzerland)0:11:29
29Emmanuel Valencia Guadarrama (Mexico)-1lap
30Anthony O'Boyle (Great Britain)-2laps
31Seiya Hirano (Japan)Row 30 - Cell 2
32Sebastian Batchelor (Great Britain)Row 31 - Cell 2
33Evan McNeely (Canada)Row 32 - Cell 2
34Jonathan Pybus (Great Britain)Row 33 - Cell 2
35Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwanda)Row 34 - Cell 2
36Ben Thomas (Great Britain)-3laps
37Simon Ernest (Great Britain)Row 36 - Cell 2
38Tong Weisong (People's Republic of China)Row 37 - Cell 2
39Chris Andrews (Great Britain)Row 38 - Cell 2
40Christopher Minter (Great Britain)Row 39 - Cell 2
41Tim Lemmers (Netherlands)Row 40 - Cell 2
42James Steven (Great Britain)Row 41 - Cell 2
43Sion O'Boyle (Great Britain)Row 42 - Cell 2
44John Whittington (Great Britain)Row 43 - Cell 2
45Ross Adams (Great Britain)Row 44 - Cell 2
DNFSven Nys (Belgium)Row 45 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Collins (Great Britain)Row 46 - Cell 2
DNFRobin Seymour (Ireland)Row 47 - Cell 2
DSQRourke Croeser (South Africa)Row 48 - Cell 2

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