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Untouchable Absalon defends Olympic crown
by NAOMI KOPPEL
Sat Aug 23 07:01:26 -0400 2008BEIJING (AP) If anyone was doubting Julien Absalon after he lost the mountain biking world championship title he had taken for four straight years, his display on Saturday should allay their fears. read more
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No medals for US Beijing Olympic mountain bikers
by TIM REYNOLDS
Sat Aug 23 05:31:02 -0400 2008BEIJING (AP) Instead of coming to Beijing two weeks ago for the Olympic opening ceremony and all that the games can offer, the U.S. mountain bike team trained in South Korea, hoping that staying sharp there would lead to medal performances. read more
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McConneloug top US woman in mountain bike race
by TIM REYNOLDS
Sat Aug 23 01:30:38 -0400 2008BEIJING (AP) Instead of coming to Beijing two weeks ago for the Olympic opening ceremony and all that the games can offer, the U.S. mountain bike team trained in South Korea, hoping that staying sharp there would lead to medal performances. read more
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Latvia, France take BMX golds
by TIM REYNOLDS
Fri Aug 22 01:31:19 -0400 2008BEIJING (AP) World champion Maris Strombergs of Latvia won the men's BMX gold on Friday, sweeping to the front at the start of the winner-take-all final and never losing control in the sport's first-ever Olympic finals. read more
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Rain pushes women's mountain bike race to Saturday
Thu Aug 21 05:00:34 -0400 2008BEIJING (AP) The Olympic women's mountain bike race has been pushed back one day to Saturday because heavy rain created unsafe and unsatisfactory course conditions. read more
