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Union Cycliste Internationale

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‹ The template Infobox organization is being considered for merging. › Union Cycliste Internationale Abbreviation UCI Formation 14 June 1900 ; 118 years ago  ( 1900-06-14 ) Type Sports federation Headquarters Aigle, Switzerland Region served Worldwide President David Lappartient Main organ Congress Affiliations International Olympic Committee Website uci.ch The Union Cycliste Internationale ( UCI ; pronounced  [y.njɔ̃ si.klist ɛ̃.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ.nal] , English: International Cycling Union ) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland. The UCI issues racing licenses to riders and enforces disciplinary rules, such as in matters of doping. The UCI also manages the classification of races and the points ranking system in various cycling disciplines including road and track cycling, mountain biking and BMX, for both men and women, amateur and prof...

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country

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Men's cross-country at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Venue Laoshan Mountain Bike Course Dates August 23, 2008 Competitors 50   from 33 nations Winning time 1:55:59 Medalists Julien Absalon  France Jean-Christophe Péraud  France Nino Schurter  Switzerland ← 2004 2012 → Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Road cycling Road race men women Time trial men women Track cycling Individual pursuit men women Team pursuit men Sprint men women Team sprint men Points race men women Keirin men Madison men Mountain biking Cross-country men women BMX BMX men women v t e The men's cross-country mountain biking at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course on August 23, 2008. France's Julien Absalon pulled away from a pack of mountain bikers at the start to defend his Olympic title in the event with a gold-medal time in 1...