Two French medals are expected this Saturday during the women's cross-country mountain bike event with Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Loana Lecomte, follow the race live! After the first lap, “FPF” widened the gap. 
14:40 – Supporters present
14:39 – Five rounds
It's perhaps the day of consecration for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. The Frenchwoman is five laps away from the Olympic gold medal.
14:35 – Second lap completed
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot completes the second lap in 24'06" with a 29-second lead over Pieterse and a 35" on Loana Lecomte.
14:33 – Lecomte let loose!
Behind Ferrand-Prévot, Loana Lecomte lost a few meters to Puck Pieterse. The Frenchwoman is five seconds behind the Dutchwoman at the refueling point.
14:30 – Team strategy
While Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has a 29″ lead, Loana Lecomte does not want to lead the pursuit and stays in Pieterse's wheel. If the Dutchwoman wants the gold medal, she's going to have to go get it.
14:28 – Égap widenedé
In the middle of the second round, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has an 18-second lead over Puck Pieterse and Loana Lecomte.
14:24 – Ferrand-Prévot escapes!
At the end of the first lap, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot accelerates and widens the gap. While Lecomte and Pieterse follow, Stigger is distanced.
14:23 – End of the first lap
The four leading women cross the line at the same time and finish this first lap with an eleven-second lead over a chasing group. Loana Lecomte crossed the line in first position.
14:20 – Thirteen seconds
While Laura Stigger has caught up with the leading trio, the quartet is thirteen seconds ahead of the second group.
14:19 – Ferrand-Prévot is making an effort
Followed by Pieterse, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Loana Lecomte widened the gap on Laura Stigger.
14:16 – Four athletes isolate themselves
At the head of the race, a group formed around Loana Lecomte, in the lead. The French is followed by Stigger, Pieterse and Ferrand-Prévot.
14:15 – Pieterse intercalée
While the Austrian ienne Laura Stigger has taken the lead in front of the two French women, Puck Pieterse follows a few meters behind.
14:13 – "FPF" and Lecomte in the lead
After three minutes of racing, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is in the lead of the race, followed by the Austrian Laura Stigger and her compatriot Loana Lecomte.
14:12 – The French are in position
From the first hectometres, Loana Lecomte and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot are in the top positions. The two French athletes want to pick up the pace and the first gaps are being made.
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Loana Lecomte are aiming for an Olympic medal. The start has just been given with a first turn to the left and a climb. Note that there will be seven laps to complete.
14:09 – Start imminent!
The start of the race will be given in a few moments!
14:05 – The results of the discipline
Here are the results of the women's event cross-country mountain biking at the Olympics:
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000- 2020: Jolanda Neff
- 2016: Jenny Rissveds
- 2012: Julie Bresset
- 2008: Sabine Spitz
- 2004: Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå
- 2000: Paola Pezzo
- 1996: Paola Pezzo
14:00 – The odds of the race
For this event at the 2024 Olympic Games, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is the favorite é home according to online sports betting sites:
- Betclic: Pauline Ferrand-Prévote: 1.80& ;nbsp;/ Puck Pieterse: 2.60 / Loana Lecomte: 6.00
- Unibet: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot : 1.75 / Puck Pieterse : 3.00 / Loana Lecomte : 5.00
- NetBet: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot : 1.60 / Puck Pieterse : 4.00/ Loana Lecomte : 4.00
- Bwin: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot : 1.62 / Puck Pieterse : 2.35 / Loana Lecomte : 5.00
13:55 – A Dutch girl to spoil the party
In the absence of the reigning Olympic champion Jolanda Neff, three athletes are contenders for the final victory for a single medal. While a duel at the top is expected between Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Loana Lecomte, Puck Pieterse intends to spoil the party for the French at home. Medallist at the last two editions of the Cyclo-cross World Championships, multiple winner in the World Cup, the Dutchwoman won the last European championships in terrible conditions.
13:50 – The site of discord
The cross-country mountain bike events take place on the Elancourt artificial hill in Yvelines. The highest point in the region at 231 metres, the artificial hill is a converted former landfill site, the cost of which is estimated at 12 million euros. Several areas have been decontaminated, natural spaces have been sanctuarized and a 4.35 km mountain bike trail has been marked out allowing athletes to compete on a 4.4 kilometer loop, for a duration varying between 1 hour 20 minutes and 1 hour 40 minutes, with a height difference of of 110 meters per lap.
13:45 – Jolanda Neff absent!
The reigning Olympic champion in the discipline, Jolanda Neff is not present at the 2024 Olympics to defend her gold medal. Switzerland had to give up its selection for breathing problems "during sustained efforts".
13:40 – How to watch the event in streaming ?
While excerpts from the cross-country mountain bike event at the 2024 Olympics will be broadcast on the France Télévisions group's channels, the race will be broadcast in full on the France.tv platform.
13:35 – Lecomte: “Crazy stuff”
Before the race, Loana Lecomte made no secret of her ambitions: “The Games are the Holy Grail, the dream. I watched them with stars in my eyes. It was a bit of an excuse to stay in front of the TV, in the afternoon, in the middle of summer, rather than going outside to play. What made me dream was seeing the emotion in the speech, the look in the winner's eyes, I got chills. At the same time, I imagined them as stars who didn't live like us, who didn't cook while we all have a normal life. Never in my life would I have imagined having the chance to participate. To say to yourself, in ten, fifteen years, I've participated, at home, in France, that's crazy. I'm going there above all for the gold. The second objective is a medal, that's non-negotiable! 1:30 p.m. – Les Bleues on their way to a double !
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