ATHENS - AUGUST 28: Julien Absalon of France kisses his gold medal for the men’s mountain bike cross country event on August 28, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Parnitha ...

UCI MTB World Championships: Frenchman Victor Koretzky outsprints USA's Christopher Blevins for men's elite XCC title UCI MTB World Championships: Alan Hatherly destroys the competition to defend ...

Julien Absalon (BMC) took his second World Cup win of the season on Sunday in Mont-Ste-Anne, Canada, moving into the overall lead in the World Cup standings, with the absence of former leader Nino ...

Odds as of Aug. 15 courtesy betting website Bovada.lv. The men’s side has a mountain biking rivalry of two all-time greats. Nino Schurter and Julien Absalon both have five world championships to their ...

HADLEIGH, England (AP) — Julien Absalon came to the London Olympics hoping to make history. He left without even finishing the race. The French mountain biker was attempting to become the first ...

HADLEIGH, England, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Defending champion Julien Absalon of France pulled out of the Olympic men's mountain bike race after a puncture ruined his chances of clinching a third title in a ...