Mountain bikers pedal to Olympic glory
Canada's Catherine Pendrel competes in the women's cross-country mountain bike event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, Saturday August 11, 2012.KEVIN VAN PAASSEN/The Globe and Mail
Canada's Catherine Pendrel competes in the women's cross-country mountain bike event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, Saturday August 11, 2012.KEVIN VAN PAASSEN/The Globe and Mail
Canada's Catherine Pendrel competes in the women's cross-country mountain bike event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, Saturday August 11, 2012.KEVIN VAN PAASSEN/The Globe and Mail
Switzerland's Esther Suss competes during the women's Cross-country mountain bike cycling event at Hadleigh Farm during the London 2012 Olympic Games, August 11, 2012.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters
Canada's Catherine Pendrel competes in the women's cross-country mountain bike event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, Saturday August 11, 2012.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail
Canada's Catherine Pendrel competes in the women's cross-country mountain bike event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, Saturday August 11, 2012.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail
Gold medal's winner Julie Bresset, of France, leads Germany's silver medalist Sabine Spitz, left, and United States' bronze medalist Georgia Gould, during the Mountain Bike Cycling women's race, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at Hadleigh Farm, in Essex, England.Matt Rourke/The Associated Press
Julie Bresset (4), of France, competes in the Mountain Bike Cycling women's race, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at Hadleigh Farm, in Essex, England. Bresset dominated the picturesque course at Hadleigh Farm on Saturday to win the mountain bike gold medal in her first Olympics.Matt Rourke/The Associated Press
Georgia Gould of the U.S. competes to win bronze in the women's Cross-country mountain bike cycling event at Hadleigh Farm during the London 2012 Olympic Games, August 11, 2012.TIM WIMBORNE/Reuters
Catharine Pendrel of Canada rides past the Olympic Rings on her way to the finish line in Women's Mountain Biking at the Olympic Games in Hadleigh Farm, Britain on Saturday August 11, 2012.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press
Switzerland's Esther Suss competes during the women's Cross-country mountain bike cycling event at Hadleigh Farm during the London 2012 Olympic Games, August 11, 2012.TIM WIMBORNE/Reuters
Julie Bresset of France zooms down a hill during her gold medal performance in Women's Mountain Biking at the Olympic Games in Hadleigh Farm, Britain on Saturday August 11, 2012.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press
France's Julie Bresset celebrates her win in the women's cross-country mountain bike event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, Saturday August 11, 2012.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail