The women's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July 2024 at
Colline d'Élancourt (Elancourt Hill) which is the highest point in the Paris region. 36 cyclists from 28 nations competed.[1]
Background
This was the 8th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since mountain bike cycling was added to the programme in 1996.
The reigning Olympic champion was Jolanda Neff of Switzerland.
The competition is a mass-start, seven-lap race. There is only one round of competition. The mountain bike course is 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) long, with sudden changes in elevation, narrow dirt trails, and rocky sections. Riders that are lapped or are slower than 80% of the race leader’s time are eliminated.[2]