(BEIJING, August 20) -- A preview of the Cycling Mountain Bike competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games based on facts and figures:

　　17,000 �C Spectator capacity at the Laoshan Mountain Bike course at Beijing 2008.

　　1996 �C Year in which the Cycling Mountain Bike competition officially became an Olympic Sport.

　　188 �C Height in cm of Bart Brentjens of the Netherlands, Geoff Kabush of Canada and Todd Wells of the United States, tallest riders at Beijing 2008.

　　156 �C Height in cm of Laurence Leboucher of France, the shortest rider in Cycling Mountain Bike at Beijing 2008.

　　79 �C Weight in kg of Bart Brentjens, the heaviest rider in Cycling Mountain Bike at Beijing 2008.

　　50 �C Riders participating in the Men's event.

　　45 �C Weight in kg of Russian Irina Kalentyeva, the lightest rider in Cycling Mountain Bike at Beijing 2008.

　　39 �C Age of Bart Brentjens, the oldest rider in the Cycling Mountain Bike competition at Beijing 2008.

　　30 �C Riders participating in the Women's event.

　　23 �C Distance in kilometers from the Laoshan Mountain Bike course to the Olympic Village in Beijing.

　　17 �C Age of American Adam Craig, the youngest rider in the Cycling Mountain Bike competition at Beijing 2008.

　　9 - Different National Olympic Committees (NOC) have won an Olympic medal in Cycling Mountain Bike.

　　4 �C World Championships won since Athens 2004 by defending Men's Olympic Champion Julien Absalon of France.

　　3 �C Medals won by France and Switzerland, the most by any NOC in the Men's and Women's competition.

　　2 �C Gold medals won by Italian Paola Pezzo, the most by any individual in the Men's and Women's competition.

　　0 �C Olympic medals won by China in the Cycling Mountain Bike competition.