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23-08-2008
Absalon and Péraud crash rivals for gold and silver in Beijing
Julien Absalon defends his Athens gold medal, while Jean-Christophe Péraud grabs silver. Together, they take Orbea to the highest stands on the MTB podium. Both of them, and Orbea Racing Team's Iñaki Lejarreta as well, rode the Orbea Alma Team.
23-08-2008
Pendrel and Chengyuan Narrowly Miss Olympic Medals
Canada's Catharine Pendrel and China's Ren Chengyuan, of Orbea-sponsored teams Luna Chix and Orbea Jiangsu, respectively, raced excellently to 4th and 5th places in the Women's MTB race, held today in the Laoshan course.
19-08-2008
Hunter Kemper comes in seventh and Jan Frodeno wins Olympic gold in Men’s Triathlon
Orbea-sponsored Hunter Kemper of the US crossed the finish line in seventh place in the Olympic Men's Triathlon that took place today in Beijing. With only 50m to go to the finish line, Jan Frodeno of Germany outsprinted Bevan Docherty of New Zealand and Simon Whitfield of Canada to claim gold.
18-08-2008
Orbea’s Laura Bennett comes close to women’s triathlon podium
Laura Bennett has earned a new Olympic diploma for Orbea after finishing fourth this morning in the women's triathlon trial in Beijing.
13-08-2008
Olympic Diploma for Samuel Sánchez in Time Trial!
Samuel Sánchez has come in sixth in the Olympic men's individual time trial, a great performance adding to his gold medal last Saturday and confirming him as one of the best cyclists in Beijing.
10-08-2008
Women’s Road Race: Leigh Hobson and Anna Sanchis Among the Top 20 on their Orca Bikes
Great Britain's Nicole Cooke has won the gold medal for the women's road race in Beijing. She did so in a time of 3:32:24, beating Sweden's Emma Johansson, who took the silver medal, and Italy's Tatiana Guderzo, who took the bronze.
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