Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I eke a Ravanel ki te kapa Wīwī, me ōna hoa kapa a Jean-Christophe Péraud me te toa o te whakataetae Olympic a Julien Absalon i roto i te whenua whakawhiti a nga tangata
i te whakataetae Olympic Summer 2008 i Beijing, ma te whiwhi i tetahi o nga waahi e toru o te motu mai i te French Cycling Association () me te Union Cycliste Internationale i runga i tana mahi pai i nga Toa o te Ao, te raupapa Ipu o te Ao, me nga Whakatauranga o te Ao Mountain Biking. I whakaotihia e Ravanel te raarangi o tana roopu hei tuatoru o nga Frenchman ki te whakaoti i te 4.8-km pakari, te huarahi whakawhiti-whenua, ka mutu i waho o te aukati e rua-haora ka kohi i te wahi tekau ma wha i te 2:01:38.