Tekau mā rua tau i muri i tana tīmatanga ā-Ohimipia, i tohu a Paulissen mō tana kapa Belgian tuawhā, hei 32-tau me te rangatira o te kapa paihikara, i te whakataetae whakawhiti whenua tāne
i te whakataetae Olympic Summer 2008 i Beijing ma te whiwhi i tetahi o nga waahi e toru e waatea ana mo tana roopu mai i te Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), i runga i tana mahinga tekau-nui i te raupapa Ipu o te Ao, Nga Toa o te Ao, me te Mountain Biking World Series. I tutuki pai ia i te 4.8-km pakari, te ara whakawhiti whenua kino me te mahi tekau ma iwa i te 2:03:30, i tino whakaiti i ona tupono ki te piki i te papa o te Olympics i tana tono tuawha.