Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Afọ iri na abụọ mgbe ọ gachara egwuregwu Olympic mbụ ya, Paulissen ruru eru maka ndị otu egwuregwu Belgian nke anọ ya, dị ka onye dị afọ 32 na onye isi ndị otu egwuregwu ịgba ígwè, na
agbụrụ ụmụ nwoke na-agba ọsọ n'oge egwuregwu Olympic nke 2008 na Beijing site na ịnweta otu n'ime ọdụ ụgbọ mmiri atọ dị na mba ahụ maka ndị otu ya site na Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), dabere na arụmọrụ ya n'elu iri na World Cup series, World Championships, na Mountain Biking World Series. Ọ rụzuru ihe ịga nke ọma 4.8-km siri ike, ụzọ aghụghọ na-agafe mba ahụ na mgbalị nke iri na itoolu na 2:03:30, na-ebelata ohere ya ịrịgo n'elu ikpo okwu Olympic na nke anọ ya.