Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country
# Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country

These are the results of the women's cross-country event in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The pre-race favourite, Norway's Gunn-Rita Dahle, dominated the race throughout, despite a fall that damaged the gears on her bicycle. The reigning world champion Sabine Spitz overtook Alison Sydor late in the race to claim bronze, behind Marie-Hélène Prémont. The winner of the gold medal at the previous two Olympics, Paola Pezzo of Italy, did not finish. The race consisted of 1 start loop and 5 full loop, a total of 31.3 km. It was held at 11:00 on 27 August 2004.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Gunn-Rita Dahle (NOR) | Marie-Hélène Prémont (CAN) | Sabine Spitz (GER) |

## Results

Final standings :

| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Gunn-Rita Dahle | Norway | 1:56:51 |
| | Marie-Hélène Prémont | Canada | 1:57:50 |
| | Sabine Spitz | Germany | 1:59:21 |
| 4 | Alison Sydor | Canada | 1:59:47 |
| 5 | Elsbeth van Rooy-Vink | Netherlands | 2:01:41 |
| 6 | Maja Włoszczowska | Poland | 2:02:08 |
| 7 | Ivonne Kraft | Germany | 2:05:18 |
| 8 | Laurence Leboucher | France | 2:05:34 |
| 9 | Mary McConneloug | United States | 2:06:12 |
| 10 | Lisa Mathison | Australia | 2:07:01 |
| 11 | Anna Szafraniec | Poland | 2:07:44 |
| 12 | Jimena Florit | Argentina | 2:08:42 |
| 13 | Irina Kalentieva | Russia | 2:08:57 |
| 14 | Bärbel Jungmeier | Austria | 2:09:22 |
| 15 | Kiara Bisaro | Canada | 2:09:50 |
| 16 | Robyn Wong | New Zealand | 2:10:59 |
| 17 | Ma Yanping | China | 2:13:18 |
| 18 | Jaqueline Mourão | Brazil | 2:13:52 |
| 19 | Katrin Leumann | Switzerland | 2:16:07 |
| 20 | Maria Östergren | Sweden | 2:16:16 |
| 21 | Jenny McCauley | Ireland | -1 lap |
| 22 | Yukari Nakagome | Japan | -1 lap |
| 23 | Karen Matamoros | Costa Rica | -1 lap |
| 24 | Elina Sofokleous | Cyprus | -2 laps |
| — | Margarita Fullana | Spain | DNF |
| — | Magdalena Sadlecka | Poland | DNF |
| — | Barbara Blatter | Switzerland | DNF |
| — | Mette Andersen | Denmark | DNF |
| — | Paola Pezzo | Italy | DNF |
| — | Janka Števková | Slovakia | DNF |
