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With finals of the men's mountain bike cross-country, here’s everything you need to know about the first day of the Olympic Mountain Bike competition at Tokyo 2020 on 26 July 2021.

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Read our complete preview of day 1 of the Tokyo 2020 mountain bike competition scheduled to take place at Izu MTB Course today. Click here to read more.

Mountain Bike Tokyo 2020 preview, featuring Nino Schurter, Switzerland and Mathieu van der Poel, Netherlands

What’s happening today?
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The first mountain biking medals of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be given out in the men's mountain bike cross-country event with all the action beginning at 15.00 (local time).

Who should I expect to see?
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European nations have dominated the event and it's likely to continue at Tokyo 2020 with Rio 2016 Olympic champion Nino Schurter of Switzerland hoping to defend his title while the Netherlands' Mathieu van der Poel even left the Tour de France to focus on his tilt for Olympic gold.

But it's his fellow Swiss team-mate, Mathias Flueckiger, who is among the medal favourites after a solid lead-up to the Games. France's Victor Koretzky and Jordan Sarrou, the 2020 World Champion, are also expected to challenge for medal spots.

What happened in the Rio 2016 finals?
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**Men's Cross-Country Final:**

1- NINO SCHURTER

2- JAROSLAV KULHAVY

3- CARLOS COLOMA NICOLAS

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Competition schedule
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#### **Date and Time:** Mon 26 July 15:00 - 17:00

#### **Venue: I**zu MTB Course

Men's Cross-country  
Men's Cross-country Victory Ceremony

Tokyo 2020 mountain bike day 1: First Tokyo 2020 medals in mountain biking handed out today

Nino Schurter of Switzerland celebrates after winning the Men's race at the Cycling - Mountain Bike Tokyo 2020 Test Event in 2019 (Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images)

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Tokyo 2020 mountain bike day 1: First Tokyo 2020 medals in mountain biking handed out today

What’s happening today?

Who should I expect to see?

What happened in the Rio 2016 finals?

Competition schedule

Date and Time: Mon 26 July 15:00 - 17:00

Venue: Izu MTB Course

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