Czech Republic’s Jaroslav Kulhavy, the defending world champion, passed Switzerland’s top-ranked Nino Schurter, the bronze medalist in Beijing, on the last hill to win the 20.4-mile course in 1:29.07, one second ahead of Schurter. Italy’s Marco Fontana, 25 seconds behind Kulhavy, won the bronze. France’s Julien Absalon, the two-time defending champion, suffered a flat on the first lap and didn’t finish.
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