title: Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country
text: # 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 |
  