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The cross-race effect is thought to contribute to difficulties in cross-race identification, as well as implicit racial bias. [2] A number of theories as to why the cross-race effect exists have been conceived, including social cognition and perceptual expertise. However, no model has been able to fully account for the full body of evidence. [3]
Edvin Wide, Ville Ritola, and Paavo Nurmi (on left) competing in the individual cross country race at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris; due to the hot weather, which exceeded 40 °C (104 °F), only 15 out of 38 competitors finished the race. Cross country was contested as a team and individual event at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics ...
In 44 official World Cup seasons, as of 18 January 2025, 942 individual races (638 distance, 263 sprint, 41 stage events) for men were held. These events saw 944 winners, because one race (individual 15 km classic race on 3 February 2007) ended with a tie. A total of 166 male cross-country skier from 19 nations have won at least one individual ...
Marathon mountain bike races, often referred to as cross-country marathon (XCM), are a very demanding form of mountain bike racing covering at least 40 kilometres (25 miles) usually in mountainous terrain. Events held in Europe are typically just a little longer than the average cross country mountain bike race.
The race has been held under the artificial lightning for the first time in 2000 [1] and later every year since 2007. In 2023 and 2024 the celebrity cyclo-cross race Turbo Cross was organized in between the Elite Women's and Elite Men's races. [2] [3] In 2007, future road cycling world champion Peter Sagan won the junior cyclo-cross race in ...
Rk. Name Bio Nation World Cup Seasons Victories World Cup Stage World Cup Distance Sprint Stage Event Overall Distance Sprint; 1: Marit Bjørgen [1] Norway 2000–2018
Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or ' cross) is a form of bicycle racing.Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5 km or 1.5–2 mile) course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike ...
The race takes place over a number of laps thus the uphill and downhill sections can make for a particularly difficult cross country course. [8] [9] The main races typically attract international-calibre athletes from Europe and Africa.