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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Women's road
time trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 13 at the
Urban Road Cycling Course. Of the 25 women competing in the event, the
medal hopefuls included Karin Thürig (Switzerland), Judith Arndt and
Hanka Kupfernagel (Germany), Marianne Vos (Netherlands), Christiane
Soeder (Austria), and road race gold medalist Nicole Cooke (Great
Britain). Cyclists started at two-minute intervals on the course, which
was 23.5 km (14.6 miles) in length. They competed against the clock
rather than in a direct race against the cyclists.