(BEIJING, August 23) -- Sabine Spitz of Germany attacked in the first of six laps to open a winning gap and grab gold in Women's Cross Country Mountain Bike on Saturday, August 23. A world champion in 2003 and bronze medalist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, the 36-year-old stopped at the finish line and carried her bike over her head to win in 1:45:11.