Olympics updates: Mountain bike race starts on soaked course

RIO DE JANEIRO — The latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):
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12:30 p.m.
The men’s Olympic mountain bike race has begun on a soggy, muddy course in Deodoro with Czech rider Jaroslav Kulhavy trying to defend his gold medal against a stout field of challengers.
World champion Nino Schurter of Switzerland and former world champ Julien Absalon of France are the main contenders, but all eyes will also be on Slovakian star Peter Sagan.
Sagan is the reigning world roa