UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

Moments before the start of the under-23 men's cross-country 2009 world championship final in Canberra, Australia. Eventual winner Burry Stander is second from left.

The UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships are the world championship events for mountain bike racing events in cross country, downhill, four-cross, cross-country eliminator and trials riding events. It is organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and winners are presented with a gold medal and are entitled to wear the rainbow jersey for a full year in future events of the same discipline. Unlike other UCI-sanctioned races, the World Championships is organized by nationality, not by commercial teams. The race is usually held towards the end of the season.

History

The first world championships took place in Durango (USA) in 1990, consisting just of cross country and downhill events. Trials riding was added in 1992. The dual slalom event was added in 2000 but replaced by four-cross in 2002. A team relay event was added in 1999. Mountain bike marathon was included on the schedule at the 2003 championships in Lugano, but established as a separate world championship discipline from 2004.

Venues

Year Country City
1990  United States Durango
1991  Italy Barga
1992  Canada Bromont
1993  France Métabief
1994  United States Vail
1995  Germany Kirchzarten
1996  Australia Cairns
1997   Switzerland Château-d'Œx
1998  Canada Mont Sainte-Anne
1999  Sweden Åre
2000  Spain Sierra Nevada
2001  United States Vail
2002  Austria Kaprun

Year Country City
2003   Switzerland Lugano
2004  France Les Gets
2005  Italy Livigno
2006  New Zealand Rotorua
2007  United Kingdom Fort William
2008  Italy Val di Sole
2009  Australia Canberra
2010  Canada Mont Sainte-Anne
2011   Switzerland Champery
2012  Austria Leogang-Saalfelden
2013  South Africa Pietermaritzburg
2014  Norway Lillehammer
2015  Andorra Vallnord

Events

Event '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16
Men's cross-country
Men's cross-country eliminator
Men's downhill
Men's dual
Men's four-cross
Men's trials, 20 inch
Men's trials, 26 inch
Women's cross-country
Women's cross-country eliminator
Women's downhill
Women's dual
Women's four-cross
Women's trials
Team relay

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