2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

The 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships was held in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, from August 28 to September 1, 2019.[1] This was the 30th edition of the most prestigious mountain bike event on the calendar, held annually since 1990, and the senior and under-23 cross-country races also functioned as a qualifier for the cross-country race at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

2019 World Championships
LocationCanada Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada
DatesAugust 28 - September 1
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Medal summary edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Switzerland (SUI)1203
2  France (FRA)1012
3  Australia (AUS)0011
Totals (3 entries)2226

Men's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Elite Cross-country Nino Schurter
  Switzerland
Mathias Flückiger
  Switzerland
Stephane Tempier
  France
Under-23 cross-country Vlad Dascalu
  Romania
Filippo Colombo
  Switzerland
Vital Albin
  Switzerland
Junior cross-country Charlie Aldridge
  Great Britain
Luca Martin
  France
Andreas Vittone
  Italy
Downhill Loic Bruni
  France
Troy Brosnan
  Australia
Amaury Pierron
  France
Junior Downhill Kye A'Hern
  Australia
Antoine Vidal
  France
Tuhoto-Ariki Pene
  New Zealand
Electric MTB Cross-country Alan Hatherly
  South Africa
Jérôme Gilloux
  France
Julien Absalon
  France

Women's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Elite Cross-country Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
  France
Jolanda Neff
  Switzerland
Rebecca McConnell
  Australia
Under-23 Cross-country Sina Frei
  Switzerland
Laura Stigger
  Austria
Loana Lecomte
  France
Junior Cross-country Jacqueline Schneebeli
  Switzerland
Mona Mitterwallner
  Austria
Helene Marie Fossesholm
  Norway
Downhill Myriam Nicole
  France
Tahnee Seagrave
  Great Britain
Marine Cabirou
  France
Junior Downhill Valentina Höll
  Austria
Mille Johnset
  Norway
Anna Newkirk
  United States
Electric MTB Cross-country Nathalie Schneitter
  Switzerland
Maghalie Rochette
  Canada
Anneke Beerten
  Netherlands

Team events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Cross-country Olympic   Switzerland
Joel Roth
Janis Baumann
Sina Frei
Jolanda Neff
Nino Schurter
  United States
Christopher Blevins
Riley Amos
Haley Batten
Kate Courtney
Keegan Swenson
  France
Thibault Daniel
Luca Martin
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
Loana Lecomte
Jordan Sarrou

Olympic qualification edit

The following National Olympic Committees earned a quota place in the cross-country event in the 2020 Summer Olympics by virtue of high finish in either the elite senior or under 23 events.[2]

Qualification Event Men's event Women's event
Ranking by nation Qualified Ranking by nation Qualified
2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (elite) 1 to 2   Switzerland
  France
1 to 2   France
  Switzerland
2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (under-23) 1 to 2   Romania
  Chile
1 to 2   Austria
  Great Britain

References edit

  1. ^ "This is the 2019 UCI MTB World Cup calendar".
  2. ^ Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Mountain Biking