The first professional UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships took place in Durango (USA) in 1990. It is organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and consisted only of the cross country (XC) and downhill (DH) events. In recent years, other mountain bike racing events, such as dual slalom (DS), 4-cross (4X) and trials, have been added. The winner of each event has the right 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.

Venues

No.	Year	Host City	Country
I	1990	Durango	United States ^(1st)
II	1991	Ciocco	Italy ^(1st)
III	1992	Bromont	Canada ^(1st)
IV	1993	Métabief	France ^(1st)
V	1994	Vail	United States ^(2nd)
VI	1995	Kirchzarten	Germany ^(1st)
VII	1996	Cairns	Australia ^(1st)
VIII	1997	Château-d'Œx	Switzerland ^(1st)
IX	1998	Mont Sainte-Anne	Canada ^(2nd)
X	1999	Åre	Sweden ^(1st)
XI	2000	Sierra Nevada	Spain ^(1st)
XII	2001	Vail ^(2nd)	United States ^(3rd)
XIII	2002	Kaprun	Austria ^(1st)
XIV	2003	Lugano	Switzerland ^(2nd)
XV	2004	Les Gets	France ^(2nd)
XVI	2005	Livigno	Italy ^(2nd)
XVII	2006	Rotorua	New Zealand ^(1st)
XVIII	2007	Fort William	Scotland ^(1st)
XIX	2008	Val di Sole	Italy ^(3rd)
XX	2009	Canberra	Australia ^(2nd)

Results

Cross Country

Men

Event	1st		2nd		3rd
2006	Julien Absalon	France	Christoph Sauser	Switzerland	Fredrik Kessiakoff	Sweden
2005	Julien Absalon	France	Christoph Sauser	Switzerland	José Antonio Hermida	Spain
2004	Julien Absalon	France	Cédric Ravanel	France	Thomas Frischknecht	Switzerland
2003	Filip Meirhaeghe	Belgium	Ryder Hesjedal	Canada	Roel Paulissen	Belgium
2002	Roland Green	Canada	Filip Meirhaeghe	Belgium	Thomas Frischknecht	Switzerland
2001	Roland Green	Canada	Thomas Frischknecht	Switzerland	Christoph Sauser	Switzerland
2000	Miguel Martinez	France	Roland Green	Canada	Bart Brentjens	Netherlands
1999	Michael Rasmussen	Denmark	Miguel Martinez	France	Filip Meirhaeghe	Belgium
1998	Christophe Dupouey	France	Jerome Chiotti	France	Filip Meirhaeghe	Belgium
1997	Hubert Pallhuber	Italy	Henrik Djernis	Denmark	Luca Bramati	Italy
1996	Thomas Frischknecht	Switzerland	Rune Høydahl	Norway	Hubert Pallhuber	Italy
1995	Bart Brentjens	Netherlands	Miguel Martinez	France	Jan Erik Østergaard	Denmark
1994	Henrik Djernis	Denmark	Tinker Juarez	United States	Bart Brentjens	Netherlands
1993	Henrik Djernis	Denmark	Marcel Gerritsen	Netherlands	Jan Erik Østergaard	Denmark
1992	Henrik Djernis	Denmark	Thomas Frischknecht	Switzerland	David Baker	United Kingdom
1991	John Tomac	United States	Thomas Frischknecht	Switzerland	Ned Overend	United States
1990	Ned Overend	United States	Thomas Frischknecht	Switzerland	Tim Gould	United Kingdom

Medal Table

Cyclist		1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Henrik Djernis	Denmark	3	1		4
Julien Absalon	France	3			3
Roland Green	Canada	2	1		3
Thomas Frischknecht	Switzerland	1	4	2	7
Filip Meirhaeghe	Belgium	1	1	2	4
Bart Brentjens	Netherlands	1		2	3
Ned Overend	United States	1		1	2
John Tomac	United States	1			1

Women

Event	1st		2nd		3rd
2006	Gunn-Rita Dahle	Norway	Irina Kalentieva	Russia	Marie-Helene Premont	Canada
2005	Gunn-Rita Dahle	Norway	Maja Wloszczowska	Poland	Petra Henzi	Switzerland
2004	Gunn-Rita Dahle	Norway	Maja Wloszczowska	Poland	Alison Sydor	Canada
2003	Sabine Spitz	Germany	Alison Sydor	Canada	Irina Kalentieva	Russia
2002	Gunn-Rita Dahle	Norway	Anna Szafraniec	Poland	Sabine Spitz	Germany
2001	Alison Dunlap	United States	Alison Sydor	Canada	Sabine Spitz	Germany
2000	Margarita Fullana	Spain	Alison Sydor	Canada	Paola Pezzo	Italy
1999	Margarita Fullana	Spain	Alison Sydor	Canada	Paola Pezzo	Italy
1998	Laurence Leboucher	France	Gunn-Rita Dahle	Norway	Alison Sydor	Canada
1997	Paola Pezzo	Italy	Nadia De Negri	Italy	Margarita Fullana	Spain
1996	Alison Sydor	Canada	Ruthie Matthes	United States	Maria Paola Turcutto	Italy
1995	Alison Sydor	Canada	Silvia Furst	Switzerland	Chantal Daucourt	Switzerland
1994	Alison Sydor	Canada	Susan De Mattei	United States	Sara Ballantyne	United States
1993	Paola Pezzo	Italy	Jeannie Longo	France	Ruthie Matthes	United States
1992	Silvia Furst	Switzerland	Alison Sydor	Canada	Ruthie Matthes	United States
1991	Ruthie Matthes	United States	Eva Orvosova	Slovakia	Silvia Furst	Switzerland
1990	Juli Furtado	United States	Sara Ballantyne	United States	Ruthie Matthes	United States

Medal Table

Cyclist		1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Gunn-Rita Dahle	Norway	4	1	0	5
Alison Sydor	Canada	3	5	2	10
Paola Pezzo	Italy	2	0	2	4
Margarita Fullana	Spain	2	0	1	3
Ruthie Matthes	United States	1	1	3	5
Silvia Furst	Switzerland	1	1	1	3

Downhill

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
2006	Sam Hill	Australia	Greg Minnaar	South Africa	Nathan Rennie	Australia
2005	Fabien Barel	France	Sam Hill	Australia	Greg Minnaar	South Africa
2004	Fabien Barel	France	Greg Minaar	South Africa	Sam Hill	Australia
2003	Greg Minaar	South Africa	Mickael Pascal	France	Fabien Barel	France
2002	Nicolas Vouilloz	France	Steve Peat	United Kingdom	Chris Kovarik	Australia
2001	Nicolas Vouilloz	France	Steve Peat	United Kingdom	Greg Minaar	South Africa
2000	Myles Rockwell	United States	Steve Peat	United Kingdom	Mickael Pascal	France
1999	Nicolas Vouilloz	France	Mickael Pascal	France	Eric Carter	United States
1998	Nicolas Vouilloz	France	Gerwin Peters	Netherlands	Mickael Pascal	France
1997	Nicolas Vouilloz	France	John Tomac	United States	Cedric Gracia	France
1996	Nicolas Vouilloz	France	Shaun Palmer	United States	Bas De Bever	Netherlands
1995	Nicolas Vouilloz	France	François Gachet	France	Mike King	United States
1994	François Gachet	France	Tommy Johansson	Sweden	Corrado Herin	Italy
1993	Mike King	United States	Paolo Caramellino	Italy	Myles Rockwell	United States
1992	Dave Cullinan	United States	Jimmy Deaton	United States	Christian Taillefer	France
1991	Albert Iten	Switzerland	John Tomac	United States	Glen Adams	United States
1990	Greg Herbold	United States	Mike Kloser	United States	Paul Thomasberg	United States

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
2006	Sabrina Jonnier	France	Tracy Moseley	United Kingdom	Rachel Atherton	United Kingdom
2005	Anne-Caroline Chausson	France	Sabrina Jonnier	France	Emmeline Ragot	France
2004	Vanessa Quin	New Zealand	Mio Suemasa	Japan	Celine Gros	France
2003	Anne-Caroline Chausson	France	Sabrina Jonnier	France	Nolvenn Le Caer	France
2002	Anne-Caroline Chausson	France	Fionn Griffiths	United Kingdom	Missy Giove	United States
2001	Anne-Caroline Chausson	France	Fionn Griffiths	United Kingdom	Leigh Donovan	United States
2000	Anne-Caroline Chausson	France	Katja Repo	Finland	Marla Streb	United States
1999	Anne-Caroline Chausson	France	Katja Repo	Finland	Sari Jorgensen	Switzerland
1998	Anne-Caroline Chausson	France	Nolvenn LeCaer	France	Cheri Elliott	United States
1997	Anne-Caroline Chausson	France	Marielle Saner	Switzerland	Katja Repo	Finland
1996	Anne-Caroline Chausson	France	Leigh Donovan	United States	Missy Giove	United States
1995	Leigh Donovan	United States	Mercedes Gonzalez	Spain	Giovanna Bonazzi	Italy
1994	Missy Giove	United States	Sophie Kempf	France	Giovanna Bonazzi	Italy
1993	Giovanna Bonazzi	Italy	Kim Sonier	United States	Missy Giove	United States
1992	Juli Furtado	United States	Kim Sonier	United States	Cindy Devine	Canada
1991	Giovanna Bonazzi	Italy	Nathalie Fiat	France	Cindy Devine	Canada
1990	Cindy Devine	Canada	Elladee Brown	Canada	Penny Davidson	United States

Dual

Men

Event	1st		2nd		3rd
2001	Brian Lopes	United States	Cedric Gracia	France	Wade Bootes	Australia
2000	Wade Bootes	Australia	Brian Lopes	United States	Mickael Deldycke	France

Women

Event	1st		2nd		3rd
2001	Anne-Caroline Chausson	France	Katrina Miller	Australia	Tara Llanes	United States
2000	Anne-Caroline Chausson	France	Tara Llanes	United States	Sabrina Jonnier	France

4-Cross

Men

Event	1st		2nd		3rd
2006	Michal Prokop	Czech Republic	Roger Rinderknecht	Switzerland	Guido Tschugg	Germany
2005	Brian Lopes	United States	Jared Graves	Australia	Mickael Deldycke	France
2004	Eric Carter	United States	Mickael Deldycke	France	Michal Prokop	Czech Republic
2003	Michal Prokop	Czech Republic	Eric Carter	United States	Brian Lopes	United States
2002	Brian Lopes	United States	Cedric Gracia	France	Eric Carter	United States

Women

Event	1st		2nd		3rd
2006	Jill Kintner	United States	Anneke Beerten	Netherlands	Anita Molcik	Austria
2005	Jill Kintner	United States	Katrina Miller	Australia	Tara Llanes	United States
2004	Jana Horakova	Czech Republic	Jill Kintner	United States	Tara Llanes	United States
2003	Anne-Caroline Chausson	France	Sabrina Jonnier	France	Jill Kintner	United States
2002	Anne-Caroline Chausson	France	Katrina Miller	Australia	Sabrina Jonnier	France

Trials

Men - 20-inch wheel

Event	1st		2nd		3rd
2006	Marco Hösel	Germany	Carles Diaz Codina	Spain	Benito Ros Charral	Spain

Men - 26-inch wheel

Event	1st		2nd		3rd
2006	Kenny Belaey	Belgium	Vincent Hermance	France	Giacomo Coustellier	France

External links

2006 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials Championships in Rotorua, New Zealand