Mountain bike world cup
The Mountain Bike World Cup ( Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano ) is held annually in several countries around the world and organized by the UCI . There is a fight for World Cup points in the mountain bike disciplines Cross Country Marathon (XCM), Cross Country Olympic (XCO), Downhill International (DHI) and Four Cross (4X). The World Cup is mainly supported by Mercedes-Benz and Shimano .
7 DHI and 4X competitions, as well as 9 XCO and 2 XCM competitions are held throughout the year (2008). The Mountain Bike World Cup usually ends with the final in September.
The most popular and frequent venues include Lenzerheide ( Switzerland ), Schladming ( Austria ), Marburg ( Slovenia ), Fort William ( Great Britain ), Madrid ( Spain ), Mont Sainte-Anne ( Canada ) and Albstadt ( Germany ).
Overall winner
Cross Country Olympic (XCO)
Men
Women
Cross Country Marathon (XCM)
Men
year | winner | Second | Third |
2008 | Leonardo Páez | Thomas Dietsch | Alban Lakata |
2007 | Thomas Dietsch | Massimo de Bertolis | Alban Lakata |
2006 | Leonardo Páez | Thomas Dietsch | Roland Stauder |
2005 | Mauro Bettin | Alban Lakata | Dario Acquaroli |
Women
year | winner | Second | Third |
2008 | Pia Sundstedt | Esther Süss | Blaža Klemenčič |
2007 | Pia Sundstedt | Esther Süss | Ivonne Kraft |
2006 | Pia Sundstedt | Esther Süss | Elena Giacomuzzi |
2005 | Daniela Louis | Esther Süss | Anna Enocsson |
Downhill International (DHI)
Men
Women
Four Cross (4X)
Men
year | winner | Second | Third |
2011 | Jared Graves | Roger Rinderknecht | Tomáš Slavík |
2010 | Jared Graves | Tomáš Slavík | Joost Wichman |
2009 | Jared Graves | Joost Wichman | Romain Saladini |
2008 | Rafael Alvarez de Lara Lucas | Guido Tschugg | Dan Atherton |
2007 | Brian Lopes | Michal Prokop | Jared Graves |
2006 | Michal Prokop | Jared Graves | Kamil Tatarkovic |
2005 | Brian Lopes | Michal Prokop | Cédric Gracia |
2004 | Michal Prokop | Brian Lopes | Guido Tschugg |
2003 | Eric Carter | Michal Prokop | Mike King |
2002 | Brian Lopes | Cédric Gracia | Mike King |
Women
Dual Slalom (until 2001)
Men
year | winner | Second | Third |
2001 | Brian Lopes | Eric Carter | Mickael Deldycke |
2000 | Brian Lopes | Cédric Gracia | Wade Bootes |
1999 | Eric Carter | Brian Lopes | Cédric Gracia |
1998 | Brian Lopes | Dave Cullinan | Eric Carter |
Women
year | winner | Second | Third |
2001 | Leigh Donovan | Katrina Miller | Tara Llanes |
2000 | Anne-Caroline Chausson | Tara Llanes | Leigh Donovan |
1999 | Katrina Miller | Leigh Donovan | Tara Llanes |
1998 | Katrina Miller | Sari Jörgensen | Sabrina Jonnier |
Web links
- Mountain bike world cup on uci.ch