Mountain Bike World Championships 2008
The 21st Mountain Bike World Championships took place from June 15 to 22, 2008 in Val di Sole in the Italian province of Trentino . A total of 18 decisions in the disciplines of Cross Country , Downhill , Four Cross and Trials were on the program.
Cross country
Men
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Christoph Sauser | 1:58:26 h |
| 2 | SUI | Florian Vogel | 2:01:21 h |
| 3 | SUI | Ralph Näf | 2:02:46 h |
| 4th | GBR | Liam Killeen | 2:03:09 h |
| 5 | SWE | Fredrik Kessiakoff | 2:03:14 h |
| 6th | AUT | Christoph Soukup | 2:03:34 h |
| 7th | BEL | Roel Paulissen | 2:04:06 h |
| 8th | ESP | Iñaki Lejarreta | 2:04:30 h |
Date: June 22nd, 2:15 p.m.
Length: 40.7 km
Women
| space | country | sportswoman | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESP | Margarita Fullana | 1:39:01 h |
| 2 | GER | Sabine Spitz | 1:40:44 h |
| 3 | RUS | Irina Kalentyeva | 1:41:21 h |
| 4th | CAN | Marie-Hélène Prémont | 1:41:53 h |
| 5 | POLE | Maria Włoszczowska | 1:42:47 h |
| 6th | CAN | Catherine Pendrel | 1:43:52 h |
| 7th | NOR | Gunn-Rita Dahle | 1:44:17 h |
| 8th | AUT | Elisabeth Osl | 1:44:30 h |
Date: June 22nd, 11:00 a.m.
Length: 29.1 km
Men U23
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Nino Schurter | 1:44:34 h |
| 2 | RSA | Burry Stander | 1:45:15 h |
| 3 | SUI | Mathias Flückiger | 1:48:20 h |
| 4th | SUI | Fabian Giger | 1:49:28 h |
| 5 | FRA | Stéphane Tempier | 1:50:29 h |
| 6th | ARG | Dario Gasco | 1:53:00 h |
| 7th | CAN | Raphaël Gagne | 1:53:20 h |
| 8th | NED | Frank Beemer | 1:53:34 h |
Date: June 20, 1:00 p.m.
Length: 34.9 km
Women U23
| space | country | sportswoman | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLO | Tanja Žakelj | 1:35:31 h |
| 2 | SUI | Nathalie Schneitter | 1:38:30 h |
| 3 | POLE | Aleksandra Dawidowicz | 1:38:46 h |
| 4th | UKR | Nataliya Krompets | 1:39:14 h |
| 5 | FRA | Caroline Mani | 1:39:35 h |
| 6th | CAN | Emily Batty | 1:40:31 h |
| 7th | FRA | Julie Krasniak | 1:41:25 h |
| 8th | FRA | Julie Bresset | 1:41:42 h |
Date: June 18, 1:00 p.m.
Length: 23.4 km
Juniors
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SVK | Peter Sagan | 1:35:21 h |
| 2 | FRA | Arnaud Jouffroy | 1:36:55 h |
| 3 | SUI | Matthias Rupp | 1:38:12 h |
| 4th | GER | Fabian Strecker | 1:40:55 h |
| 5 | SUI | Mirco Widmer | 1:41:03 h |
| 6th | ITA | Luca Braidot | 1:41:04 h |
| 7th | NED | Henk Moorlag | 1:41:28 h |
| 8th | GER | Marcus Schulte-Lünzum | 1:41:36 h |
Date: June 19, 11:00 a.m.
Length: 29.4 km
Juniors
| space | country | sportswoman | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COL | Laura Abril | 1:16:08 h |
| 2 | HUN | Barbara Benko | 1:16:46 h |
| 3 | GER | Mona Eiberweiser | 1:18:19 h |
| 4th | SUI | Vivianne Meyer | 1:19:27 h |
| 5 | POLE | Paula Gorycka | 1:22:40 h |
| 6th | CAN | Bianca Adolf | 1:22:54 h |
| 7th | CZE | Jana Valešová | 1:23:54 h |
| 8th | ITA | Cornelia Schuster | 1:24:04 h |
Date: June 18, 10:30 a.m.
Length: 17.6 km
Season
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA |
Jean-Christophe Péraud Arnaud Jouffroy Laurence Leboucher Alexis Vuillermoz |
1:24:45 h |
| 2 | SUI |
Florian Vogel Matthias Rupp Petra Henzi Nino Schurter |
1:27:07 h |
| 3 | ITA |
Marco Aurelio Fontana Gerhard Kerschbaumer Eva Lechner Cristian Cominelli |
1:27:08 h |
| 4th | POLE |
Marcin Karczyński Marek Konwa Maja Włoszczowska Dariusz Batek |
1:27:33 h |
| 5 | CZE |
Jaroslav Kulhavý Jakub Magnusek Kateřina Nash Jan Škarnitzl |
1:28:10 h |
| 6th | CAN |
Raphaël Gagne Catherine Pendrel Derek Zandstra Evan Guthrie |
1:28:10 h |
| 7th | NED |
Bas Peters Erik Groen Laura Turpijn Jelmer Jubbega |
1:30:11 h |
| 8th | United States |
Georgia Gould John Bennett Sam Jurekovic Adam Craig |
1:30:12 h |
Date: June 17th, 1:00 p.m.
Length: 23.4 km
Downhill
Men
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR | Gee Atherton | 3: 12.12 min |
| 2 | GBR | Steve Peat | 3: 14.74 min |
| 3 | OUT | Samuel Hill | 3: 15.27 min |
| 4th | RSA | Greg Minnaar | 3: 17.34 min |
| 5 | FRA | Fabien Barel | 3: 17.92 min |
| 6th | NZL | Justin Leov | 3: 17.96 min |
| 7th | FRA | Mickael Pascal | 3: 20.12 min |
| 8th | FRA | Julien Camellini | 3: 21.31 min |
Date: June 21, 12:45 p.m.
Length: 2250 m
Women
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR | Rachel Atherton | 3: 49.92 min |
| 2 | FRA | Sabrina Jonnier | 4: 01.91 min |
| 3 | FRA | Emmeline Ragot | 4: 07.03 min |
| 4th | FRA | Floriane Pugin | 4: 10.25 min |
| 5 | JPN | Mio Suemasa | 4: 11.68 min |
| 6th | GBR | Tracy Moseley | 4: 12.30 min |
| 7th | United States | Kathleen Pruitt | 4: 19.66 min |
| 8th | GBR | Fionn Griffiths | 4: 20.10 min |
Date: June 21, 12:20 p.m.
Length: 2250 m
Juniors
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR | Josh Bryceland | 3: 23.55 min |
| 2 | GBR | Sam Dale | 3: 31.06 min |
| 3 | FRA | Remi Thirion | 3: 32.13 min |
| 4th | NZL | Aari Barrett | 3: 32.47 min |
| 5 | NZL | Brook MacDonald | 3: 32.77 min |
| 6th | GBR | Danny Hart | 3: 33.71 min |
| 7th | FRA | Yannick Colomb | 3: 35.23 min |
| 8th | OUT | Shaun O'Connor | 3: 36.24 min |
Date: June 21, 10:30 a.m.
Length: 2250 m
Juniors
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA | Anaïs Pajot | 4: 17.71 min |
| 2 | FRA | Myriam Nicole | 4: 23.44 min |
| 3 | FRA | Mélanie Pugin | 4: 46.46 min |
| 4th | CAN | Mirando Miller | 4: 56.38 min |
| 5 | OUT | Caroline Buchanan | 4: 56.51 min |
| 6th | POR | Aurea Agostinho | 5: 15.14 min |
| 7th | MEX | Diana Dromundo | 5: 55.91 min |
| 7th | GER | Leoni Dickerhoff | 6: 06.24 min |
Date: June 21, 10:30 a.m.
Length: 2250 m
Four Cross
Men
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESP | Rafael Alvarez de Lara |
| 2 | SUI | Roger Rinderknecht |
| 3 | FRA | Mickael Deldycke |
| 4th | OUT | Jared Graves |
| 5 | United States | Brian Lopes |
| 6th | GBR | Scott Beaumont |
| 7th | FRA | Romain Saladini |
| 8th | United States | Ross Milan |
Date: June 21, 5:00 p.m.
Women
| space | country | sportswoman |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | Melissa Buhl |
| 2 | CZE | Jana Horaková |
| 3 | CZE | Romana Labounková |
| 4th | NED | Anneke Beerten |
| 5 | OUT | Caroline Buchanan |
| 6th | SUI | Lucia Oetjen |
| 7th | AUT | Anita Molcik |
| 8th | JPN | Mio Suemasa |
Date: June 21, 5:00 p.m.
Trials
Men 26 "
| space | country | athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA | Gilles Coustellier | 27 |
| 2 | FRA | Vincent Hermance | 33 |
| 3 | ESP | Daniel Comas | 39 |
| 4th | FRA | Marc Caisso | 40 |
| 5 | FRA | Guillaume Dunand | 43 |
| 6th | BEL | Kenny Belaey | 45 |
| 7th | ESP | Benito Ros | 47 (1x0) |
| 8th | GBR | Ben Savage | (0x0) |
Date: June 20, 7:30 p.m.
Men 20 "
| space | country | athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESP | Benito Ros | 11 |
| 2 | POLE | Rafal Kumorowski | 32 |
| 3 | GER | Sebastian Hoffmann | 36 |
| 4th | GER | Marco Thomä | 43 |
| 5 | ESP | Juan Daniel de la Peña | 49 (1x1) |
| 6th | NED | Rick Koekoek | 49 (1x1, 3x2) |
| 7th | SVK | Peter Bartak | 49 (1x1, 1x2) |
| 8th | GBR | Ben Savage | 52 |
Date: June 19, 7:30 p.m.
Women
| space | country | sportswoman | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESP | Gemma Abant | 16 |
| 2 | SUI | Karin Moor | 20th |
| 3 | FRA | Julie Pesenti | 21st |
| 4th | ESP | Mireia Abant | 34 |
| 5 | GER | Elisa Brieden | 56 |
| 6th | GER | Ulrike Wenzel | 80 |
Date: June 19, 10:15 a.m.
Juniors 26 "
| space | country | athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Loris Braun | 18th |
| 2 | CAN | James Barton | 19.5 |
| 3 | FRA | Kevin Aglae | 27 |
| 4th | ESP | Abel Mustieles | 30th |
| 5 | FRA | Thomas Persicot | 34 |
| 6th | SUI | Jérôme Chapuis | 35.5 |
| 7th | FRA | Theau Courtes | 37 |
| 8th | FRA | Anthony Grenier | 61 |
Date: June 20, 6:00 p.m.
Juniors 20 "
| space | country | athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESP | Abel Mustieles | 25th |
| 2 | SUI | Loris Braun | 28 |
| 3 | CAN | James Barton | 30th |
| 4th | CZE | Václav Kolar | 36 (2x1) |
| 5 | FRA | Theau Courtes | 36 (1x1) |
| 6th | FRA | Kevin Aglae | 41 |
| 7th | BEL | Rodrique Timellini | 47 |
| 8th | ITA | Francesco Policante | 49 |
Date: June 19, 6:00 p.m.
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Spain
|
5 | - | 1 | 6th |
| 2 |
 Switzerland
|
3 | 6th | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |
 France
|
3 | 4th | 6th | 13 |
| 4th |
 United Kingdom
|
3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 5 |
 Colombia
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
 Slovakia
|
1 | - | - | 1 | |
 Slovenia
|
1 | - | - | 1 | |
 United States
|
1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 9 |
 Germany
|
- | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |
 Canada
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Czech Republic
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |
 South Africa
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
|
Germany
|
- | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 15th |
 Australia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
 Italy
|
- | - | 1 | 1 | |
 Russia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
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