Mountain Bike World Championships 2009
The 22nd Mountain Bike World Championships took place from September 1st to 6th, 2009 at Mount Stromlo near Canberra in Australia . There were decisions in the disciplines of Cross Country , Downhill , Four Cross and Trials on the program.
Cross country
Men
| space | country | athlete | time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Nino Schurter | 2:04:39 h | 
| 2 | FRA | Julien Absalon | + 0:03 min | 
| 3 | SUI | Florian Vogel | + 0:58 min | 
| 4th | ESP | José Antonio Hermida | + 0:58 min | 
| 5 | CAN | Geoff Kabush | + 2:04 min | 
| 6th | FRA | Cédric Ravanel | + 2:35 min | 
| 7th | FRA | Jean-Christophe Péraud | + 2:59 min | 
| 8th | United States | Todd Wells | + 3:06 min | 
Date: September 5, 2009 
Length: 45.29 km
Women
| space | country | sportswoman | time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUS | Irina Kalentieva | 1:43:20 h | 
| 2 | NOR | Lene Byberg | + 0:13 min | 
| 3 | United States | Willow Koerber | + 0:52 min | 
| 4th | GER | Sabine Spitz | + 1:30 min | 
| 5 | POLE | Anna Szafraniec | + 1:37 min | 
| 6th | CAN | Catharine Pendrel | + 2:36 min | 
| 7th | FRA | Cécile Rode Ravanel | + 3:07 min | 
| 8th | SUI | Esther Süss | + 3:40 min | 
Date: September 5, 2009 
Length: 32.3 km
Men U23
| space | country | athlete | time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RSA | Burry Stander | 1:47:26 h | 
| 2 | FRA | Alexis Vuillermoz | + 1:21 min | 
| 3 | SUI | Thomas Litscher | + 2:46 min | 
| 4th | SVK | Peter Sagan | + 4:15 min | 
| 5 | POLE | Marek Konwa | + 4:45 min | 
| 6th | FRA | Guillaume Vinit | + 4:59 min | 
| 7th | SWE | Mattias Wengelin | + 5:14 min | 
| 8th | SUI | Fabian Giger | + 5:32 min | 
 
  Date: September 4th, 2009 
Length: 38.82 km
Women U23
| space | country | sportswoman | time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POLE | Aleksandra Dawidowicz | 1:24:32 h | 
| 2 | SWE | Alexandra Engen | + 1:13 min | 
| 3 | FRA | Julie Bresset | + 2:31 min | 
| 4th | SUI | Kathrin Stirnemann | + 4:03 min | 
| 5 | GBR | Annie Last | + 4:16 min | 
| 6th | HUN | Barbara Benko | + 4:35 min | 
| 7th | POLE | Paula Gorycka | + 5:13 min | 
| 8th | SUI | Vivianne Meyer | + 5:31 min | 
Date: September 2, 2009 
Length: 25.88 km
Juniors
| space | country | athlete | time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA | Gerhard Kerschbaumer | 1:31:01 h | 
| 2 | POR | Ricardo Marinheiro | + 1:19 min | 
| 3 | SUI | Reto Indergand | + 1:34 min | 
| 4th | SUI | Matthias Stirnemann | + 1:38 min | 
| 5 | SWE | Tobias Ludvigsson | + 3:19 min | 
| 6th | FRA | Hugo Drechou | + 3:32 min | 
| 7th | GER | Julian Schelb | + 3:38 min | 
| 8th | ITA | Luca Braidot | + 3:38 min | 
Date: September 3, 2009 
Length: 32.35 km
Juniors
| space | country | sportswoman | time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA | Pauline Ferrand-Prevot | 1:05:23 h | 
| 2 | SUI | Michelle Hediger | + 0:33 min | 
| 3 | RSA | Candice Neethling | + 1:06 min | 
| 4th | GER | Helen Grobert | + 3:08 min | 
| 5 | ISR | Noga Korem | + 3:23 min | 
| 6th | BEL | Elise Marchal | + 4:25 min | 
| 7th | OUT | Rebecca Henderson | + 4:47 min | 
| 8th | SUI | Vania Schumacher | + 4:57 min | 
Date: September 2, 2009 
Length: 19.41 km
Season
| space | country | athlete | time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA | Marco Aurelio Fontana Gerhard Kerschbaumer Eva Lechner Cristian Cominelli | 1:14:02 h | 
| 2 | CAN | Raphael Gagne Geoff Kabush Evan Guthrie Catharine Pendrel | + 0:06 min | 
| 3 | FRA | Alexis Vuillermoz Cédric Ravanel Hugo Drechou Cécile Rode Ravanel | + 0:08 min | 
| 4th | SWE | Emil Lindgren Tobias Ludvigsson Alexandra Engen Mattias Wengelin | + 0:54 min | 
| 5 | SUI | Florian Vogel Matthias Stirnemann Nathalie Schneitter Fabian Giger | + 1:00 min | 
| 6th | NED | Irjan Luttenberg Michiel van der Heijden Laura Turpijn Jelmer Pietersma | + 3:00 min | 
| 7th | GER | Moritz Milatz Martin Gluth Markus Bauer Sabine Spitz | + 3:04 min | 
| 8th | CZE | Jaroslav Kulhavý Jan Nesvadba Pavla Havlikova Lukáš Sáblík | + 3:24 min | 
| 9 | GBR | Liam Killeen Kenta Gallagher Annie Last David Fletcher | + 3:25 min | 
| 10 | BEL | Sven Nys Tom Meeusen Ruben Scheire Sanne Cant | + 3:29 min | 
Date: September 1, 2009 
Length: 25.88 km
Downhill
Men
| space | country | athlete | time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR | Steve Peat | 2: 30.33 min | 
| 2 | RSA | Greg Minnaar | + 0.05 s | 
| 3 | OUT | Michael Hannah | + 0.69 s | 
| 4th | FRA | Fabien Barel | + 0.84 s | 
| 5 | OUT | Samuel Hill | + 2.71 s | 
| 6th | GBR | Gee Atherton | + 3.92 s | 
| 7th | OUT | Nathan Rennie | + 3.98 s | 
| 8th | NZL | Justin Leov | + 3.99 s | 
Date: September 6, 2009 
Length: 2.1 km
Women
| space | country | athlete | time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA | Emmeline Ragot | 2: 50.05 min | 
| 2 | GBR | Tracy Moseley | + 2.49 s | 
| 3 | United States | Kathleen Pruitt | + 4.84 s | 
| 4th | GBR | Fionn Griffiths | + 8.74 s | 
| 5 | FRA | Floriane Pugin | + 7.39 s | 
| 6th | CAN | Claire Buchar | + 9.37 s | 
| 7th | CAN | Micayla Gatto | + 9.39 s | 
| 8th | JPN | Mio Suemasa | + 9.51 s | 
Date: September 6, 2009 
Length: 2.1 km
Juniors
| space | country | athlete | time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NZL | Brook MacDonald | 2: 36.49 min | 
| 2 | OUT | Shaun O'Connor | + 1.18 s | 
| 3 | GBR | Danny Hart | + 2.27 s | 
| 4th | OUT | Rhys Willemse | + 2.82 s | 
| 5 | GBR | Bernhard Kerr | + 3.84 s | 
| 6th | GBR | Harry Heath | + 4.70 s | 
| 7th | NZL | George Drannigan | + 5.48 s | 
| 8th | NZL | Daniel Heads | + 6.40 s | 
Date: September 6, 2009 
Length: 2.1 km
Juniors
| space | country | athlete | time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA | Anal Pajot | |
| 2 | FRA | Julie Berteaux | |
| 3 | OUT | Holly Baarspul | |
| 4th | ITA | Alia Marcellini | |
| 5 | NZL | Georgia Wight | |
| 6th | FRA | Fanny Lombard | |
| 7th | GER | Leoni-Caro Dickerhoff | 
Date: September 6, 2009 
Length: 2.1 km
Four Cross
Men
| space | country | athlete | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OUT | Jared Graves | 
| 2 | FRA | Romain Saladini | 
| 3 | CZE | Jakub Riha | 
| 4th | ESP | Rafael Alvarez de Lara Lucas | 
| 5 | CZE | Tomáš Slavík | 
| 6th | NED | Joost Wichman | 
| 7th | SUI | David Graf | 
| 8th | United States | Blake Carney | 
Date: September 4, 2009
Women
| space | country | sportswoman | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OUT | Caroline Buchanan | 
| 2 | United States | Jill Kintner | 
| 3 | United States | Melissa Buhl | 
| 4th | AUT | Anita Molcik | 
| 5 | NED | Anneke Beerten | 
| 6th | JPN | Mio Suemasa | 
| 7th | OUT | Sarsha Huntington | 
| 8th | HUN | Julia Boer | 
Date: September 4, 2009
Trials
Men 26 "
| space | country | athlete | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA | Gilles Coustellier | 14 (4x0) | 
| 2 | BEL | Kenny Belaey | 14 (3x0) | 
| 3 | FRA | Vincent Hermance | 18th | 
| 4th | FRA | Marc Caisso | 40 | 
| 5 | GBR | Ben Slinger | 43 | 
| 6th | FRA | Aurelien Fontenoy | 48 (2x1) | 
| 7th | ESP | Benito Ros Charral | 48 (1x1) | 
| 8th | OUT | Joe Brewer | 51 | 
Date: September 6, 2009
Men 20 "
| space | country | athlete | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESP | Benito Ros Charral | 19.5 | 
| 2 | POLE | Rafal Kumorowski | 33 | 
| 3 | SUI | Loris Braun | 42 | 
| 4th | ESP | Carles Diaz Codina | 47 | 
| 5 | NED | Rick Koekoek | 49 (2x3) | 
| 6th | SUI | Sebastian Honegger | 49 (1x3) | 
| 7th | GER | Sebastian Hoffmann | 51 | 
| 8th | BEL | Kenny Belaey | 56 | 
Date: September 5, 2009
Women
| space | country | sportswoman | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Karin Moor | 4th | 
| 2 | FRA | Julie Pesenti | 9 | 
| 3 | ESP | Gemma Abant Condal | 22nd | 
| 4th | OUT | Janine Jungfels | 28 | 
| 5 | ESP | Mireia Abant Condal | 31 | 
| 6th | POLE | Sonia Klich | 49 | 
| 7th | GER | Elisa Brieden | 66 | 
Date: September 4, 2009
Juniors 26 "
| space | country | athlete | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR | Joe Oakley | 33 | 
| 2 | ESP | Abel Mustieles Garcia | 35 | 
| 3 | ESP | Rafael Tibau Roura | 37.5 | 
| 4th | FRA | Kevin Aglae | 44 | 
| 5 | FRA | Marius Merger | 47 | 
| 6th | BEL | Gil Alkema | 49 | 
| 7th | BEL | Nicolas Massart | 49.5 | 
| 8th | FRA | Anthony Grenier | 63 | 
 
  Date: September 6, 2009
Juniors 20 "
| space | country | athlete | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESP | Abel Mustieles Garcia | 24 | 
| 2 | ESP | Ion Areitio Aguirre | 31 | 
| 3 | BEL | Roderique Timellini | 34 | 
| 4th | FRA | Kevin Aglae | 40 | 
| 5 | BEL | Gil Alkema | 42 | 
| 6th | POLE | Filip Mrugala | 48 | 
| 7th | GER | Heiko Lehmann | 53 (2x2) | 
| 8th | FRA | Marius Merger | 53 (1x2) | 
Date: September 5, 2009
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 4th | 5 | 3 | 12 | 
| 2 |  Spain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6th | 
| 3 |  Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 4th | 7th | 
| 4th |  Australia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 
| 5 |  United Kingdom | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th | 
| 6th |  Italy | 2 | - | - | 2 | 
| 7th |  South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| 8th |  Poland | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 
| 9 |  New Zealand | 1 | - | - | 1 | 
|  Russia | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 11 |  United States | - | 1 | 3 | 4th | 
| 12 |  Belgium | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 13 |  Canada | - | 1 | - | 1 | 
|  Norway | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
|  Portugal | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
|  Sweden | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 17th |  Czech Republic | - | - | 1 | 1 | 



