UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships
The UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships is the world championship event for marathon mountain bike races. Inaugurated by the Union Cycliste Internationale in 2003, the event is held annually in single classes for men and women. The 2003 event was organized alongside the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. Subsequent events, however, have been organised as a stand-alone event.
The UCI awards a gold medal and a rainbow jersey to the winner. Silver and bronze medals are awarded to the second and third place contestants. World champions wear their rainbow jersey until the following year's championship, but they may wear it only in the type of event in which they won it.
Medalists
Men
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Lugano |
 Thomas Frischknecht (SUI) |
 Bart Brentjens (NED) |
 Carsten Bresser (GER) |
| 2004 Bad Goisern |
 Massimo de Bertolis (ITA) |
 Thomas Dietsch (FRA) |
Bart Brentjens (NED) |
| 2005 Lillehammer |
Thomas Frischknecht (SUI) |
Bart Brentjens (NED) |
Dario Acquaroli (ITA) |
| 2006 Oisans |
Ralph Näf (SUI) |
 Leonardo Paez Leon (COL) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Roel Paulissen (BEL) |
| 2007 Verviers |
Christoph Sauser (SUI) |
Roel Paulissen (BEL) |
Thomas Dietsch (FRA) |
| 2008 Villabassa |
Roel Paulissen (BEL) |
Christoph Sauser (SUI) |
Urs Huber (SUI) |
| 2009 Graz/Stattegg |
Roel Paulissen (BEL) |
 Alban Lakata (AUT) |
Christoph Sauser (SUI) |
| 2010 Sankt Wendel |
Alban Lakata (AUT) |
Mirko Celestino (ITA) |
 Burry Stander (RSA) |
| 2011 Montello |
Christoph Sauser (SUI) |
 Jaroslav Kulhavy (CZE) |
Mirko Celestino (ITA) |
| 2012 Ornans |
 Periklis Ilias (GRC) |
Moritz Milatz (GER) |
Kristian Hynek (CZE) |
| 2013 Kirchberg |
Christoph Sauser (SUI) |
Alban Lakata (AUT) |
Leonardo Páez (COL) |
| 2014 Pietermaritzburg |
Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) |
Alban Lakata (AUT) |
Christoph Sauser (SUI) |
| 2015 Selva di Val Gardena |
Alban Lakata (AUT) |
Christoph Sauser (SUI) |
Leonardo Páez (COL) |
Men's Medal Count
| Place | Nation |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Austria |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Belgium |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Czech Republic |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Greece |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Netherlands |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Colombia |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | South Africa |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Women
Women's Medal Count
As of June 2015
| Place | Nation | |
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway |
6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Denmark |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Switzerland |
2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Germany |
1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 |  Poland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Slovenia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Russia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  United Kingdom |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Finland |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Total Medal Count
As of June 2015 The current historical medal count of men's and women's events is as follows:
| Place | Nation | |
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
8 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | Norway |
6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Denmark |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Austria |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Belgium |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Germany |
1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Italy |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| = | Czech Republic |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Poland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Greece |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Netherlands |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Colombia |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| = | Slovenia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Russia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | United Kingdom |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Finland |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | South Africa |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 | |
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