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)  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 1st 2nd 3rd 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

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
2003 Lugano
 Maja Włoszczowska (POL)  Magdalena Sadlecka (POL)  Sandra Klose (GER)
2004 Bad Goisern
 Gunn-Rita Dahle (NOR)  Irina Kalentieva (RUS)  Blaza Klemencic (SLO)
2005 Lillehammer
 Gunn-Rita Dahle (NOR)  Blaza Klemencic (SLO)  Petra Henzi (SUI)
2006 Oisans
 Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR)  Petra Henzi (SUI)  Elsbeth Van Rooij-Vink (NED)
2007 Verviers
 Petra Henzi (SUI)  Sabine Spitz (GER)  Pia Sundstedt (FIN)
2008 Villabassa
 Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR)  Sabine Spitz (GER)  Pia Sundstedt (FIN)
2009 Graz/Stattegg
 Sabine Spitz (GER)  Esther Süss (SUI)  Petra Henzi (SUI)
2010 Sankt Wendel
 Esther Süss (SUI)  Sabine Spitz (GER)  Annika Langvad (DEN)
2011 Montello
 Annika Langvad (DEN)  Sabine Spitz (GER)  Esther Süss (SUI)
2012 Ornans
 Annika Langvad (DEN)  Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR)  Esther Süss (SUI)
2013 Kirchberg
 Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR)  Sally Bigham (GBR)  Esther Süss (SUI)
2014 Pietermaritzburg
 Annika Langvad (DEN)  Sabine Spitz (GER)  Tereza Huříková (CZE)
2015 Selva di Val Gardena
 Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR)  Annika Langvad (DEN)  Sabine Spitz (GER)

Women's Medal Count

As of June 2015

Place Nation 1st 2nd 3rd 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 1st 2nd 3rd 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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