2007 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

Overview

2007 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
Elite men's cross-country podium at the 2007 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
VenueFort William, United Kingdom
Date(s) (2007-09-04 - 2007-09-09)4–9 September 2007
EventsMTB: 13
Trials: 6
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The 2007 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Fort William, United Kingdom from 4 to 9 September 2007. It was a new experience for everyone involved since jt was the first time the World Championships of this kind had been held in the United Kingdom.[1] The Fort William site in the Scottish Highlands had been used regularly for rounds of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup since 2002.[2]

The disciplines included were cross-country, downhill, four-cross, and trials. The event was the 18th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the 22nd edition of the UCI Trials World Championships.

France finished on top of the medal table with 6 world champions and 13 medals overall, including a fourth consecutive world title for Julien Absalon in the elite men's cross country. Sam Hill and Sabrina Jonnier won their second consecutive world titles in the men's and women's elite downhill.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Cross-country[3]  Julien Absalon (FRA)  Ralph Näf (SUI)  Florian Vogel (SUI)
Under 23 cross-country[4]  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)  Nino Schurter (SUI)  Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE)
Junior cross-country[5]  Thomas Litscher (SUI)  Piotr Brzozka (POL)  David Fletcher (GBR)
Downhill[6]  Sam Hill (AUS)  Fabien Barel (FRA)  Gee Atherton (GBR)
Junior downhill[7]  Ruaridh Cunningham (GBR)  John Swanguen (USA)  Matthew Scoles (NZL)
Four-cross[8]  Brian Lopes (USA)  Romain Saladini (FRA)  Jurg Meijer (NED)
Trials, 20 inch[9]  Benito Ros Charral (ESP)  Carles Diaz Codina (ESP)  Daniel Comas Riera (ESP)
Trials, 26 inch[10]  Vincent Hermance (FRA)  Gilles Coustellier (FRA)  Kenny Belaey (BEL)
Junior trials, 20 inch[11]  Aurélien Fontenoy (FRA)  Eduard Planas Nuñez (ESP)  Kevin Aglae (FRA)
Junior trials, 26 inch[12]  Aurélien Fontenoy (FRA)  Loris Braun (SUI)  Hannes Herrmann (GER)

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Cross-country[13]  Irina Kalentieva (RUS)  Sabine Spitz (GER)  Jingjing Wang (CHN)
Under 23 cross-country[14]  Liu Ying (CHN)  Chengyuan Ren (CHN)  Elisabeth Osl (AUT)
Junior cross-country[15]  Alla Boyko (UKR)  Jitka Skarnitzlova (CZE)  Julie Bresset (FRA)
Downhill[16]  Sabrina Jonnier (FRA)  Rachel Atherton (GBR)  Tracey Hannah (AUS)
Junior downhill[7]  Floriane Pugin (FRA)  Katy Curd (GBR)  Myriam Nicole (FRA)
Four-cross[8]  Jill Kintner (USA)  Anneke Beerten (NED)  Melissa Buhl (USA)
Trials[17]  Karin Moor (SUI)  Gemma Abant Condal (ESP)  Mireia Abant Condal (ESP)

Team events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Cross-country[18][19]  Switzerland
  Poland
  United States
Trials[20][21]  Spain
  France
  Germany

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)64313
2 Switzerland (SUI)3317
3 Spain (ESP)2327
4 United States (USA)2125
5 Great Britain (GBR)1225
6 China (CHN)1113
7 Australia (AUS)1012
8 Denmark (DEN)1001
 Russia (RUS)1001
 Ukraine (UKR)1001
11 Poland (POL)0202
12 Germany (GER)0123
13 Czech Republic (CZE)0112
 Netherlands (NED)0112
15 Austria (AUT)0011
 Belgium (BEL)0011
 New Zealand (NZL)0011
Totals (17 entries)19191957

See also

References

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