2008_UCI_Mountain_Bike_&_Trials_World_Championships
The 2008 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Val di Sole, Italy from 17 to 22 June 2008. The disciplines included were cross-country, downhill, four-cross, and trials. The event was the 19th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the 23rd edition of the UCI Trials World Championships.
Quick Facts Venue, Date(s) ...
Venue | Val di Sole, Italy |
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Date(s) | (2008-06-17 - 2008-06-22)17–22 June 2008 |
Events | MTB: 13 Trials: 6 |
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Future three-time road world champion and seven-time Tour de France points classification winner Peter Sagan won the junior men's cross-country title.
Men's events
More information Event, Gold ...
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Cross-country[1] | Christoph Sauser (SUI) | Florian Vogel (SUI) | Ralph Näf (SUI) |
Under 23 cross-country[2] | Nino Schurter (SUI) | Burry Stander (RSA) | Matthias Flückiger (SUI) |
Junior cross-country[3] | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Arnaud Jouffroy (FRA) | Matthias Rupp (SUI) |
Downhill[4] | Gee Atherton (GBR) | Steve Peat (GBR) | Sam Hill (AUS) |
Junior downhill[5] | Josh Bryceland (GBR) | Sam Dale (GBR) | Rémi Thirion (FRA) |
Four-cross[6] | Rafael Alvarez De Lara Lu (ESP) | Roger Rinderknecht (SUI) | Mickael Deldycke (FRA) |
Trials, 20 inch[7] | Benito Ros Charral (ESP) | Rafal Kumorowski (POL) | Sebastian Hoffmann (GER) |
Trials, 26 inch[8] | Gilles Coustellier (FRA) | Vincent Hermance (FRA) | Daniel Comas Riera (ESP) |
Junior trials, 20 inch[9] | Abel Mustieles (ESP) | Loris Braun (SUI) | James Barton (CAN) |
Junior trials, 26 inch[10] | Loris Braun (SUI) | James Barton (CAN) | Kevin Aglae (FRA) |
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Women's events
More information Event, Gold ...
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Cross-country[11] | Margarita Fullana (ESP) | Sabine Spitz (GER) | Irina Kalentieva (RUS) |
Under 23 cross-country[12] | Tanja Žakelj (SLO) | Nathalie Schneitter (SUI) | Aleksandra Dawidowicz (POL) |
Junior cross-country[13] | Laura Abril (COL) | Barbara Benkó (HUN) | Mona Eiberweiser (GER) |
Downhill[14] | Rachel Atherton (GBR) | Sabrina Jonnier (FRA) | Emmeline Ragot (FRA) |
Junior downhill[5] | Anais Pajot (FRA) | Myriam Nicole (FRA) | Mélanie Pugin (FRA) |
Four-cross[6] | Melissa Buhl (USA) | Jana Horáková (CZE) | Romana Labounková (CZE) |
Trials[15] | Gemma Abant Condal (ESP) | Karin Moor (SUI) | Julie Pesenti (FRA) |
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Team events
More information Event, Gold ...
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Cross-country[16] | France Jean-Christophe Péraud Arnaud Jouffroy Laurence Leboucher Alexis Vuillermoz |
Switzerland Florian Vogel Matthias Rupp Petra Henzi Nino Schurter |
Italy Marco Aurelio Fontana Gerhard Kerschbaumer Eva Lechner Cristian Cominelli |
Trials[17] | Spain |
France |
Switzerland |
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Medal table
More information Rank, Nation ...
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Spain (ESP) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
3 | France (FRA) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
5 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
13 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (17 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
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- "Elite men cross country – Sauser, Swiss slam men's cross country". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "U23 men cross country, 34.9km – Swiss take title and dominate U23 race". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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- "Elite men downhill finals – Atherton scores Britain's third gold medal in a day". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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- "Elite women downhill finals – Atherton surprises defending champion". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Elite women trials – 20" / 26" – Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Team relay – French team captures a slippery opening relay". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "1986-2014 UCI Trials World Championships Winners" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 28 August 2016.