The first professional Mountain Bike World Championships took place in Durango (USA) in 1990. It is organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and the winner has the right to wear the rainbow jersey for a full year. Unlike other UCI-sanctioned races, the World Championships is organized by nationality, not by commercial teams. The race is usually held towards the end of the season.

Venues

No.	Year	Host City	Country
I	1990	Durango	USA (1)
II	1991	Ciocco	Italy (1)
III	1992	Bromont	Canada (1)
IV	1993	Métabief	France (1)
V	1994	Vail	USA (2)
VI	1995	Kirchzarten	Germany (1)
VII	1996	Cairns	Australia (1)
VIII	1997	Château-d'Œx	Switzerland (1)
IX	1998	Mont Sainte-Anne	Canada (2)
X	1999	Åre	Sweden (1)
XI	2000	Sierra Nevada	Spain (1)
XII	2001	Vail (2)	USA (3)
XIII	2002	Kaprun	Austria (1)
XIV	2003	Lugano	Switzerland (2)
XV	2004	Les Gets	France (2)
XVI	2005	Livigno	Italy (2)
XVII	2006	Rotorua	New Zealand (1)
XVIII	2007	Fort William	Scotland (1)
XIX	2008	Val di Sole	Italy (3)

Results

Cross Country

Men

Event	1st	2nd	3rd
2006	Julien Absalon (FRA)	Christoph Sauser (SUI)	Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE)
2005	Julien Absalon (FRA)	Christoph Sauser (SUI)	Jose Antonio Hermida Ramos (SPA)
2004	Julien Absalon (FRA)	Cédric Ravanel (FRA)	Thomas Frischknecht (SUI)
2003	Filip Meirhaeghe (BEL)	Ryder Hesjedal (CAN)	Roel Paulissen (BEL)
2002	Roland Green (CAN)	Filip Meirhaeghe (BEL)	Thomas Frischknecht (SUI)
2001	Roland Green (CAN)	Thomas Frischknecht (SUI)	Christoph Sauser (SUI)
2000	Miguel Martinez (FRA)	Roland Green (CAN)	Bart Brentjens (NED)
1999	Michael Rasmussen (DEN)	Miguel Martinez (FRA)	Filip Meirhaeghe (BEL)
1998	Christophe Dupouey (FRA)	Jerome Chiotti (FRA)	Filip Meirhaeghe (BEL)
1997	Hubert Pallhuber (ITA)	Henrik Djernis (DEN)	Luca Bramati (ITA)
1996	Thomas Frischknecht (SUI)	Rune Hoydahl (NOR)	Hubert Pallhuber (ITA)
1995	Bart Brentjens (NED)	Miguel Martinez (FRA)	Jan Erik Ostergaard (DEN)
1994	Henrik Djernis (DEN)	Tinker Juarez (USA)	Bart Brentjens (NED)
1993	Henrik Djernis (DEN)	Marcel Gerritsen (NED)	Jan Erik Ostergaard (DEN)
1992	Henrik Djernis (DEN)	Thomas Frischknecht (SUI)	David Baker (GBR)
1991	John Tomac (USA)	Thomas Frischknecht (SUI)	Ned Overend (USA)
1990	Ned Overend (USA)	Thomas Frischknecht (SUI)	Tim Gould (GBR)

Medal Table

Cyclist	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Henrik Djernis ( Denmark)	3	1		4
Julien Absalon ( France)	3			3
Roland Green ( Canada)	2	1		3
Thomas Frischknecht ( Switzerland)	1	4	2	7
Filip Meirhaeghe ( Belgium)	1	1	2	4
Bart Brentjens ( Netherlands)	1		2	3
Ned Overend ( United States)	1		1	2
John Tomac ( United States)	1			1

Women

Event	1st	2nd	3rd
2006	Gunn-Rita Dahle (NOR)	Irina Kalentieva (RUS)	Marie-Helene Premont (CAN)
2005	Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor)	Maja Wloszczowska (Pol)	Petra Henzi (Sui)
2004	Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor)	Maja Wloszczowska (Pol)	Alison Sydor (Can)
2003	Sabine Spitz (Ger)	Alison Sydor (Can)	Irina Kalentieva (Rus)
2002	Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor)	Anna Szafraniec (Pol)	Sabine Spitz (Ger)
2001	Alison Dunlap (USA)	Alison Sydor (Can)	Sabine Spitz (Ger)
2000	Margarita Fullana (Spa)	Alison Sydor (Can)	Paola Pezzo (Ita)
1999	Margarita Fullana (Spa)	Alison Sydor (Can)	Paola Pezzo (Ita)
1998	Laurence Leboucher (Fra)	Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor)	Alison Sydor (Can)
1997	Paola Pezzo (Ita)	Nadia De Negri (Ita)	Margarita Fullana (Spa)
1996	Alison Sydor (Can)	Ruthie Matthes (USA)	Maria Paola Turcutto (Ita)
1995	Alison Sydor (Can)	Silvia Furst (Swi)	Chantal Daucourt (Swi)
1994	Alison Sydor (Can)	Susan De Mattei (USA)	Sara Ballantyne (USA)
1993	Paola Pezzo (Ita)	Jeannie Longo (Fra)	Ruthie Matthes (USA)
1992	Silvia Furst (Swi)	Alison Sydor (Can)	Ruthie Matthes (USA)
1991	Ruthie Matthes (USA)	Eva Orvosova (Svk)	Silvia Furst (Swi)
1990	Juli Furtado (USA)	Sara Ballantyne (USA)	Ruthie Matthes (USA)

Downhill

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2006	Sam Hill (AUS)	Greg Minnaar (RSA)	Nathan Rennie (AUS)
2005	Fabien Barel (FRA)	Sam Hill (AUS)	Greg Minnaar (RSA)
2004	Fabien Barel (FRA)	Greg Minaar (RSA)	Sam Hill (AUS)
2003	Greg Minaar (RSA)	Mickael Pascal (FRA)	Fabien Barel (FRA)
2002	Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA)	Steve Peat (GBR)	Chris Kovarik (AUS)
2001	Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA)	Steve Peat (GBR)	Greg Minaar (RSA)
2000	Myles Rockwell (USA)	Steve Peat (GBR)	Mickael Pascal (FRA)
1999	Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA)	Mickael Pascal (FRA)	Eric Carter (USA)
1998	Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA)	Gerwin Peters (NED)	Mickael Pascal (FRA)
1997	Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA)	John Tomac (USA)	Cedric Gracia (FRA)
1996	Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA)	Shaun Palmer (USA)	Bas De Bever (NED)
1995	Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA)	François Gachet (FRA)	Mike King (USA)
1994	François Gachet (FRA)	Tommy Johansson (SWE)	Corrado Herin (ITA)
1993	Mike King (USA)	Paolo Caramellino (ITA)	Myles Rockwell (USA)
1992	Dave Cullinan (USA)	Jimmy Deaton (USA)	Christian Taillefer (FRA)
1991	Albert Iten (SUI)	John Tomac (USA)	Glen Adams (USA)
1990	Greg Herbold (USA)	Mike Kloser (USA)	Paul Thomasberg (USA)

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2006	Sabrina Jonnier (FRA)	Tracy Moseley (GBR)	Rachel Atherton (GBR)
2005	Anne-Caroline Chausson (Fra)	Sabrina Jonnier (Fra)	Emmeline Ragot (Fra)
2004	Vanessa Quin (NZl)	Mio Suemasa (Jpn)	Celine Gros (Fra)
2003	Anne-Caroline Chausson (Fra)	Sabrina Jonnier (Fra)	Nolvenn Le Caer (Fra)
2002	Anne-Caroline Chausson (Fra)	Fionn Griffiths (GBr)	Missy Giove (USA)
2001	Anne-Caroline Chausson (Fra)	Fionn Griffiths (GBr)	Leigh Donovan (USA)
2000	Anne-Caroline Chausson (Fra)	Katja Repo (Fin)	Marla Streb (USA)
1999	Anne-Caroline Chausson (Fra)	Katja Repo (Fin)	Sari Jorgensen (Sui)
1998	Anne-Caroline Chausson (Fra)	Nolvenn LeCaer (Fra)	Cheri Elliott (USA)
1997	Anne-Caroline Chausson (Fra)	Marielle Saner (Sui)	Katja Repo (Fin)
1996	Anne-Caroline Chausson (Fra)	Leigh Donovan (USA)	Missy Giove (USA)
1995	Leigh Donovan (USA)	Mercedes Gonzalez (Spa)	Giovanna Bonazzi (Ita)
1994	Missy Giove (USA)	Sophie Kempf (Fra)	Giovanna Bonazzi (Ita)
1993	Giovanna Bonazzi (Ita)	Kim Sonier (USA)	Missy Giove (USA)
1992	Juli Furtado (USA)	Kim Sonier (USA)	Cindy Devine (CAN)
1991	Giovanna Bonazzi (Ita)	Nathalie Fiat (Fra)	Cindy Devine (Can)
1990	Cindy Devine (Can)	Elladee Brown (Can)	Penny Davidson (USA)

Dual

Men

Event	1st	2nd	3rd
2001	Brian Lopes (USA)	Cedric Gracia (FRA)	Wade Bootes (AUS)
2000	Wade Bootes (AUS)	Brian Lopes (USA)	Mickael Deldycke (FRA)

Women

Event	1st	2nd	3rd
2001	Anne-Caroline Chausson (Fra)	Katrina Miller (Aus)	Tara Llanes (USA)
2000	Anne-Caroline Chausson (Fra)	Tara Llanes (USA)	Sabrina Jonnier (Fra)

4-Cross

Men

Event	1st	2nd	3rd
2006	Michal Prokop (CZE)	Roger Rinderknecht (SUI)	Guido Tschugg (GER)
2005	Brian Lopes (USA)	Jared Graves (AUS)	Mickael Deldycke (FRA)
2004	Eric Carter (USA)	Mickael Deldycke (FRA)	Michal Prokop (CZE)
2003	Michal Prokop (CZE)	Eric Carter (USA)	Brian Lopes (USA)
2002	Brian Lopes (USA)	Cedric Gracia (FRA)	Eric Carter (USA)

Women

Event	1st	2nd	3rd
2006	Jill Kintner (USA)	Anneke Beerten (NED)	Anita Molcik (AUT)
2005	Jill Kintner (USA)	Katrina Miller (Aus)	Tara Llanes (USA)
2004	Jana Horakova (Cze)	Jill Kintner (USA)	Tara Llanes (USA)
2003	Anne-Caroline Chausson (Fra)	Sabrina Jonnier (Fra)	Jill Kintner (USA)
2002	Anne-Caroline Chausson (Fra)	Katrina Miller (Aus)	Sabrina Jonnier (Fra)

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