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2006 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

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2006 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
VenueRotorua, New Zealand
Date (2006-08-22 - 2006-08-27)22–27 August 2006
EventsMTB: 13
Trials: 6
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The 2006 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Rotorua, New Zealand, from 22 to 27 August 2006. The disciplines included were cross-country, downhill, four-cross, and trials. The event was the 17th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the 21st edition of the UCI Trials World Championships.

This was the first UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships held in New Zealand and the second held in Oceania after the 1996 World Championships in Cairns, Australia.

A women's under-23 race was included in the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships for the first time in 2006 and was won by Ren Chengyuan from China.[1] Julien Absalon of France and Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå of Norway each won their third consecutive elite cross-country world titles.[2][3] Sam Hill became the first Australian to win the elite men's downhill world title.[4]

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Cross-country[2] File:Flag of France.svg Julien Absalon (FRA) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christoph Sauser (SUI) File:Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE)
Under 23 cross-country[5] File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nino Schurter (SUI) File:Flag of Italy.svg Tony Longo (ITA) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Max Plaxton (CAN)
Junior cross-country[6] File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathias Flückiger (SUI) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martin Fanger (SUI) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Pascal Meyer (SUI)
Downhill[4] File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Hill (AUS) File:Flag of South Africa.svg Greg Minnaar (RSA) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Rennie (AUS)
Junior downhill[7] File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Cameron Cole (NZL) File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Samuel Blenkinsop (NZL) File:Flag of France.svg Antoine Badouard (FRA)
Four-cross[8] File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Prokop (CZE) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Rinderknecht (SUI) File:Flag of Germany.svg Guido Tschugg (GER)
Trials, 20 inch[9] File:Flag of Germany.svg Marco Hösel (GER) File:Flag of Spain.svg Carles Diaz Codina (ESP) File:Flag of Spain.svg Benito Ros Charral (ESP)
Trials, 26 inch[9] File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kenny Belaey (BEL) File:Flag of France.svg Vincent Hermance (FRA) File:Flag of France.svg Gilles Coustellier (FRA)
Junior trials, 20 inch[10] File:Flag of Germany.svg Marco Thomä (GER) File:Flag of France.svg Aurélien Fontenoy (FRA) File:Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Mrohs (GER)
Junior trials, 26 inch[10] File:Flag of France.svg Aurélien Fontenoy (FRA) File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Slinger (GBR) File:Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Mrohs (GER)

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Cross-country[3] File:Flag of Norway.svg Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) File:Flag of Russia.svg Irina Kalentieva (RUS) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Helene Premont (CAN)
Under 23 cross-country[1] File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ren Chengyuan (CHN) File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Ying (CHN) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sarah Koba (SUI)
Junior cross-country[11] File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Tanja Žakelj (SLO) File:Flag of France.svg Julie Krasniak (FRA) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nadja Roschi (SUI)
Downhill[12] File:Flag of France.svg Sabrina Jonnier (FRA) File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tracy Moseley (GBR) File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rachel Atherton (GBR)
Junior downhill[13] File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tracey Hannah (AUS) File:Flag of France.svg Floriane Pugin (FRA) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Micayla Gatto (CAN)
Four-cross[8] File:Flag of the United States.svg Jill Kintner (USA) File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anneke Beerten (NED) File:Flag of Austria.svg Anita Molcik (AUT)
Trials[14] File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Moor (SUI) File:Flag of Spain.svg Mireia Abant Condal (ESP) File:Flag of Spain.svg Gemma Abant Condal (ESP)

Team events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Cross-country[15] File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
Florian Vogel
Martin Fanger
Petra Henzi
Nino Schurter 		File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Tony Longo
Cristian Cominelli
Eva Lechner
Jader Zoli 		File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Marcin Karczynski
Adrian Dzialakiewicz
Maja Włoszczowska
Kryspin Pyrgies
Trials[10] File:Flag of France.svg France
 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA)44210
2File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (SUI)43310
3File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER)2136
4File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS)2013
5File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)1102
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (NZL)1102
7File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (BEL)1001
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE)1001
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR)1001
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (SLO)1001
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (USA)1001
12File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (ESP)0235
13File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR)0213
14File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA)0202
15File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED)0101
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS)0101
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (RSA)0101
18File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)0033
19File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT)0011
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL)0011
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (21 entries)19191957

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "U23 women cross country - Chengyuan Ren heralds Chinese charge in women's cross-country". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Elite men cross-country - three-peats with last lap attack". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Elite women cross country - Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå makes it three from three". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Elite men downhill - Hill hurtles to Australia's first-ever senior men's DH title". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  5. ↑ "Under-23 men cross country - Switzerland lands yet another rainbow". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  6. ↑ "Junior men cross country - All Switzerland, all the time in junior men's cross-country". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  7. ↑ "Junior men downhill - Victory at last for the home team as Kiwi juniors go one-two". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Four-cross - Kintner returns for gold; Prokop claims men's title". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Elite men trials - Hosel breaks Charral's run in 20in trials". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "1986-2014 UCI Trials World Championships Winners" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  11. ↑ "Junior women cross country - Tanja Žakelj makes history for Slovenia". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  12. ↑ "Elite women downhill - Jonnier inherits Chausson's jersey". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  13. ↑ "Junior women downhill - Hannah blows away fellow juniors". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  14. ↑ "Women trials - Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  15. ↑ "Team relay - Score one for the Swiss in World Championship opener". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
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