2001 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

2001 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
Host city	Vail, CO, United States
Date(s)	12–16 September 2001
Events	MTB: 12; Trials: 7
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Last updated March 03, 2019

The 2001 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Vail, Colorado, United States from 12 to 16 September 2001. The disciplines included were cross-country, downhill, dual, and trials.

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The event was the 12th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the 16th edition of the UCI Trials World Championships. It was the second time the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships had been held in Vail, the first having been in 1994. It was also the third time the championships had been held in Colorado, as the inaugural UCI Mountain Bike World Championships had been held in Durango in 1990.

The 1994 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were held in Vail, Colorado, United States from 18 to 19 September 1994.

The 1990 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were held in Durango, Colorado, United States. These were the first World Championships in mountain biking to be organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The disciplines included were cross-country and downhill.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Cross-country ^[1]	Roland Green (CAN)	Thomas Frischknecht (SUI)	Christophe Sauser (SUI)
Under 23 cross-country^[1]	Julien Absalon (FRA)	Ryder Hesjedal (CAN)	Walker Ferguson (USA)
Junior cross-country^[1]	Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (ESP)	Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR)	Trent Lowe (AUS)
Downhill ^[2]	Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA)	Steve Peat (GBR)	Greg Minnaar (RSA)
Junior downhill ^[2]	Ben Cory (AUS)	Julien Camellini (FRA)	Sam Hill (AUS)
Dual ^[2]	Brian Lopes (USA)	Cédric Gracia (FRA)	Wade Bootes (AUS)
Trials, 20 inch ^[3]	Rafal Kumorowski (POL)	Marco Hösel (GER)	Benito Ros Charral (ESP)
Trials, 26 inch ^[3]	Marc Caisso (FRA)	Daniel Comas (ESP)	Bruno Arnold (FRA)
Junior trials, 20 inch ^[3]	Kenny Belaey (BEL)	Simon Billmaier (GER)	Stefan Moor (SUI)
Junior trials, 26 inch ^[3]	Vincent Hermance (FRA)	Thomas Ohler (AUT)	Kenny Belaey (BEL)

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Cross-country ^[1]	Alison Dunlap (USA)	Alison Sydor (CAN)	Sabine Spitz (GER)
Junior cross-country^[1]	Nicole Cooke (GBR)	Maja Włoszczowska (POL)	Julie Pesenti (FRA)
Downhill ^[2]	Anne-Caroline Chausson (FRA)	Fionn Griffiths (GBR)	Leigh Donovan (USA)
Junior downhill ^[2]	Mio Suemasa (JPN)	Céline Gros (FRA)	Helen Gaskell (GBR)
Dual ^[2]	Anne-Caroline Chausson (FRA)	Katrina Miller (AUS)	Tara Llannes (USA)
Trials ^[3]	Karin Moor (SUI)	Floriane Combe (FRA)	Céline Walther (FRA)

Team events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Cross-country^[4]	Canada Ryder Hesjedal Roland Green Adam Coates Chrissy Redden	Australia Sid Taberlay Mary Grigson Trent Lowe Cadel Evans	Spain José Antonio Hermida Carlos Coloma Iñaki Lejarreta Janet Puiggros
Trials, 20 inch^[3]	Spain	Germany	Poland
Trials, 26 inch^[3]	France	Spain	Poland

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	7	4	3	14
2	Spain (ESP)	2	2	2	6
3	Canada (CAN)	2	2	0	4
4	United States (USA)	2	0	3	5
5	Australia (AUS)	1	2	3	6
6	Great Britain (GBR)	1	2	1	4
7	Poland (POL)	1	1	2	4
7	Switzerland (SUI)	1	1	2	4
9	Belgium (BEL)	1	0	1	2
10	Japan (JPN)	1	0	0	1
11	Germany (GER)	0	3	1	4
12	Austria (AUT)	0	1	0	1
12	Norway (NOR)	0	1	0	1
14	South Africa (RSA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (14 Nations)		19	19	19	57

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1 2 3 4 5 "Day 4 - September 16: Junior M/W, U23, Elite M/W cross country". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Day 3 - September 15. Downhill & Dual finals". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1986-2014 UCI Trials World Championships Winners" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
↑ "Day 1 - September 13: Team relay - Canadian team takes first medals". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.

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[xc-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Day 4 - September 16: Junior M/W, U23, Elite M/W cross country". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.

[dh_dual-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Day 3 - September 15. Downhill & Dual finals". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.

[trials-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1986-2014 UCI Trials World Championships Winners" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-30.

[team_xc-4] "Day 1 - September 13: Team relay - Canadian team takes first medals". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.