2003 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

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2003 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
Venue Lugano, Switzerland
Date(s) (2003-08-31 - 2003-09-07)31 August – 7 September 2003
EventsMTB: 14
Trials: 5
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The 2003 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Lugano, Switzerland from 31 August to 7 September 2003. The disciplines included were cross-country, cross-country marathon, downhill, four-cross, and trials. The event was the 14th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the 18th edition of the UCI Trials World Championships.

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This was the first year that the cross-country marathon was included in the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. From 2004 onwards, the cross-country marathon was run as a separate world championship.

Anne-Caroline Chausson of France won her eighth consecutive world title in the women's downhill. As of 2016, no other rider has won more than two consecutive world titles in the event.

Greg Minnaar of South Africa won the world title in the men's downhill. He thus became the first rider from the continent of Africa to win a mountain biking world championship in an elite category.

Medal summary

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Cross-country [1] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Filip Meirhaeghe  (BEL)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ryder Hesjedal  (CAN)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roel Paulissen  (BEL)
Under 23 cross-country [2] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Balz Weber  (SUI)Flag of Germany.svg  Manuel Fumic  (GER)Flag of Spain.svg  Ivan Alvarez  (ESP)
Junior cross-country [3] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jaroslav Kulhavý  (CZE)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Nino Schurter  (SUI)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Yakymenko  (UKR)
Cross-country marathon [4] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Thomas Frischknecht  (SUI)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bart Brentjens  (NED)Flag of Germany.svg  Carsten Bresser  (GER)
Downhill [5] Flag of South Africa.svg  Greg Minnaar  (RSA)Flag of France.svg  Mickael Pascal  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Fabien Barel  (FRA)
Junior downhill [5] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sam Hill  (AUS)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gee Atherton  (GBR)Flag of France.svg  Cyrille Kurtz  (FRA)
Four-cross [6] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Michal Prokop  (CZE)Flag of the United States.svg  Eric Carter  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Lopes  (USA)
Trials, 20 inch [7] Flag of Spain.svg  Benito Ros Charral  (ESP)Flag of Germany.svg  Marco Hösel  (GER)Flag of France.svg  Vincent Hermance  (FRA)
Trials, 26 inch [7] Flag of France.svg  Giacomo Coustellier  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Marc Caisso  (FRA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenny Belaey  (BEL)
Junior trials, 20 inch [7] Flag of Spain.svg  Diego Barrio Roa  (ESP)Flag of France.svg  Gilles Coustellier  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Remy Morgan  (FRA)
Junior trials, 26 inch [7] Flag of France.svg  Gilles Coustellier  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Alexis Touteau  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Thibault Veuillet  (FRA)

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Cross-country [8] Flag of Germany.svg  Sabine Spitz  (GER)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alison Sydor  (CAN)Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Kalentieva  (RUS)
Junior cross-country [3] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lisa Mathison  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Eva Lechner  (ITA)Flag of Germany.svg  Almut Grieb  (GER)
Cross-country marathon [4] Flag of Poland.svg  Maja Włoszczowska  (POL)Flag of Poland.svg  Magdalena Sadlecka  (POL)Flag of Germany.svg  Sandra Klose  (GER)
Downhill [5] Flag of France.svg  Anne-Caroline Chausson  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Sabrina Jonnier  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Nolvenn Le Caer  (FRA)
Junior downhill [5] Flag of France.svg  Emmeline Ragot  (FRA)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Scarlett Hagen  (NZL)Flag of Chile.svg  Bernardita Pizarro  (CHI)
Four-cross [6] Flag of France.svg  Anne-Caroline Chausson  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Sabrina Jonnier  (FRA)Flag of the United States.svg  Jill Kintner  (USA)
Trials [7] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Karin Moor  (SUI)Flag of Germany.svg  Ann-Christin Bettenhausen  (GER)Flag of France.svg  Lucie Miramond  (FRA)

Team events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Cross-country [9] Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Marcin Karczynski
Piotr Formicki
Anna Szafraniec
Kryspin Pyrgies 		Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Ralph Näf
Balz Weber
Nino Schurter
Barbara Blatter 		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Roland Green
Ricky Federau
Max Plaxton
Christina Redden

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)56718
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)3205
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)2103
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)2013
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)2002
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)2002
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1337
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)1023
9Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)1001
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0213
11Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)0123
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0101
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0101
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0101
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)0101
16Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI)0011
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0011
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0011
Totals (18 entries)19191957

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