2007 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

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2007 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
Julien Absalon world champion 2007 02.jpg
Elite men's cross-country podium at the 2007 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
Venue Fort William, United Kingdom
Date(s) (2007-09-04 - 2007-09-09)4–9 September 2007
EventsMTB: 13
Trials: 6
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The 2007 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Fort William, United Kingdom from 4 to 9 September 2007. It was a new experience for everyone involved since jt was the first time the World Championships of this kind had been held in the United Kingdom. [1] The Fort William site in the Scottish Highlands had been used regularly for rounds of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup since 2002. [2]

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The disciplines included were cross-country, downhill, four-cross, and trials. The event was the 18th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the 22nd edition of the UCI Trials World Championships.

France finished on top of the medal table with 6 world champions and 13 medals overall, including a fourth consecutive world title for Julien Absalon in the elite men's cross country. Sam Hill and Sabrina Jonnier won their second consecutive world titles in the men's and women's elite downhill.

Medal summary

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Cross-country [3] Flag of France.svg  Julien Absalon  (FRA)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Ralph Näf  (SUI)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Florian Vogel  (SUI)
Under 23 cross-country [4] Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Nino Schurter  (SUI)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jaroslav Kulhavý  (CZE)
Junior cross-country [5] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Thomas Litscher  (SUI)Flag of Poland.svg  Piotr Brzozka  (POL)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Fletcher  (GBR)
Downhill [6] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sam Hill  (AUS)Flag of France.svg  Fabien Barel  (FRA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gee Atherton  (GBR)
Junior downhill [7] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ruaridh Cunningham  (GBR)Flag of the United States.svg  John Swanguen  (USA)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Matthew Scoles  (NZL)
Four-cross [8] Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Lopes  (USA)Flag of France.svg  Romain Saladini  (FRA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jurg Meijer  (NED)
Trials, 20 inch [9] Flag of Spain.svg  Benito Ros Charral  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Carles Diaz Codina  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Daniel Comas Riera  (ESP)
Trials, 26 inch [10] Flag of France.svg  Vincent Hermance  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Gilles Coustellier  (FRA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenny Belaey  (BEL)
Junior trials, 20 inch [11] Flag of France.svg  Aurélien Fontenoy  (FRA)Flag of Spain.svg  Eduard Planas Nuñez  (ESP)Flag of France.svg  Kevin Aglae  (FRA)
Junior trials, 26 inch [12] Flag of France.svg  Aurélien Fontenoy  (FRA)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Loris Braun  (SUI)Flag of Germany.svg  Hannes Herrmann  (GER)

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Cross-country [13] Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Kalentieva  (RUS)Flag of Germany.svg  Sabine Spitz  (GER)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jingjing Wang  (CHN)
Under 23 cross-country [14] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Ying  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chengyuan Ren  (CHN)Flag of Austria.svg  Elisabeth Osl  (AUT)
Junior cross-country [15] Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alla Boyko  (UKR)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jitka Skarnitzlova  (CZE)Flag of France.svg  Julie Bresset  (FRA)
Downhill [16] Flag of France.svg  Sabrina Jonnier  (FRA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Rachel Atherton  (GBR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Tracey Hannah  (AUS)
Junior downhill [7] Flag of France.svg  Floriane Pugin  (FRA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Katy Curd  (GBR)Flag of France.svg  Myriam Nicole  (FRA)
Four-cross [8] Flag of the United States.svg  Jill Kintner  (USA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anneke Beerten  (NED)Flag of the United States.svg  Melissa Buhl  (USA)
Trials [17] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Karin Moor  (SUI)Flag of Spain.svg  Gemma Abant Condal  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Mireia Abant Condal  (ESP)

Team events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Cross-country [18] [19] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Trials [20] [21] Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)64313
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)3317
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)2327
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2125
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1225
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1113
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)1012
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)1001
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1001
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)1001
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0202
12Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0123
13Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)0112
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0112
15Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0011
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0011
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)0011
Totals (17 entries)19191957

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