2008 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

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2008 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
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Venue Val di Sole, Italy
Date(s) (2008-06-17 - 2008-06-22)17–22 June 2008
EventsMTB: 13
Trials: 6
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The 2008 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Val di Sole, Italy from 17 to 22 June 2008. The disciplines included were cross-country, downhill, four-cross, and trials. The event was the 19th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the 23rd edition of the UCI Trials World Championships.

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Future three-time road world champion and seven-time Tour de France points classification winner Peter Sagan won the junior men's cross-country title.

Medal summary

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Cross-country [1] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Christoph Sauser  (SUI)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Florian Vogel  (SUI)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Ralph Näf  (SUI)
Under 23 cross-country [2] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Nino Schurter  (SUI)Flag of South Africa.svg  Burry Stander  (RSA)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matthias Flückiger  (SUI)
Junior cross-country [3] Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)Flag of France.svg  Arnaud Jouffroy  (FRA)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matthias Rupp  (SUI)
Downhill [4] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gee Atherton  (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Peat  (GBR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sam Hill  (AUS)
Junior downhill [5] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Josh Bryceland  (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sam Dale  (GBR)Flag of France.svg  Rémi Thirion  (FRA)
Four-cross [6] Flag of Spain.svg  Rafael Alvarez De Lara Lu  (ESP)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Roger Rinderknecht  (SUI)Flag of France.svg  Mickael Deldycke  (FRA)
Trials, 20 inch [7] Flag of Spain.svg  Benito Ros Charral  (ESP)Flag of Poland.svg  Rafal Kumorowski  (POL)Flag of Germany.svg  Sebastian Hoffmann  (GER)
Trials, 26 inch [8] Flag of France.svg  Gilles Coustellier  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Vincent Hermance  (FRA)Flag of Spain.svg  Daniel Comas Riera  (ESP)
Junior trials, 20 inch [9] Flag of Spain.svg  Abel Mustieles  (ESP)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Loris Braun  (SUI)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  James Barton  (CAN)
Junior trials, 26 inch [10] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Loris Braun  (SUI)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  James Barton  (CAN)Flag of France.svg  Kevin Aglae  (FRA)

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Cross-country [11] Flag of Spain.svg  Margarita Fullana  (ESP)Flag of Germany.svg  Sabine Spitz  (GER)Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Kalentieva  (RUS)
Under 23 cross-country [12] Flag of Slovenia.svg  Tanja Žakelj  (SLO)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Nathalie Schneitter  (SUI)Flag of Poland.svg  Aleksandra Dawidowicz  (POL)
Junior cross-country [13] Flag of Colombia.svg  Laura Abril  (COL)Flag of Hungary.svg  Barbara Benkó  (HUN)Flag of Germany.svg  Mona Eiberweiser  (GER)
Downhill [14] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Rachel Atherton  (GBR)Flag of France.svg  Sabrina Jonnier  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Emmeline Ragot  (FRA)
Junior downhill [5] Flag of France.svg  Anais Pajot  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Myriam Nicole  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Mélanie Pugin  (FRA)
Four-cross [6] Flag of the United States.svg  Melissa Buhl  (USA)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jana Horáková  (CZE)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Romana Labounková  (CZE)
Trials [15] Flag of Spain.svg  Gemma Abant Condal  (ESP)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Karin Moor  (SUI)Flag of France.svg  Julie Pesenti  (FRA)

Team events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Cross-country [16] Flag of France.svg France
Jean-Christophe Péraud
Arnaud Jouffroy
Laurence Leboucher
Alexis Vuillermoz 		Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
Florian Vogel
Matthias Rupp
Petra Henzi
Nino Schurter 		Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Marco Aurelio Fontana
Gerhard Kerschbaumer
Eva Lechner
Cristian Cominelli
Trials [17] Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)6017
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)36413
3Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)35614
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)3205
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)1001
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)1001
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)1001
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1001
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0123
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0112
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)0112
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0112
13Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0101
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)0101
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)0011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0011
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0011
Totals (17 entries)19191957

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