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Venue | Hafjell and Lillehammer, Norway |
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Date(s) | 2–7 September 2014 |
Events | MTB: 13 Trials: 6 |
The 2014 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships was the 25th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, held in Hafjell and Lillehammer, Norway.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France (FRA) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
5 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
6 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
16 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 entries) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 56 |
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