| 2021 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Sud de France Arena |
| Location | Montpellier, France |
| Date | 4–8 June 2021 |
The 2021 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships was the fourth edition of the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships, and was held from 4 to 8 June 2021 in Montpellier, France. [1] [2]
The 2021 championships comprised events in freestyle BMX only. Previous editions had included events in cross-country eliminator and trials. [3]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Matthias Dandois  France | Moto Sasaki  Japan (佐々木 元) | Alexandre Jumelin France |
| Women | Irina Sadovnik  Austria | Julia Preuss  Germany | Céline Vaes France |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men [4] | Logan Martin  Australia | Daniel Sandoval  United States | Marin Ranteš  Croatia |
| Women [5] | Hannah Roberts United States | Nikita Ducarroz  Switzerland | Charlotte Worthington  Great Britain |
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | France * | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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