| Venue | Haderslev, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 17 September 2022 |
| Events | 2 |
The 2022 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships took place in Haderslev, Denmark on 17 September 2022. [1] It was the 20th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Sam Gaze  New Zealand | 4:16.51 | Andreas Seewald  Germany | 4:17:07 | Simon Andreassen  Denmark | 4:17:48 |
| Women | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot  France | 3:36.58 | Annie Last  Great Britain | 3:36.58 | Jolanda Neff  Switzerland | 3:37.00 |
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