 The champion's jersey | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | United States |
| Discipline | Mountain biking |
| Type | National championship |
| Organiser | USA Cycling |
| History | |
| First edition | 1984 |
The United States National Mountain Bike Championships are held annually to decide the cycling champions in the mountain biking discipline, across various categories. [1]
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Eric Carter | ||
| 2004 | Chris Del Bosco | Duncan Riffle | Henry O'Donnell |
| 2007 | Cole Bangert | Luke Strobel | Christopher Herndon |
| 2008 | Geritt Beytagh | Cody Warren | Duncan Riffle |
| 2009 | Aaron Gwin | Duncan Riffle | Cody Warren |
| 2010 | Aaron Gwin | Logan Binggeli | Tyler Immer |
| 2011 | Neko Mulally | Logan Binggeli | Aaron Gwin |
| 2012 | Aaron Gwin | Neko Mulally | Eliot Jackson |
| 2013 | Aaron Gwin | Logan Binggeli | Mitch Ropelato |
| 2014 | Aaron Gwin | Neko Mulally | Mitch Ropelato |
| 2015 | Aaron Gwin | Michael Sylvestri | Luca Shaw |
| 2016 | Aaron Gwin | Mitch Ropelato | Shane Leslie |
| 2017 | Aaron Gwin | Luca Shaw | Charlie Harrison |
| 2018 | Neko Mulally | Charlie Harrison | Luca Shaw |
| 2019 | Neko Mulally | Charlie Harrison | Dakotah Norton |
| 2020 | not contested | ||
| 2021 | Dakotah Norton | Luca Shaw | Austin Dooley |
| 2022 | Dakotah Norton | Aaron Gwin | Austin Dooley |
| 2023 | Luca Shaw | Austin Dooley | Dante Silva |
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski | Jeremiah Bishop | Jay Henry |
| 2010 | Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski | Samuel Schultz | David Wiens |
| 2011 | Adam Craig | Carl Decker | Samuel Schultz |
| 2012 | Todd Wells | Carl Decker | Adam Craig |
| 2013 | Todd Wells | Stephen Ettinger | Alexander Grant |
| 2014 | Todd Wells | Stephen Ettinger | Howard Grotts |
| 2015 | Todd Wells | Jeremiah Bishop | Keck Baker |
| 2016 | Todd Wells | Jeremiah Bishop | Ryan Woodall |
| 2017 | Payson McElveen | Howard Grotts | Jeremiah Bishop |
| 2018 | Payson McElveen | Howard Grotts | Nicholas Beechan |
| 2019 | Russell Finsterwald | Stephan Davoust | Payson McElveen |
| 2020 | not contested | ||
| 2021 | Stephan Davoust | Lukas Vrouwenvelder | Payson McElveen |
| 2022 | Lukas Vrouwenvelder | Stephan Davoust | Carson Beckett |
| 2023 | Cole Paton | Cayden Parker | Carson Beckett |
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