2006 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
Cycling championship held in Rotorua, New Zealand
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The 2006 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Rotorua, New Zealand, from 22 to 27 August 2006. The disciplines included were cross-country, downhill, four-cross, and trials. The event was the 17th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the 21st edition of the UCI Trials World Championships.
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| Venue | Rotorua, New Zealand |
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| Date | 22–27 August 2006 |
| Events | MTB: 13 Trials: 6 |
This was the first UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships held in New Zealand and the second held in Oceania after the 1996 World Championships in Cairns, Australia.
A women's under-23 race was included in the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships for the first time in 2006 and was won by Ren Chengyuan from China.[1] Julien Absalon of France and Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå of Norway each won their third consecutive elite cross-country world titles.[2][3] Sam Hill became the first Australian to win the elite men's downhill world title.[4]
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country[2] |  Julien Absalon (FRA) |
 Christoph Sauser (SUI) |
 Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) |
| Under 23 cross-country[5] | Nino Schurter (SUI) |
 Tony Longo (ITA) |
 Max Plaxton (CAN) |
| Junior cross-country[6] | Mathias Flückiger (SUI) |
Martin Fanger (SUI) |
Pascal Meyer (SUI) |
| Downhill[4] |  Sam Hill (AUS) |
 Greg Minnaar (RSA) |
Nathan Rennie (AUS) |
| Junior downhill[7] |  Cameron Cole (NZL) |
Samuel Blenkinsop (NZL) |
Antoine Badouard (FRA) |
| Four-cross[8] |  Michal Prokop (CZE) |
Roger Rinderknecht (SUI) |
 Guido Tschugg (GER) |
| Trials, 20 inch[9] | Marco Hösel (GER) |
 Carles Diaz Codina (ESP) |
Benito Ros Charral (ESP) |
| Trials, 26 inch[9] |  Kenny Belaey (BEL) |
Vincent Hermance (FRA) |
Gilles Coustellier (FRA) |
| Junior trials, 20 inch[10] | Marco Thomä (GER) |
Aurélien Fontenoy (FRA) |
Matthias Mrohs (GER) |
| Junior trials, 26 inch[10] | Aurélien Fontenoy (FRA) |
 Ben Slinger (GBR) |
Matthias Mrohs (GER) |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country[3] |  Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) |
 Irina Kalentieva (RUS) |
Marie-Helene Premont (CAN) |
| Under 23 cross-country[1] |  Ren Chengyuan (CHN) |
Liu Ying (CHN) |
Sarah Koba (SUI) |
| Junior cross-country[11] |  Tanja Žakelj (SLO) |
Julie Krasniak (FRA) |
Nadja Roschi (SUI) |
| Downhill[12] | Sabrina Jonnier (FRA) |
Tracy Moseley (GBR) |
Rachel Atherton (GBR) |
| Junior downhill[13] | Tracey Hannah (AUS) |
Floriane Pugin (FRA) |
Micayla Gatto (CAN) |
| Four-cross[8] |  Jill Kintner (USA) |
 Anneke Beerten (NED) |
 Anita Molcik (AUT) |
| Trials[14] | Karin Moor (SUI) |
Mireia Abant Condal (ESP) |
Gemma Abant Condal (ESP) |
Team events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country[15] | Switzerland Florian Vogel Martin Fanger Petra Henzi Nino Schurter |
Italy Tony Longo Cristian Cominelli Eva Lechner Jader Zoli |
 PolandMarcin Karczynski Adrian Dzialakiewicz Maja Włoszczowska Kryspin Pyrgies |
| Trials[10] | France |
Germany |
Spain |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
