2008 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
Cycling championship held in Val di Sole, Italy
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The 2008 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Val di Sole, Italy from 17 to 22 June 2008. The disciplines included were cross-country, downhill, four-cross, and trials. The event was the 19th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the 23rd edition of the UCI Trials World Championships.
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| Venue | Val di Sole, Italy |
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| Date | 17–22 June 2008 |
| Events | MTB: 13 Trials: 6 |
Future three-time road world champion and seven-time Tour de France points classification winner Peter Sagan won the junior men's cross-country title.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country[1] |  Christoph Sauser (SUI) |
Florian Vogel (SUI) |
Ralph Näf (SUI) |
| Under 23 cross-country[2] | Nino Schurter (SUI) |
 Burry Stander (RSA) |
Matthias Flückiger (SUI) |
| Junior cross-country[3] |  Peter Sagan (SVK) |
 Arnaud Jouffroy (FRA) |
Matthias Rupp (SUI) |
| Downhill[4] |  Gee Atherton (GBR) |
Steve Peat (GBR) |
 Sam Hill (AUS) |
| Junior downhill[5] | Josh Bryceland (GBR) |
Sam Dale (GBR) |
Rémi Thirion (FRA) |
| Four-cross[6] |  Rafael Alvarez De Lara Lu (ESP) |
Roger Rinderknecht (SUI) |
Mickael Deldycke (FRA) |
| Trials, 20 inch[7] | Benito Ros Charral (ESP) |
 Rafal Kumorowski (POL) |
 Sebastian Hoffmann (GER) |
| Trials, 26 inch[8] | Gilles Coustellier (FRA) |
Vincent Hermance (FRA) |
Daniel Comas Riera (ESP) |
| Junior trials, 20 inch[9] | Abel Mustieles (ESP) |
Loris Braun (SUI) |
 James Barton (CAN) |
| Junior trials, 26 inch[10] | Loris Braun (SUI) |
James Barton (CAN) |
Kevin Aglae (FRA) |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country[11] | Margarita Fullana (ESP) |
Sabine Spitz (GER) |
 Irina Kalentieva (RUS) |
| Under 23 cross-country[12] |  Tanja Žakelj (SLO) |
Nathalie Schneitter (SUI) |
Aleksandra Dawidowicz (POL) |
| Junior cross-country[13] |  Laura Abril (COL) |
 Barbara Benkó (HUN) |
Mona Eiberweiser (GER) |
| Downhill[14] | Rachel Atherton (GBR) |
Sabrina Jonnier (FRA) |
Emmeline Ragot (FRA) |
| Junior downhill[5] | Anais Pajot (FRA) |
Myriam Nicole (FRA) |
Mélanie Pugin (FRA) |
| Four-cross[6] |  Melissa Buhl (USA) |
 Jana Horáková (CZE) |
Romana Labounková (CZE) |
| Trials[15] | Gemma Abant Condal (ESP) |
Karin Moor (SUI) |
Julie Pesenti (FRA) |
Team events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country[16] | France Jean-Christophe Péraud Arnaud Jouffroy Laurence Leboucher Alexis Vuillermoz |
Switzerland Florian Vogel Matthias Rupp Petra Henzi Nino Schurter |
 ItalyMarco Aurelio Fontana Gerhard Kerschbaumer Eva Lechner Cristian Cominelli |
| Trials[17] | Spain |
France |
Switzerland |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (ESP) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |