2009 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
Cycling championship held in Canberra, Australia
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The 2009 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Canberra, Australia from 1 to 6 September 2009. The disciplines included were cross-country, downhill, four-cross, and trials. The event was the 20th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the 24th edition of the UCI Trials World Championships.
Under 23 men's cross-country at the 2009 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships | |
| Venue | Canberra, Australia |
|---|---|
| Date | 1–6 September 2009 |
| Events | MTB: 13 Trials: 6 |
The event was the second UCI Mountain Bike World Championships to be held in Australia, following the 1996 World Championships in Cairns.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country[1] |  Nino Schurter (SUI) |
 Julien Absalon (FRA) |
Florian Vogel (SUI) |
| Under 23 cross-country[2] |  Burry Stander (RSA) |
Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) |
Thomas Litscher (SUI) |
| Junior cross-country[3] |  Gerhard Kerschbaumer (ITA) |
 Ricardo Paulo Reis Marinheiro (POR) |
Reto Indergand (SUI) |
| Downhill[4] |  Steve Peat (GBR) |
Greg Minnaar (RSA) |
 Michael Hannah (AUS) |
| Junior downhill[5] |  Brook Macdonald (NZL) |
Shaun O'Connor (AUS) |
Danny Hart (GBR) |
| Four-cross[6] | Jared Graves (AUS) |
Romain Saladini (FRA) |
 Jakub Riha (CZE) |
| Trials, 20 inch[7] |  Benito Ros Charral (ESP) |
 Rafal Kumorowski (POL) |
Loris Braun (SUI) |
| Trials, 26 inch[7] | Gilles Coustellier (FRA) |
 Kenny Belaey (BEL) |
Vincent Hermance (FRA) |
| Junior trials, 20 inch[7] | Abel Mustieles (ESP) |
Ion Areitio (ESP) |
Roderique Timellini (BEL) |
| Junior trials, 26 inch[7] | Joe Oakley (GBR) |
Abel Mustieles (ESP) |
Rafael Tibau (ESP) |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country[8] |  Irina Kalentieva (RUS) |
 Lene Byberg (NOR) |
 Willow Koerber (USA) |
| Under 23 cross-country[9] | Aleksandra Dawidowicz (POL) |
 Alexandra Engen (SWE) |
Julie Bresset (FRA) |
| Junior cross-country[10] | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) |
Michelle Hediger (SUI) |
Candice Neethling (RSA) |
| Downhill[11] | Emmeline Ragot (FRA) |
Tracy Moseley (GBR) |
Kathleen Pruitt (USA) |
| Junior downhill[5] | Anais Pajot (FRA) |
Julie Berteaux (FRA) |
Holly Baarspul (AUS) |
| Four-cross[12] | Caroline Buchanan (AUS) |
Jill Kintner (USA) |
Melissa Buhl (USA) |
| Trials[7] | Karin Moor (SUI) |
Julie Pesenti (FRA) |
Gemma Abant Condal (ESP) |
Team events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country[13] | Italy Marco Aurelio Fontana Gerhard Kerschbaumer Eva Lechner Cristian Cominelli |
 CanadaRaphael Gagne Geoff Kabush Evan Guthrie Catharine Pendrel |
France Alexis Vuillermoz Cédric Ravanel Hugo Drechou Cécile Rode Ravanel |
| Trials[7] | Spain |
France |
Belgium |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
