2017 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
Cycling championship held in Val di Sole, Italy, Cairns, Australia
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The 2017 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships was the 28th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. As in 2016, the championships in the various disciplines were held at separate events. The world championships in four-cross were held at Val di Sole, Italy, on 24 and 25 August 2017, alongside UCI World Cup events in cross-country and downhill.[1] The world championships in cross-country and downhill were held in Cairns, Australia, from 5 to 10 September 2017.[2][3]
Cairns, Australia
5–10 September 2017 (Cairns)
| Venue | Val di Sole, Italy Cairns, Australia |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–25 August 2017 (Val di Sole) 5–10 September 2017 (Cairns) |
| Events | 13 |
The UCI world championships in trials, which had been held alongside the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships since 2000, were run as part of the newly created UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in 2017. The Urban Cycling World Championships also included the UCI world championships in cross-country eliminator, which had been part of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships since 2012, and in BMX freestyle.[4]
The Cairns event marked the second time the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships had been held in Cairns and the third time the event was held in Australia, following the 1996 edition in Cairns and the 2009 edition in Canberra. This was the third consecutive year that the UCI World Championships in four-cross were held in Val di Sole.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country[5] |
Nino Schurter Switzerland |
Jaroslav Kulhavý Czech Republic |
Thomas Litscher Switzerland |
| Under 23 cross-country[6] |
Sam Gaze New Zealand |
Alan Hatherly South Africa |
Maximilian Brandl Germany |
| Junior cross-country[7] |
Cameron Wright Australia |
Joel Roth Switzerland |
Holden Jones Canada |
| Downhill[8] | Loïc Bruni France |
Michael Hannah Australia |
Aaron Gwin United States |
| Junior downhill[9] | Matt Walker Great Britain |
Joe Breeden Great Britain |
Max Hartenstein Germany |
| Four-cross[10] | Felix Beckerman Sweden |
Quentin Derbier France |
Giovanni Pozzoni Italy |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country[11] |
Jolanda Neff Switzerland |
Annie Last Great Britain |
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot France |
| Under 23 cross-country[12] |
Sina Frei Switzerland |
Kate Courtney United States |
Alessandra Keller Switzerland |
| Junior cross-country[13] |
Laura Stigger Austria |
Loana Lecomte France |
Nadia Grod Switzerland |
| Downhill | Miranda Miller Canada |
Myriam Nicole France |
Tracey Hannah Australia |
| Junior downhill[14] | Mélanie Chappaz France |
Shania Rawson New Zealand |
Flora Lesoin France |
| Four-cross[15] | Caroline Buchanan Australia |
Romana Labounková Czech Republic |
Helene Valerie Fruhwirth Austria |
Team events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country[16][17] |
Switzerland Filippo Colombo Joel Roth Sina Frei Jolanda Neff Nino Schurter |
 DenmarkSebastian Fini Carstensen Alexander Young Andersen Annika Langvad Malene Degn Simon Andreassen |
France Jordan Sarrou Mathis Azzaro Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Lena Gerault Neilo Perrin Ganier |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | France | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |