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1998 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
The 1998 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were held in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada from 14 to 20 September 1998. The disciplines included were cross-country and downhill. The event was the 9th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the second to be held in Canada, following the 1992 World Championships in Bromont. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table References See also *1998 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup External links Results on uci.ch {{DEFAULTSORT:1998 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 1998 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships UCI Mountain Bike World Championships The UCI Mountain Bike World Championships are the world championship events for mountain bike racing in the disciplines of cross country, downhill, and four-cross. They are organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the governing b ... Mountain biking events in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont-Sainte-Anne
Mont-Sainte-Anne is a ski resort in eastern Canada, located in the town of Beaupré, Quebec, about northeast of Quebec City. The mountain is part of the Laurentian mountain chain and has a summit elevation of above sea level with a vertical drop of . For day skiing, there are 71 available downhill ski trails covering the southern, northern and western sides of the mountain. For night skiing, there are 19 trails covering the southern part of the mountain only. It is the highest vertical for night skiing in Canada. The average natural snowfall at the summit is . History Ten trails and four lifts (including a gondola) were featured on the mountain inauguration day in 1966 on January 16. That year, the resort was already making its appearance on the world scene with the Du Maurier International, followed the next year by the first Canadian Winter Games. Skiing at Mont-Sainte-Anne goes back to the 1940s though. Volunteers and skiers from Beaupré and Québec City, cut the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Absalon
Julien Arnaud Absalon (born 16 August 1980) is a French cross-country mountain biker. Career 2003: Absalon won his first UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. 2004: Gold at World Champions and the Athens Olympic Games. 2005: Absalon again won the World Championships. 2006: Winner at the World Championships, European Championships, French Championships and the overall World Cup. 2007: World Champion and World Cup Champion 2008: Won 2nd Gold Medal at the Beijing Olympic Games, World Cup Champion 2009: Number 1 World Ranking for all but 5 days of the year. Winner of UCI MTB World Cup for the 5th time, silver at the World Championships 2010: 2nd Overall at World Championships 2011: 3rd at the World Championships and World Cup 2012: At the 2012 Summer Olympics cross-country race, he suffered a tyre puncture in the opening lap. After changing tyre and noticing that he was trailing the leader by 55 seconds, he decided to abandon the race, seeing that his chances of winning a medal ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Leboucher
Laurence Leboucher (born 22 February 1972 in Alençon, Orne) is a French professional cross-country mountain bike A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling. Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, which ... and cyclo-cross racer. She is a three-time Olympian and two-time world cyclo-cross champion. Major achievements Important results for Laurence Leboucher are: ;1998 * 1st (Gold Medal), World Mountain Bike Championships, Cross Country * 1st, European Cyclo-cross Championships ;2000 * 1st, European Cyclo-cross Championships * 3rd, Round 2, Tissot-UCI Mountain Bike World Cup ;2001 * 1st, European Cyclo-cross Championships ;2002 * 1st (Gold Medal), World Cyclo-cross Championships ;2003 * 3rd (Bronze Medal), World Cyclo-cross Championships ;2004 * 1st (Gold Medal), World Cyclo-cross Championships ;2005 * 2nd, French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Women's Cross-country
The women's cross-country is an event at the annual UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. It has been held since the inaugural championships in 1990. As of 2009, Gunn-Rita Dahle of Norway is the most successful rider with four gold medals and two silver medal won between 1998 and 2012. Medalists Medal table Medal table by rider ReferencesResultsfrom the Union Cycliste Internationale The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland. The UCI issues racing ...'s website. {{DEFAULTSORT:UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships - Women's cross-country Events at the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Rennie
Nathan Rennie (born 31 May 1981) is an Australian professional downhill mountain bike racer. He started riding at the age of 5. He was junior downhill world champion in 1999 and won the bronze medal in the elite category at the 2006 world championships. In the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Rennie won the downhill category overall in 2003 and came third in 2004 and 2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in .... In 2008, he was Australian national downhill champion. In 2020, Rennie was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. References 1981 births Living people Australian male cyclists Downhill mountain bikers Place of birth missing (living people) Australian mountain bikers {{Australia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franck Parolin
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Franck can refer to: People * Franck (name) Other * Franck (company), Croatian coffee and snacks company * Franck (crater), Lunar crater named after James Franck See also * Franc (other) * Franks * Frank (other) * Frankie (other) * Frankel, Frankl Frankl is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ludwig August von Frankl (1810–1894), Austrian writer and philanthropist * Michal Frankl (born 1974), Czech historian * Nicholas Frankl (born 1971), British-Hungarian entrepreneur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabien Barel
Fabien Barel (born 26 July 1980) is a French former professional downhill mountain biker. He won three world downhill titles during his career. He announced his retirement from downhill in 2011, and now competes in enduro races. In 2013, he signed with the new Canyon Bicycles Canyon Bicycles GmbH (abbr.: Canyon) is a German manufacturer of road bikes, mountain bikes, hybrid bikes, triathlon bikes and e-bikes based in Koblenz, Germany. History In 1985 Roman Arnold and his brother Franc Arnold (who is no longer inv ... Factory Enduro Team. References 1980 births Living people UCI Mountain Bike World Champions (men) French male cyclists Downhill mountain bikers Cyclists from Nice French mountain bikers {{France-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Junior Men's Downhill
The junior men's downhill is an event at the annual UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. It is restricted to competitors who are under 19 years of age at the end of the calendar year. It has been held since the inaugural championships in 1990. Medalists Medal table ReferencesUCI Mountain Bike World Championships - Junior Men Dowhill - All podiums 1990-2015from the Union Cycliste Internationale The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland. The UCI issues raci ...'s website.2016 Junior men's downhill results {{DEFAULTSORT:UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships - Junior men's downhill Events at the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerwin Peters
Gerwin is a Dutch and German given name, containing the Germanic roots ''ger'' ("spear") and ''win'' ("friend"). at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1981), Dutch rapper known as Gers * (born 1969), Dutch novelist and composer See also * * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Vouilloz
Nicolas Vouilloz (born 8 February 1976) is a French professional mountain biker and former professional rally driver. He won the Downhill Mountain Bike World Championships ten times, starting as a junior in 1992 and finishing his career with his 10th victory in 2002, only placing lower in 2000 finishing 8th. He also won sixteen World cup Downhill races and is widely considered as the greatest male downhill racer of all time. Vouilloz was born in Nice, France. In 2000, he started rallying in local and then national rally series. He debuted in the World Rally Championship at the 2001 Monte Carlo Rally. His best result in the WRC is ninth place at the 2004 Wales Rally GB, driving a Peugeot 206 WRC for the Bozian Racing team. Being a Peugeot protégé and development driver, Peugeot Sport paired Vouilloz with experienced codriver Denis Giraudet (winner of the 1994 WRC title with countryman Didier Auriol). Following Peugeot's decision to pull out of the WRC, Vouill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
