Nino Schurter
Nino Schurter (born 13 May 1986) is a Swiss cross-country cyclist who races for the SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing Team. Schurter won the world championship in men's cross-country in 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 and the overall UCI World Cup in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022 and thus become the first man to hold 8 World Cup overall titles. He won the gold medal in mountain biking at the 2016 Olympics, the silver medal 2012 Olympics and the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics. He won the Swiss National Championship in cross-country mountain biking in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. He joined for a number of road races during the 2014 season. Career Nino Schurter was born and grew up in Tersnaus, Lumnezia in the Romansch-speaking part of Switzerland. He spent a lot of his free time in nature playing different sports and quickly got fascinated by mountain biking. He took part in the Swiss racing competition Swisspower cup where he won his firs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cycling At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Cross-country
The men's cross-country mountain biking at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course on August 23, 2008. France's Julien Absalon pulled away from a pack of mountain bikers at the start to defend his Olympic title in the event with a gold-medal time in 1:55:59. Absalon also enjoyed his teammate Jean-Christophe Péraud taking home the silver in 1:57:06, as the Frenchmen climbed on top of the podium with a spectacular 1–2 finish. Meanwhile, Switzerland's Nino Schurter delivered an exciting sprint challenge for the bronze in 1:57:52, edging out his teammate, three-time Olympian and reigning world champion Christoph Sauser by two seconds. Among the 50 mountain bikers who competed in the cross-country race, only twenty-eight of them managed to complete the full distance. Competition format The competition began at 15:00 with a mass-start in which riders are positioned according to their current world ranking so that the higher-ranked riders are near ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 European Games
The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the European Olympic Committees. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 12 to 28 June 2015, and featured almost 6,000 athletes from 50 countries competing in 30 sports, including 15 summer Olympic and 2 non-Olympic sports. Host selection Baku was awarded the right to host the first European Games at the 41st EOC General Assembly in Rome, on 8 December 2012. The European Games will take place every four years thereafter, with the next competition held in 2019. The decision was made as a result of secret balloting, where of 48 votes, 38 were in favour of the sole bidder for the event. Eight votes were against, and two more abstained from voting. The representatives of Armenia refused to take part in the voting. Orga ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2014 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
The 2014 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships was the 25th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, held in Hafjell and Lillehammer, Norway. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Team events Medal table See also * 2014 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup References External linksOfficial website AllSportDB.com event page {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships UCI Mountain Bike World Championships [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2011 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
The 2011 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships was the 22nd edition of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships and was held in Champéry, Switzerland. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Team events Medal table See also *2011 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships UCI Mountain Bike World Championships UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2011 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 Switzerland ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
The 2022 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were held in the French commune Les Gets from 24 to 28 August 2022. Les Gets, located in the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of France close to the border with Switzerland, previously hosted the 2004 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. The Les Gets Bike Park, which is located within the Portes du Soleil ski area, has of marked trails and provides for Downhill mountain biking, downhill, Cross-country cycling, cross-country, Freestyle BMX, freestyle, Freeride (mountain biking), freeride, and e-mountain biking. Competition format The following competitions and rider categories were contested at this event of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships: In addition, a UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Team relay, team relay was held restricted to one team of six riders per country. The default team composition was one man elite, one woman ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
The 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were held from 25 to 29 August 2021 in Val di Sole, Italy. Medal summary Medal Table Men's events Women's events Team events Under-23 and Junior events References {{World championships in 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2021 in mountain biking, World Championships 2021 in Italian sport International sports competitions hosted by Italy Mountain biking events in Italy August 2021 sports events in Italy, UCI ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
The 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships was held in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, from August 28 to September 1, 2019. This was the 30th edition of the most prestigious mountain bike UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, event on the calendar, held annually since 1990, and the senior and under-23 cross-country races also functioned as a qualifier for the cross-country race at the Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Team events Olympic qualification The following National Olympic Committees earned a quota place in the cross-country event in the 2020 Summer Olympics by virtue of high finish in either the elite senior or under 23 events. References {{World championships in 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2019 in mountain biking, UCI Mountain Bike World Championships International sports competitions hosted by Canada, Mountain Bike Championships Sport in Quebec Cycling in Canada August ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
The 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships was the 29th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. It was held from 5 to 9 September 2018 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. The four-cross competitions were held in Val di Sole, Italy from 5 to 6 July 2018 Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Team events See also *2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup References External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships UCI Mountain Bike World Championships International cycle races hosted by Switzerland 2018 in mountain biking 2018 in Swiss sport September 2018 sports events in Switzerland, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
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. The world championships in cross-country and downhill were held in Cairns, Australia, from 5 to 10 September 2017. 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. The Cairns event marked the second time the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships had been held in Ca ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
The 2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships was the 27th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. Unlike in previous years, the world championships for the various disciplines were held at two different locations. The world championships in cross-country were held in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic from 28 June to 3 July 2016. The downhill, four-cross, and trials events were held at Val di Sole, Italy from 29 August to 11 September 2016. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Team events Medal table See also * 2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup References External linksThe events on the UCI website Official website of the Nové Město event [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
The 2015 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships was the 26th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, held in Vallnord, Andorra. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Team events Medal table See also * 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup References External links Official website The event on the UCI website {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships UCI Mountain Bike World Championships International spo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |