The 1999

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 ...

were the 10th edition of the

and were held in

Åre Åre () is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,200 inhabitants in 2018. It is, however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the local eco ...

in the North of Sweden. The events included were cross-country and

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. The 1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were the first to include the cross-country team relay. The Spanish team won the inaugural world title in the discipline.

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 h ...

won his fifth consecutive world title in the elite men's downhill.

Anne-Caroline Chausson Anne-Caroline Chausson (born 8 October 1977 in Dijon) is a French professional cyclist who competes in bicycle enduro, bicycle motocross (BMX), downhill time trial and cross-country mass start, dual, and four-cross mountain bicycle racing. S ...

won her fourth consecutive world title in the elite women's downhill.

Medal summary

Men's events

Women's events

Team events

Medal table

References

External links

Schedule and coverage of the 1999 UCI MTB World Championships
{{DEFAULTSORT:1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships UCI Mountain Bike World Championships International cycle races hosted by Sweden

Sport in Åre