Mathias Flückiger (born 27 September 1988) is a Swiss

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racer. He rode at the cross-country event at the

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, and

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

, where he won a silver medal. His brother

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is also a cyclist. In June 2022, he tested positive for

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during the Swiss national championships, which he won. He was temporarily suspended on 19 August 2022. He appealed the decision, and in December, his suspension was lifted.Dopage : Mathias Flückiger clame son innocence
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Major results

;2008 : 3rd Bronze medal europe

Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships ;2010 : 1st Jersey rainbow

Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships : 1st UEC Champion Jersey

Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships ;2012 : 3rd Bronze medal uci

Cross-country,

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: 3rd Cross-country,

National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

;2014 : 1st Jersey yellow Epic Series

Overall Swiss Epic (with Lukas Buchli) ;2015 : 1st Jersey yellow Epic Series

Overall Swiss Epic (with Lukas Buchli) ;2017 : 2nd Cross-country,

;2018 : 1st MaillotSuiza

Cross-country,

: 6th Overall UCI XCO World Cup ::1st

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;2019 : UCI XCO World Cup ::1st

Albstadt Albstadt () is the largest city in the district of Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Swabian Jura mountains, about halfway between Stuttgart and Lake Constance. Geography Albstadt is spread across a variety of ...

::3rd Nové Město : 2nd Silver medal uci

Cross-country,

: 2nd Cross-country,

;2020 : 2nd Silver medal uci

Cross-country,

: Swiss Bike Cup ::1st

Gstaad Gstaad ( , ) is a town in the German language, German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Saanen and is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high society ...

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Leukerbad Leukerbad (, Walliser German: ''Leiggerbad'', although locally known as ''Baadu'') is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History The story of Leukerbad dates back to the 4th century B.C. Graves ...

;2021 : 1st MaillotSuiza

Cross-country,

: 1st

Overall UCI XCO World Cup ::1st

Leogang Leogang is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (district), Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg in Austria. It is a famous winter sports and summer mountain hiking resort. Population Sights :Mining ...

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Les Gets Les Gets (, ) is a commune in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, southeastern France.

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::3rd Nové Město : UCI XCC World Cup ::1st

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Les Gets Les Gets (, ) is a commune in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, southeastern France.

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Lenzerheide Lenzerheide ( Romansh: ''Lai'') is a mountain resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn. The village lies in the municipality Vaz/Obervaz in the district of Albula, sub-district Alvaschein. Th ...

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Cross-country,

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: 2nd

Cross-country,

;2022 : 1st MaillotSuiza

Cross-country,

: UCI XCO World Cup ::1st

: UCI XCC World Cup ::1st

::1st

Vallnord Vallnord () is a ski/snowboard resort in the Pyrenees mountains in the country of Andorra, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars. Overview It encompasses the linked sectors of Pal and Arinsal (the sectors were linked by a cable car ...

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;2023 : 1st MaillotSuiza

Cross-country,

: 3rd Overall UCI XCO World Cup ::1st

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Val di Sole The Sole Valley (, or , ) is a valley in Trentino, northern Italy. Sole Valley applies to the Vermiglio Valley, the east-west aligned valley of the river Noce and its sidevalleys, among which the Peio Valley that heads to the Ortler. The rest ...

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: Ökk Bike Revolution ::1st

Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a block away from it, at the north end of Route 5 (Uruguay), Route 5. Together, they form an ...

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Chur '' Chur (locally) or ; ; ; ; ; ; or ; , and . is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, town of the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of the Grisons and lies in the Alpine Rhine, Grisonian Rhine Valley, where ...

;2024 : Ökk Bike Revolution ::1st

Davos Davos (, ; or ; ; Old ) is an Alpine resort town and municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of (). Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian ...

: UCI XCO World Cup ::2nd

Crans-Montana Crans-Montana is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sierre (district), Sierre in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais, Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Valais, ...

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Les Gets Les Gets (, ) is a commune in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, southeastern France.

: 5th Cross-country,

References

External links

* 1988 births Living people Swiss male cyclists Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Switzerland Swiss mountain bikers Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic silver medalists in cycling Cyclists from Bern Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub