1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

The 1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were the 10th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and were held in Åre in the North of Sweden. The events included were cross-country and downhill.

1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

Venue	Åre, Sweden
Date(s)	(1999-09-15 - 1999-09-19)15–19 September 1999
Events	10
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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 won his fifth consecutive world title in the elite men's downhill. Anne-Caroline Chausson won her fourth consecutive world title in the elite women's downhill.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Cross-country[1]	Michael Rasmussen (DEN)	Miguel Martinez (FRA)	Filip Meirhaeghe (BEL)
Under 23 cross-country[2]	Marco Bui (ITA)	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Martino Fruet (ITA)
Junior cross-country[3]	Nicolas Filippi (FRA)	Carlos Coloma (ESP)	Florian Vogel (SUI)
Downhill[4] details	Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA)	Mickael Pascal (FRA)	Eric Carter (USA)
Junior downhill[5]	Nathan Rennie (AUS)	David Wardell (GBR)	Jarrod Rando (AUS)

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Cross-country[6]	Margarita Fullana Riera (ESP)	Alison Sydor (CAN)	Paola Pezzo (ITA)
Junior cross-country[7]	Anna Szafraniec (POL)	Lea Fluckiger (SUI)	Sonja Traxel (SUI)
Downhill[8] details	Anne-Caroline Chausson (FRA)	Katja Repo (FIN)	Sari Jorgensen (SUI)
Junior downhill[9]	Sabrina Jonnier (FRA)	Kathy Pruitt (USA)	Helen Gaskell (GBR)

Team events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Cross-country[10]	Spain Roberto Lezaun Margarita Fullana Riera Carlos Coloma José Antonio Hermida	France Miguel Martinez Sandra Temporelli Julien Absalon Nicolas Filippi	Canada Roland Green Alison Sydor Ryder Hesjedal Ricky Federau

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	4	3	0	7
2	Spain (ESP)	2	1	0	3
3	Australia (AUS)	1	1	1	3
4	Italy (ITA)	1	0	2	3
5	Denmark (DEN)	1	0	0	1
	Poland (POL)	1	0	0	1
7	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	3	4
8	Canada (CAN)	0	1	1	2
	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	1	2
	United States (USA)	0	1	1	2
11	Finland (FIN)	0	1	0	1
12	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 entries)		10	10	10	30

See also

• 1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup