# UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships

The UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships is the world championship event for marathon mountain bike races. Inaugurated by the Union Cycliste Internationale in 2003, the event is held annually in single classes for men and women. The 2003 event was organized as part of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. Subsequent marathon world championships, however, have been organised as a stand-alone event.
The UCI awards a gold medal and a rainbow jersey to the winner. Silver and bronze medals are awarded to the second and third place contestants. World champions wear their rainbow jersey until the following year's championship, but only in marathon events.

## Medalists
### Men

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2003 Lugano details | Thomas Frischknecht (SUI) | Bart Brentjens (NED) | Carsten Bresser (GER) |
| 2004 Bad Goisern details | Massimo de Bertolis (ITA) | Thomas Dietsch (FRA) | Bart Brentjens (NED) |
| 2005 Lillehammer details | Thomas Frischknecht (SUI) | Bart Brentjens (NED) | Dario Acquaroli (ITA) |
| 2006 Oisans details | Ralph Näf (SUI) | Hector Páez (COL) | Roel Paulissen (BEL) |
| 2007 Verviers details | Christoph Sauser (SUI) | Roel Paulissen (BEL) | Thomas Dietsch (FRA) |
| 2008 Villabassa details | Roel Paulissen (BEL) | Christoph Sauser (SUI) | Urs Huber (SUI) |
| 2009 Graz/Stattegg details | Roel Paulissen (BEL) | Alban Lakata (AUT) | Christoph Sauser (SUI) |
| 2010 Sankt Wendel details | Alban Lakata (AUT) | Mirko Celestino (ITA) | Burry Stander (RSA) |
| 2011 Montello details | Christoph Sauser (SUI) | Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) | Mirko Celestino (ITA) |
| 2012 Ornans details | Periklis Ilias (GRC) | Moritz Milatz (GER) | Kristián Hynek (CZE) |
| 2013 Kirchberg details | Christoph Sauser (SUI) | Alban Lakata (AUT) | Hector Páez (COL) |
| 2014 Pietermaritzburg details | Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) | Alban Lakata (AUT) | Christoph Sauser (SUI) |
| 2015 Selva di Val Gardena details | Alban Lakata (AUT) | Christoph Sauser (SUI) | Hector Páez (COL) |
| 2016 Laissac details | Tiago Ferreira (POR) | Alban Lakata (AUT) | Kristián Hynek (CZE) |
| 2017 Singen details | Alban Lakata (AUT) | Tiago Ferreira (POR) | Daniel Geismayr (AUT) |
| 2018 Auronzo di Cadore details | Henrique Avancini (BRA) | Daniel Geismayr (AUT) | Héctor Páez (COL) |
| 2019 Grächen – St. Niklaus details | Héctor Páez (COL) | Kristián Hynek (CZE) | Samuele Porro (ITA) |
| 2020 Sakarya details | Héctor Páez (COL) | Tiago Ferreira (POR) | Martin Stošek (CZE) |
| 2021 Elba details | Andreas Seewald (GER) | Diego Arias (COL) | José Dias (POR) |
| 2022 Haderslev details | Sam Gaze (NZL) | Andreas Seewald (GER) | Simon Andreassen (DEN) |
| 2023 Glasgow details | Henrique Avancini (BRA) | Martin Stošek (CZE) | Lukas Baum (GER) |
| 2024 Snowshoe details | Simon Andreassen (DEN) | Christopher Blevins (USA) | David Valero (ESP) |

#### Medal count

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Colombia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Portugal | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |

### Women

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2003 Lugano details | Maja Włoszczowska (POL) | Magdalena Sadlecka (POL) | Sandra Klose (GER) |
| 2004 Bad Goisern details | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) | Irina Kalentieva (RUS) | Blaža Klemenčič (SLO) |
| 2005 Lillehammer details | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) | Blaža Klemenčič (SLO) | Petra Henzi (SUI) |
| 2006 Oisans details | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) | Petra Henzi (SUI) | Elsbeth van Rooy-Vink (NED) |
| 2007 Verviers details | Petra Henzi (SUI) | Sabine Spitz (GER) | Pia Sundstedt (FIN) |
| 2008 Villabassa details | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) | Sabine Spitz (GER) | Pia Sundstedt (FIN) |
| 2009 Graz/Stattegg details | Sabine Spitz (GER) | Esther Süss (SUI) | Petra Henzi (SUI) |
| 2010 Sankt Wendel details | Esther Süss (SUI) | Sabine Spitz (GER) | Annika Langvad (DEN) |
| 2011 Montello details | Annika Langvad (DEN) | Sabine Spitz (GER) | Esther Süss (SUI) |
| 2012 Ornans details | Annika Langvad (DEN) | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) | Esther Süss (SUI) |
| 2013 Kirchberg details | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) | Sally Bigham (GBR) | Esther Süss (SUI) |
| 2014 Pietermaritzburg details | Annika Langvad (DEN) | Sabine Spitz (GER) | Tereza Huříková (CZE) |
| 2015 Selva di Val Gardena details | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) | Annika Langvad (DEN) | Sabine Spitz (GER) |
| 2016 Laissac details | Jolanda Neff (SUI) | Sally Bigham (GBR) | Sabrina Enaux (FRA) |
| 2017 Singen details | Annika Langvad (DEN) | Sabine Spitz (GER) | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) |
| 2018 Auronzo di Cadore details | Annika Langvad (DEN) | Christina Kollmann (AUT) | Maja Włoszczowska (POL) |
| 2019 Grächen – St. Niklaus details | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | Blaža Klemenčič (SLO) | Robyn de Groot (RSA) |
| 2020 Sakarya details | Ramona Forchini (SUI) | Maja Włoszczowska (POL) | Ariane Lüthi (SUI) |
| 2021 Elba details | Mona Mitterwallner (AUT) | Maja Włoszczowska (POL) | Natalia Fischer (ESP) |
| 2022 Haderslev details | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | Annie Last (GBR) | Jolanda Neff (SUI) |
| 2023 Glasgow details | Mona Mitterwallner (AUT) | Candice Lill (RSA) | Adelheid Morath (GER) |
| 2024 Snowshoe details | Mona Mitterwallner (AUT) | Sina Frei (SUI) | Candice Lill (RSA) |

#### Medal count

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Denmark | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Poland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |