# Christoph Sauser

Christoph Sauser (born 13 April 1976 in Sigriswil, Switzerland) is a cross-country mountain biker who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He currently races on the Specialized Cross Country Team.
He was the overall winner of the UCI World Cup in 2004 and 2005, along with taking 2nd in 2002 and 2003, with a 3rd place in 2001. He has won a total of 10 World Cups.
In 2006 Sauser won his first Absa Cape Epic with partner Silvio Bundi. He then partnered up with Burry Stander winning back to back in 2011 and 2012. Sauser partnered up with Jaroslav Kulhavý in 2013, once again claiming 1st in the marathon stage race. At the 2015 Absa Cape Epic Sauser rode himself in the race's history books by becoming the first person to win it a landmark five times, after which he retired from professional racing. In March 2017 Sauser came out of retirement in a bid to win his sixth Absa Cape Epic. In spite of being in good form he and partner Jaroslav Kulhavý (Investec Songo Specialized) finished second to Nino Schurter and Matthias Stirnemann (Scott-Sram). The Sauser/Kulhavy combination was hampered by punctures at critical times.
He won first place in the 2008 Mountain Bike World Championships, came second in the 2005 edition, and third in 2001. He has been Swiss champion four times. In his early years of racing he started in both XC and DH races. He is one of the top mountain bikers in the last few years.

## Major results
### 1999

    1st Cross-country, National Championships
    3rd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
       1st Big Bear Lake
       2nd Plymouth

### 2000

    1st Cross-country, National Championships
    3rd Cross-country, Olympic Games

### 2001

    1st Cross-country, National Championships
    3rd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
    5th Overall UCI XCO World Cup
       1st Grouse Mountain
       2nd Leysin

### 2002

    1st Cross-country, National Championships
    2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
       1st Houffalize
       2nd Les Gets
       2nd Grouse Mountain

### 2003

    1st Cross-country, National Championships
    2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
       1st Sankt Wendel
       2nd Mont-Sainte-Anne
       2nd Grouse Mountain

### 2004

    1st Overall UCI XCO World Cup
       1st Fort William
       2nd Mont-Sainte-Anne
       2nd Livigno
       2nd Calgary
       2nd Houffalize

### 2005

    1st Overall UCI XCO World Cup
       1st Willingen
       1st Angel Fire
       1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
       2nd Houffalize
       2nd Fort William
       3rd Madrid
    2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships

### 2006

    National Championships
       1st Cross-country
       1st Marathon
    2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
    2nd Cross-country, UEC European Championships
    2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
       1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
       1st Schladming
       2nd Madrid

### 2007

    1st Marathon, UCI World Championships
    1st Marathon, UEC European Championships
    3rd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
       2nd Maribor
       2nd Champéry
       3rd Houffalize

### 2008

    1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships
    2nd Marathon, UCI World Championships
    2nd Cross-country, UEC European Championships
    2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
       1st Vallnord
       1st Schladming
       2nd Offenburg
       3rd Fort William
       3rd Houffalize

### 2009

    3rd Marathon, UCI World Championships

### 2011

    1st Marathon, UCI World Championships
    UCI XCO World Cup
       3rd Windham

### 2012

    1st Marathon, National Championships

### 2013

    1st Marathon, UCI World Championships
    1st Marathon, National Championships
    2nd Marathon, UEC European Championships

### 2014

    1st Marathon, UEC European Championships
    3rd Marathon, UCI World Championships

### 2015

    2nd Marathon, UCI World Championships