# UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Women's cross-country

The women's cross-country is an event at the annual UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. It has been held since the inaugural championships in 1990. As of 2023, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot of France is the most successful rider with five gold medals and one bronze medal won since 2015.

## Medalists

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1990 Durango details | Juli Furtado (USA) | Sara Ballantyne (USA) | Ruthie Matthes (USA) |
| 1991 Ciocco details | Ruthie Matthes (USA) | Eva Orvošová (SVK) | Silvia Fürst (SUI) |
| 1992 Bromont details | Silvia Fürst (SUI) | Alison Sydor (CAN) | Ruthie Matthes (USA) |
| 1993 Métabief details | Paola Pezzo (ITA) | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | Ruthie Matthes (USA) |
| 1994 Vail details | Alison Sydor (CAN) | Susan DeMattei (USA) | Sara Ballantyne (USA) |
| 1995 Kirchzarten details | Alison Sydor (CAN) | Silvia Fürst (SUI) | Chantal Daucourt (SUI) |
| 1996 Cairns details | Alison Sydor (CAN) | Ruthie Matthes (USA) | Maria Paola Turcutto (ITA) |
| 1997 Château-d'Œx details | Paola Pezzo (ITA) | Nadia De Negri (ITA) | Margarita Fullana (ESP) |
| 1998 Mont Sainte-Anne details | Laurence Leboucher (FRA) | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) | Alison Sydor (CAN) |
| 1999 Åre details | Margarita Fullana (ESP) | Alison Sydor (CAN) | Paola Pezzo (ITA) |
| 2000 Sierra Nevada details | Margarita Fullana (ESP) | Alison Sydor (CAN) | Paola Pezzo (ITA) |
| 2001 Vail details | Alison Dunlap (USA) | Alison Sydor (CAN) | Sabine Spitz (GER) |
| 2002 Kaprun details | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) | Anna Szafraniec (POL) | Sabine Spitz (GER) |
| 2003 Lugano details | Sabine Spitz (GER) | Alison Sydor (CAN) | Irina Kalentieva (RUS) |
| 2004 Les Gets details | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) | Maja Włoszczowska (POL) | Alison Sydor (CAN) |
| 2005 Livigno details | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) | Maja Włoszczowska (POL) | Petra Henzi (SUI) |
| 2006 Rotorua details | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) | Irina Kalentieva (RUS) | Marie-Hélène Prémont (CAN) |
| 2007 Fort William details | Irina Kalentieva (RUS) | Sabine Spitz (GER) | Jingjing Wang (CHN) |
| 2008 Val di Sole details | Margarita Fullana (ESP) | Sabine Spitz (GER) | Irina Kalentieva (RUS) |
| 2009 Canberra details | Irina Kalentieva (RUS) | Lene Byberg (NOR) | Willow Koerber (USA) |
| 2010 Mont-Sainte-Anne details | Maja Włoszczowska (POL) | Irina Kalentieva (RUS) | Willow Koerber (USA) |
| 2011 Champery details | Catharine Pendrel (CAN) | Maja Włoszczowska (POL) | Eva Lechner (ITA) |
| 2012 Leogang-Saalfelden details | Julie Bresset (FRA) | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR) | Georgia Gould (USA) |
| 2013 Pietermaritzburg-Leogang details | Julie Bresset (FRA) | Maja Włoszczowska (POL) | Esther Süss (SUI) |
| 2014 Lillehammer details | Catharine Pendrel (CAN) | Irina Kalentieva (RUS) | Lea Davison (USA) |
| 2015 Vallnord details | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | Irina Kalentieva (RUS) | Yana Belomoyna (UKR) |
| 2016 Nové Město details | Annika Langvad (DEN) | Lea Davison (USA) | Emily Batty (CAN) |
| 2017 Cairns details | Jolanda Neff (SUI) | Annie Last (GBR) | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) |
| 2018 Lenzerheide | Kate Courtney (USA) | Annika Langvad (DEN) | Emily Batty (CAN) |
| 2019 Mont-Sainte-Anne | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | Jolanda Neff (SUI) | Rebecca McConnell (AUS) |
| 2020 Leogang | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | Eva Lechner (ITA) | Rebecca McConnell (AUS) |
| 2021 Val di Sole | Evie Richards (GBR) | Anne Terpstra (NED) | Sina Frei (SUI) |
| 2022 Les Gets | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | Jolanda Neff (SUI) | Haley Batten (USA) |
| 2023 Glasgow | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | Loana Lecomte (FRA) | Puck Pieterse (NED) |
| 2024 Pal–Arinsal | Puck Pieterse (NED) | Anne Terpstra (NED) | Martina Berta (ITA) |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Canada | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | United States | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Norway | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Russia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Poland | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 |

### Medal table by rider

| Rank | Rider | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Gunn-Rita Dahle (NOR) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Alison Sydor (CAN) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Margarita Fullana (ESP) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Irina Kalentieva (RUS) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Paola Pezzo (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Catharine Pendrel (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Julie Bresset (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Maja Włoszczowska (POL) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Sabine Spitz (GER) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Jolanda Neff (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Ruthie Matthes (USA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Silvia Furst (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Annika Langvad (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Puck Pieterse (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Alison Dunlap (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Evie Richards (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Juli Furtado (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Kate Courtney (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Laurence Leboucher (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Anne Terpstra (NED) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Eva Lechner (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Lea Davison (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Sara Ballantyne (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Anna Szafraniec (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Annie Last (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Eva Orvošová (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Lene Byberg (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Loana Lecomte (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Nadia De Negri (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Susan DeMattei (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Emily Batty (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Rebecca McConnell (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Willow Koerber (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Chantal Daucourt (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Esther Süss (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Georgia Gould (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Haley Batten (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Jingjing Wang (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Maria Paola Turcutto (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Marie-Hélène Prémont (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Martina Berta (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Petra Henzi (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Sina Frei (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Yana Belomoyna (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (46 entries) | Totals (46 entries) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 |