# African Mountain Bike Championships

The Union Cycliste Internationale African Mountain Bike Championships (French : Championnat d'Afrique de VTT) is the highest echelon of Mountain Bike racing on the African continent. First held in 2007 at Windhoek, Namibia the event has been contested every year since. It is ruled and managed by the African Cycling Confederation. Over the years top riders from South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, Mauritius, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe have attended this prestigious race. The championships are an Olympic qualifying event.

## Editions

| Editions | Year | Host Country | Host City |
| I | 2007 | Namibia | Windhoek |
| II | 2009 | South Africa | Mankele |
| III | 2011 | South Africa | Cape Town |
| IV | 2012 | Mauritius | Casela - Yemen |
| V | 2013 | South Africa | Pietermaritzburg |
| VI | 2014 | South Africa | Cape Town |
| VII | 2015 | Rwanda | Musanze |
| VIII | 2016 | Lesotho | Afriski |
| IX | 2017 | Mauritius | Bel-Ombre |
| X | 2018 | Egypt | Wadi Degla |
| XI | 2019 | Namibia | Windhoek |
| XII | 2020 | COVID-19 Disruption | No event, |
| XIII | 2021 | COVID-19 Disruption | No event, |
| XIV | 2022 | Namibia | Windhoek |

## Men's summary
### Elites

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2007 | Burry Stander | Ben Melt Swanepoel | Mannie Heymans |
| 2009 | Marc Bassingthwaighte | Renay Groustra | Ben Swanepoel |
| 2011 | Burry Stander | Marc Bassingthwaighte | Philip Buys |
| 2012 | Philip Buys | Marc Bassingthwaighte | Adrien Niyonshuti |
| 2013 | Philip Buys | Yannick Lincoln | Heinrich Köhne |
| 2014 | Philip Buys | Lourens Luus | Rourke Croeser |
| 2015 | James Reid | Matthys Beukes | Rourke Croeser |
| 2016 | Philip Buys | James Reid | Arno Du Toit |
| 2017 | Alan Hatherly | Stuart Marais | Yannick Lincoln |
| 2018 | Alan Hatherly | Stuart Marais | Till Drobisch |
| 2019 | Alan Hatherly | Philip Buys | Alex Miller |
| 2022 | Alex Miller (cyclist) | Philip Buys | Luke Moir |

### Under 23

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2009 | Burry Stander | Matthys Beukes | Bryce Munro |
| 2011 | James Reid | Dominic Calitz | Adriaan Louw |
| 2012 | Rourke Croeser | Gert Heyns | James Reid |
| 2013 | Brendon Davids | James Reid | Arno du Toit |
| 2014 | James Reid | Brendon Davids | Arno du Toit |
| 2016 | Alan Hatherly | Marc Fourie | Julian Jessop |
| 2017 | Tristan De Lange | Tumelo Makae | Henry Liebenberg |
| 2018 | Jarrod van den Heever | Tristan de Lange | Reinhard Zellhuber |
| 2019 | Wessel Botha | Julian Jessop | Henry Liebenberg |

### Juniors

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2007 | Timothy Stark | Jean Hendrik Verdoes | Kim Joerges |
| 2009 | James Reid | Adriaan Louw | Shaun Silver |
| 2011 | Brendon Davids | Gert Heyns | Luke Roberts |
| 2012 | Patrick Belton | Kyle Dorkin | Paul Rodenbach |
| 2013 | Dylan Rebello | Martin Freyer | Ivan Venter |
| 2014 | Stephan Senekal | Sybrand Strauss | Alan Hatherly |
| 2015 | Tristan De Lange | Brandon Plaatjies | Johan Hartzenberg |
| 2016 | Herbert Peters | Henry Liebenberg | Wessel Botha |
| 2017 | Rossouw Bekker | Pieter Du Toit | Axel Miller |
| 2018 | Alex Miller | Keagan Bontekoning | Daniel van der Walt |
| 2019 | Daniel van der Walt | Johan van Zyl | Tristan Nortje |

## Women's summary
### Elites

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2007 | Yolande Speedy | Amy Jane Mundy | Tania Raats |
| 2012 | Catherine Neethling | Aurélie Halbwachs | Heletje Van Staden |
| 2013 | Yolande Speedy | Aurélie Halbwachs | Samantha Sanders |
| 2014 | Mariske Strauss | Samantha Sanders | Cherie Vale |
| 2015 | Bianca Haw | Cherie Vale | Michelle Vorster |
| 2016 | Mariske Strauss | Cherie Vale | Michelle Vorster |
| 2017 | Michelle Vorster | Aurelie Halbwachs | Likeleli Masitise |
| 2018 | Cherie Redecker | Nancy Akinyi | Nesrine Ghedira |
| 2019 | Mariske Strauss | Cherie Redecker | Candice Lill |

### Under 23

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2013 | Mariske Strauss | Candice Neethling | Vera Adrian |
| 2014 | Candice Neethling | Ashley Parker-Moffatt | Hayley Smith |
| 2016 | Genevieve Van Coller | Frances Du Toit | Bianca Haw |
| 2017 | Skye Davidson | | |
| 2018 | Stacey Hyslop | Ebtisam Zayed | Donia Rashwan |
| 2019 | Anita Yama | | |

### Juniors

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2007 | Melanie Palframan | Genee Steyn | |
| 2012 | Linda Van Wijk | Nicole Erasmus | Tayla Odendaal |
| 2013 | Bianca Haw | Marie-Christin Kempf | Marne Botha |
| 2014 | Bianca Haw | Frances Du Toit | Kimberly Le Court de Billot |
| 2015 | Skye Davidson | Stacey Hyslop | |
| 2016 | Danielle Strydom | Christie Hearder | Allison Morton |
| 2017 | | | |
| 2018 | Wissam Bouzegzi | Maroi Rania Alami Marrouni | Yasmine Bouzenzen |
| 2019 | Zandri Strydom | Frances Janse van Rensburg | Emma Van Coller |

### Team Cross-country

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2016 | Namibia Michelle Vorster Costa Seibeb Herbert Peters Tristan De Lange | Lesotho Malefetsane Lesofe Cabonina Koqo Likeleli Masitise Phetetso Monese | Zimbabwe Skye Davidson Anthony Greenway Stacey Hyslop Jake Greenway |
| 2017 | | | |

## Cross-Country Marathon
### Men

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2016 | Yannick Lincoln | Costa Seibeb | Phetetso Monese |
| 2017 | Arno du Toit | Yannick Lincoln | Adil Jelloul |

### Women

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2016 | Amy McDougall | Ila Gray | |
| 2017 | Aurelie Halbwachs | Skye Davidson | Pauline Toulet |

## Climbing
### Men

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2012 | Arnaud Li | Matthieu Marion | Jaysan Mohesh |
| 2014 | Andrew Neethling | Tiaan Odendaal | Johann Potgieter |
| 2016 | Tiaan Odendaal | Stefan Garlicki | Johann Potgieter |

### Women

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2014 | Hayley-Ann Adamson | | |
| 2016 | Kim Westbrook | | |