The 2006 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Rotorua, New Zealand, from 22 to 27 August 2006. The disciplines included were cross-country, downhill, four-cross, and trials. The event was the 17th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the 21st edition of the UCI Trials World Championships.
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| Venue | Rotorua, New Zealand |
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| Date(s) | 22–27 August 2006 |
| Events | MTB: 13 Trials: 6 |
This was the first UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships held in New Zealand and the second held in Oceania after the 1996 World Championships in Cairns, Australia.
A women's under-23 race was included in the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships for the first time in 2006 and was won by Ren Chengyuan from China.[1] Julien Absalon of France and Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå of Norway each won their third consecutive elite cross-country world titles.[2][3] Sam Hill became the first Australian to win the elite men's downhill world title.[4]
Medal summary
editMen's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Cross-country[2] |  Julien Absalon (FRA)
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 Christoph Sauser (SUI)
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 Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE)
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| Under 23 cross-country[5] | Nino Schurter (SUI)
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 Tony Longo (ITA)
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 Max Plaxton (CAN)
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| Junior cross-country[6] | Mathias Flückiger (SUI)
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Martin Fanger (SUI)
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Pascal Meyer (SUI)
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| Downhill[4] |  Sam Hill (AUS)
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 Greg Minnaar (RSA)
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Nathan Rennie (AUS)
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| Junior downhill[7] |  Cameron Cole (NZL)
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Samuel Blenkinsop (NZL)
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Antoine Badouard (FRA)
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| Four-cross[8] |  Michal Prokop (CZE)
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Roger Rinderknecht (SUI)
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 Guido Tschugg (GER)
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| Trials, 20 inch[9] | Marco Hösel (GER)
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 Carles Diaz Codina (ESP)
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Benito Ros Charral (ESP)
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| Trials, 26 inch[9] |  Kenny Belaey (BEL)
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Vincent Hermance (FRA)
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Gilles Coustellier (FRA)
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| Junior trials, 20 inch[10] | Marco Thomä (GER)
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Aurélien Fontenoy (FRA)
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Matthias Mrohs (GER)
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| Junior trials, 26 inch[10] | Aurélien Fontenoy (FRA)
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 Ben Slinger (GBR)
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Matthias Mrohs (GER)
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Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country[3] |  Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (NOR)
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 Irina Kalentieva (RUS)
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Marie-Helene Premont (CAN)
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| Under 23 cross-country[1] |  Ren Chengyuan (CHN)
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Liu Ying (CHN)
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Sarah Koba (SUI)
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| Junior cross-country[11] |  Tanja Žakelj (SLO)
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Julie Krasniak (FRA)
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Nadja Roschi (SUI)
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| Downhill[12] | Sabrina Jonnier (FRA)
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Tracy Moseley (GBR)
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Rachel Atherton (GBR)
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| Junior downhill[13] | Tracey Hannah (AUS)
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Floriane Pugin (FRA)
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Micayla Gatto (CAN)
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| Four-cross[8] |  Jill Kintner (USA)
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 Anneke Beerten (NED)
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 Anita Molcik (AUT)
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| Trials[14] | Karin Moor (SUI)
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Mireia Abant Condal (ESP)
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Gemma Abant Condal (ESP)
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Team events
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "U23 women cross country - Chengyuan Ren heralds Chinese charge in women's cross-country". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ a b "Elite men cross-country - three-peats with last lap attack". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ a b "Elite women cross country - Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå makes it three from three". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ a b "Elite men downhill - Hill hurtles to Australia's first-ever senior men's DH title". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ "Under-23 men cross country - Switzerland lands yet another rainbow". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ "Junior men cross country - All Switzerland, all the time in junior men's cross-country". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ "Junior men downhill - Victory at last for the home team as Kiwi juniors go one-two". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ a b "Four-cross - Kintner returns for gold; Prokop claims men's title". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ a b "Elite men trials - Hosel breaks Charral's run in 20in trials". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ a b c "1986-2014 UCI Trials World Championships Winners" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ "Junior women cross country - Tanja Žakelj makes history for Slovenia". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ "Elite women downhill - Jonnier inherits Chausson's jersey". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ "Junior women downhill - Hannah blows away fellow juniors". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ "Women trials - Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ "Team relay - Score one for the Swiss in World Championship opener". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
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