Andreas Kolb Explained

Andreas Kolb
Birth Date:23 March 1996
Currentteam:Continental Atherton
Discipline:Downhill
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2019–2020
Proteam1:Gamux Factory Racing
Proyears2:2021–
Proteam2:Continental Atherton

Andreas Kolb (born 23 March 1996) is an Austrian downhill mountain biker.

In 2023, he finished second in the UCI Downhill World Championships in Fort William, Scotland. He also won the downhill race at the 2022 European Mountain Bike Championships.[1]

In 2022, he was the first Austrian to obtain a downhill podium at the World Cup, going on to finish 4th overall. The following year, he won the Leogang round of the 2023 UCI Downhill World Cup, making him the first Austrian to win a downhill world cup race.[2]

Major results

2022
  • 1st European Downhill Championships
  • 4th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
  • 2nd Val di Sole
  • 3rd Snowshoe
    2023
  • UCI Downhill World Cup
  • 1st Leogang
  • 2nd UCI Downhill World Championships

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Andreas Kolb . the-sports.org . 5 August 2023.
    2. Web site: Steirischer Mountainbiker schreibt Geschichte . de . krone.at . 17 June 2023 . 5 August 2023.