European Mountain Bike Championships Explained

The European Mountain Bike Championships (EMBCs) are an annual mountain bike racing championship in Europe. They have been held since 1989, and on an annual basis since 1991. There have been 28 editions as of 2017.

Editions

NumberYearCross-countryDownhillDual slalomTrialsCross-country marathon
11989 Anzère, Switzerland Not held until 1991 Not held until 1998 Not held until 2003 Not held until 2004
1990 Not held
21991 La Bourboule, France
31992 Möllbrücke, Austria
41993 Klosters, Switzerland
51994 Métabief, France
61995 Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic
71996 Bassano del Grappa, Italy
81997 Silkeborg, Denmark Métabief, France
91998 Aywaille, Belgium Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic
101999 Porto de Mós, Portugal La Molina, Spain
112000 Rhenen, Netherlands Vars, France
122001 Sankt Wendel, Germany Livigno, Italy
132002 Zürich, Switzerland Not held
NumberYearCross-countryDownhillFour-crossTrialsCross-country marathon
142003 Graz, Austria Not held
152004 Wałbrzych, Poland
162005 Kluisbergen, Belgium Commezzadura, Italy Not held Kluisbergen, Belgium Not held
172006 Lamosano, Italy Commezzadura, Italy Stollberg, Germany Cologne, Germany Tambre, Italy
182007 Cappadocia, Turkey Elatochori, Greece Wałbrzych, Poland Sankt Wendel, Germany
192008 Sankt Wendel, Germany Caspoggio, Italy Not held Heubach, Germany Albstadt, Germany
202009 Zoetermeer, Netherlands Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Ajdovščina, Slovenia Zoetermeer, Netherlands Tartu, Estonia
212010 Haifa, Israel Hafjell, Norway Willingen, Germany Melsungen, Germany Montebelluna, Italy
222011 Dohňany, Slovakia Not held Biella, Italy Kleinzell, Austria
232012 Moscow, Russia Not held Szczawno-Zdrój, Poland Weilrod, Germany Jablonné v Podještědí, Czech Republic
NumberYearCross-countryDownhillFour-cross
Cross-country eliminator
TrialsCross-country marathon
242013 Bern, Switzerland Pamporovo, Bulgaria Pamporovo, Bulgaria (4x)
Bern, Switzerland (XCE)
Bern, Switzerland Singen, Germany
NumberYearCross-countryDownhillCross-country eliminatorTrialsCross-country marathon
252014 Sankt Wendel, Germany Not held Sankt Wendel, Germany Wałbrzych, Poland Ballyhoura, Ireland
262015 Chies d'Alpago, Italy Wisła, Poland Chies d'Alpago, Italy Singen, Germany
272016 Huskvarna, Sweden Wisła, Poland Huskvarna, Sweden Le Puy-en-Velay, France Sigulda, Latvia
282017 Darfo Boario Terme, Italy Sestola, Italy Darfo Boario Terme, Italy Not held Svit, Slovakia
292018 Stattegg, Austria
Glasgow, Great Britain
Lousã, Portugal Graz, Austria Moudon, Switzerland Spilimbergo, Italy
302019 Brno, Czech Republic Pampilhosa da Serra, Portugal Brno, Czech Republic Lucca, Italy Kvam, Norway
312020 Monteceneri, Switzerland
322021 Novi Sad, Serbia Maribor, Slovenia Novi Sad, Serbia Evolène, Switzerland
332022 Anadia, Portugal
Munich, Germany
Maribor, Slovenia Anadia, Portugal Jablonné v Podještědí, Czech Republic
342023 Kraków, Poland Les Menuires, France Adapazarı, Turkey Poprad, Slovakia Laissac-Sévérac-l'Église, France
352024 Cheile Grădiștei, Romania Champéry, France Jeumont, France Viborg, Denmark

Winners

Cross-country

Men

Elite
YearGoldSilverBronze
1989
1990Not held
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Under-23
Juniors

Women

Elite
In 2012 the event was held in Russia.[1]
Under-23
Juniors

Cross-country eliminator

Men

Elite

Women

Elite

Cross-country Short Circuit (XCC)

Men

Elite
Juniors

Women

Elite
Juniors

Downhill

Men

Elite
width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002align=center" colspan=3 Not held
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011align=center rowspan=2 colspan=3 Not held
2012
2013
2014 align=center colspan=3 Not held
2015
2016align=center colspan=3 Not held
2017
2018
2019
2020 align=center colspan=3 Not held
2021
2022
2023
2024
Juniors
width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=33% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
2010
2011align=center rowspan=2 colspan=3 Not held
2012
2013
2014 align=center colspan=3 Not held
2015
2016 align=center colspan=3 Not held
2017
2018
2019 align=center rowspan=2 colspan=3 Not held
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Women

Elite
width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=33% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002align=center colspan=3 Not held
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011align=center rowspan=2 colspan=3 Not held
2012
2013
2014 align=center colspan=3 Not held
2015
2016 align=center colspan=3 Not held
2017
2018
2019
2020 align=center colspan=3 Not held
2021
2022
2023
2024
Juniors
width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=33% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
2010
2015
2016 align=center colspan=3 Not held
2017
2018
2019 align=center rowspan=2 colspan=3 Not held
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Marathon

Men

Elite
width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020Not held
2021
2022
2023
2024
Under-23
width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
2008
2010
2011Not held
2012
2013
2014Not held
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Women

width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012[2]
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020Not held
2021
2022
2023
2024

Four-cross

Men

width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
2003
2004
2006
2008
2009
2010
2011Not held
2012
2013
2014 align=center colspan=3 Not held

Women

width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
2003
2004
2008
2009
2010
2011Not held
2012
2013
2014 align=center colspan=3Not held

Dual slalom

Women

Mixed relay

width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
2002 France
Julien Absalon
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Laurence Leboucher
Cédric Ravanel
Switzerland
Florian Vogel
Barbara Blatter
Lukas Flückiger
Thomas Kalberer
Czech Republic
Milan Spesny
Jaroslav Kulhavý
Ilona Bublova
Tomas Vokroulik
2003 Switzerland
Ralph Näf
Balz Weber
Nino Schurter
Barbara Blatter
Poland
Marcin Karczynski
Piotr Formicki
Anna Szafraniec
Kryspin Pyrgies
Spain
Carlos Coloma
Ángel Espigares
Margarita Fullana
José Antonio Hermida
2004 Switzerland
Ralph Näf
Nino Schurter
Petra Henzi
Florian Vogel
Germany
Yvonne Kraft
Moritz Milatz
Stefan Sahm
Andi Weinhold
Spain
Iñaki Lejarreta
Margarita Fullana
José Antonio Hermida
2005 Italy
Marco Bui
Toni Longo
Eva Lechner
Johannes Schweiggl
Switzerland
Nino Schurter
Martin Fanger
Petra Henzi
Florian Vogel
Sweden
Emil Lindgren
Mattias Wengelin
Maria Östergren
Fredik Kessiakoff
2006 Switzerland
Ralph Näf
Petra Henzi
Martin Fanger
Nino Schurter
France
Cédric Ravanel
Severine Hansen
Alexis Vuillermoz
Stéphane Tempier
Sweden
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Emil Lindgren
Maria Ostergren
Matthias Wengelin
2007 France
Alexis Vuillermoz
Fabien Canal
Cécile Ravanel
Cédric Ravanel
2008 France
Jean-Christophe Péraud
Arnaud Jouffroy
Laurence Leboucher
Alexis Vuillermoz
Italy
Marco Aurelio Fontana
Gerhard Kerschbaumer
Eva Lechner
Cristian Cominelli
Sweden
Emil Lindgren
Alexandra Engen
Olof Jonsson
Alexander Wetterhall
2009 Sweden
Emil Lindgren
Tobias Ludvigsson
Matthias Wengelin
Alexandra Engen
Switzerland
Thomas Litscher
Ralph Näf
Roger Walder
Nathalie Schneitter
Netherlands
Michiel van der Heijden
Rudi van Houts
Irjan Luttenberg
Sanne Paasen
2010 Switzerland
Thomas Litscher
Ralph Näf
Roger Walder
Katrin Leumann
Italy
Marco Aurelio Fontana
Maximilian Vieider
Eva Lechner
Gerhard Kerschbaumer
Czech Republic
Ondřej Cink
Tomáš Paprstka
Tereza Huříková
Jan Škarnitzl
2011 France
Fabien Canal
Victor Koretzky
Julie Bresset
Maxime Marotte
Switzerland
Thomas Litscher
Lars Forster
Nathalie Schneitter
Martin Gujan
Italy
Marco Aurelio Fontana
Gerhard Kerschbaumer
Lorenzo Samparisi
Eva Lechner
2012 Italy
Michele Casagrande
Gioele Bertolini
Eva Lechner
Luca Braidot
Switzerland
Martin Gujan
Katrin Leumann
Matthias Stirnemann
Dominic Zumstein
Netherlands
Michiel van der Heijden
Jesper Slik
Anne Terpstra
Henk-Jaap Moorlag
2013 Italy
Gioele Bertolini
Eva Lechner
Marco Aurelio Fontana
Gerhard Kerschbaumer
Switzerland
Reto Indergand
Dominic Grab
Jolanda Neff
Nino Schurter
Czech Republic
Jan Nesvadba
Jan Vastl
Kateřina Nash
Ondřej Cink
2014 France
Jordan Sarrou
Hugo Pigeon
Margot Moschetti
Maxime Marotte
Germany
Ben Zwiehoff
Tobias Eise
Helen Grobert
Moritz Milatz
Italy
Maximilian Vieider
Moreno Pellizzon
Lisa Rabensteiner
Marco Aurelio Fontana
2015 Germany
Maximilian Brandl
Ben Zwiehoff
Helen Grobert
Manuel Fumic
Switzerland
Reto Indergand
Arnaud Hertling
Esther Süss
Andri Frischknecht
Czech Republic
Jan Vastl
Matěj Průdek
Barbora Průdková
Jaroslav Kulhavý
2016 Switzerland
Marcel Guerrini
Vital Albin
Jolanda Neff
Lars Forster
France
Victor Koretzky
Axel Zingle
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
Jordan Sarrou
Germany
Georg Egger
Niklas Schehl
Sabine Spitz
Ben Zwiehoff
2017[3] Switzerland
Filippo Colombo
Joel Roth
Linda Indergand
Alessandra Keller
Andri Frischknecht
Denmark
Sebastian Carstensen Fini
Alexander Andersen
Caroline Bohé
Simon Andreassen
Malene Degn
Italy
Gerhard Kerschbaumer
Chiara Teocchi
Juri Zanotti
Marika Tovo
Nadir Colledani
2018[4] Italy
Luca Braidot
Marika Tovo
Filipo Fontana
Chiara Teocchi
Juri Zanotti
Switzerland
Joris Ryf
Alexandre Balmer
Alessandra Keller
Sina Frei
Filippo Colombo
Denmark
Jonas Lindberg
Alexander Young Andersen
Simon Andreassen
Caroline Bohe
Malene Degn
2019 Switzerland
Joel Roth
Dario Lillo
Ramona Forchini
Sina Frei
Andri Frischknecht
Italy
Simone Avondetto
Andrea Colombo
Eva Lechner
Martina Berta
Luca Braidot
Denmark
Sebastian Carstensen
Markus Heuer
Sofie Pedersen
Caroline Bohé
Simon Andreassen
2020 Italy
Luca Braidot
Eva Lechner
Filippo Agostinacchio
Nicole Pesse
Marika Tovo
Juri Zanotti
France
Mathis Azzaro
Luca Martin
Loana Lecomte
Olivia Onesti
Lena Gerault
Jordan Sarrou
Switzerland
Fabio Püntener
Janis Baumann
Alessandra Keller
Noëlle Buri
Elisa Alvarez
Thomas Litscher
2021 Italy
Luca Braidot
Filippo Agostinacchio
Martina Berta
Sara Cortinovis
Marika Tovo
Juri Zanotti
Switzerland
Vital Albin
Nils Aebersold
Alessandra Keller
Jacqueline Schneebeli
Lea Huber
Alexandre Balmer
Germany
Leon Kaiser
Lars Gräter
Nina Benz
Finja Lipp
Ronja Eibl
Niklas Schehl
2022 Netherlands
Tom Schellekens
Rens Manen
Fem van Empel
Lauren Molengraaf
Puck Pieterse
David Haverdings
Italy
Marco Betteo
Fabio Bassignana
Giorgia Marchet
Valentina Corvi
Giada Specia
Simone Avondetto
Germany
Paul Schehl
Lennart Krayer
Finja Lipp
Sina Thiel
Antonia Weeger
Leon Kaiser
2023 Denmark
Gustav Pedersen
Withen Philipsen
Julie Lillelund
Sofie Pedersen
Malene Degn
Sebastian Fini Carstensen
France
Adrien Boichis
Julien Hémon
Noémie Garnier
Line Burquier
Anaïs Moulin
Mathis Guay
Italy
Gabriel Borre
Elian Paccagnella
Elisa Lanfranchi
Sara Cortinovis
Valentina Corvi
Andreas Vittone
2024 Italy
Simone Avondetto
Matteo Siffredi
Chiara Teocchi
Giada Martinoli
Valentina Corvi
Mattia Stenico
France
Yannis Musy
Nicolas Kalanquin
Olivia Onesti
Tatiana Tournut
Anaïs Moulin
Titouan Carod
Switzerland
Finn Treudler
Nicolas Halter
Ramona Forchini
Anina Hutter
Muriel Furrer
Thomas Litscher

Trials

Men

Elite 20"
width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017Not held
2018
2019
2023
Elite 26"
width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017Not held
2018
2019
2023
Juniors 20"
width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017Not held
2018
2019
2023
Juniors 26"
width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017Not held
2018
2019
2023

Women

width=6% align="center" colspan=1 Yearwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="gold" Goldwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="silver" Silverwidth=29% align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966" Bronze
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017Not held
2018
2019
2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: European Championships: : Event statistics: Medal winners and event presentations .
  2. Web site: European Championships Mountainbike Marathon: presentation and medal . 2012.
  3. https://www.uec.ch/resources/PDF/2017%20MTB%20Darfo/results_starts/UEC%20MTB%20European%20Championship%202017%20-%20XCR%20Overall%20Ranking.pdf UEC MTB EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - TEAM RELAY (XCR) - Darfo Boario Terme (Italy), 27-30 July 2017
  4. https://my.raceresult.com/99052/results?lang=ua#2_20B8D3 2018 UEC Mountain Bike European Championships, XCR and XCO