Rider profiles
Below we will present some of the top-riders that´s found in the entry lists for EuroMTB 2016. World and European Champions, Olympic medalist and up and coming.
Jolanda Neff
Alexandra Engen
Gunn-Rita Dahle-Flejså
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
Sabine Spitz
Maja Wloszczowska
Annika Langvad
Eva Lechner
Jenny Rissveds
Julien Absalon
Daniel Federspiel
Mathieu van Der Poel
Simon Andreassen
Ondřej Cink
Maxime Marmotte
Marco Aurelio Fontana
Jolanda Neff
Country/Age/Category: Switzerland/23/Elite Women
Merits:
Overall winner of UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2015
2014 Winner in European Games 2015
Nr 1 in UCI Ranking 2015 and present nr 1 rank i the world 2016.
U23 World champion 2014, 2013, 2012
Team/Bike: Stöckli Pro Team
Social media: Website, Instagram, Twitter
Alexandra Engen
Country/Age/Category: Sweden/28/Elite Women
Merits:
Silver at World championship U23 2009
Gold at European championship U23 2010
Gold at World championship U23 2010
Gold at World championship XCE 2012
Team/Bike: GHOST Factory Racing Team
Social media: Website, Facebook
Gunn-Rita Dahle-Flejså
Country/Age/Category: Norway/43/Elite Women
Merits:
Olympic Gold Medal: Athens, Greece 2004
Overall World Cup Winner 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
European Championship XCO Gold Medals 2012, 2011, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
1st Elite XCO UCI World Championships (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006)
1st Marathon UCI World Championships (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015)
29 XCO UCI World Cup victories (women’s record)
Team/Bike: Multivan Merida Biking Team
Social media: Website, Facebook
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
Country/Age/Category: France/24/Elite women
Merits:
First person ever to hold the World road title, World cyclo-cross title and World mountain bike title at the same time
1st UCI MTB XCO Elite World Championships 2015
1st UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships 2015
1st European U23 XC Championship 2014
Team/Bike: Rabo–Liv Women Cycling Team
Social media: Website, Instagram, Twitter
Sabine Spitz
Country/Age/Category: Germany/44/Elite Women
Merits:
Merits: Bronze in Summer Olympics 2004
Silver in Summer Olympics 2012
Gold in Summer Olympics 2008
World Champion in 2003
Team/Bike:
Social media: Website, Instagram, Twitter
Maja Wloszczowska
Country/Age/Category: Poland/32/Elite Women
Merits:
3rd European Games 2015
1st UCI MTB XCO Elite World Championships 2010
Silver in Olympic Games 2008
Team/Bike: Kross racing team
Social media: Website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
Annika Langvad
World Cup Win!!! @iamspecialized @iamspecialized_mtb @purepowerdk @aimhighdk @oakleybike #radarev Ett foto publicerat av Annika Langvad (@annika.langvad)
Country/Age/Category: Denmark/32/Elite Women
Merits:
Merits: 1st at Cape Epic 2014 & 2015 & 2016
2nd at World Championships XCO Team Relay 2015
1 st at UCI World Cup Cairns 2016
Team/Bike: Specialized Racing
Social media: Website, Instagram, Twitter
Eva Lechner
Country/Age/Category: Italy/30/Elite Women
Merits:
1st Pre-Olympics Rio 2015
1st World Champion Mountain bike, Team Relay (2012)
1st European Champion (U23) Mountain bike, XC (2007)
1st National Champion Mountain bike, XC (2012)
5 times National Champion Cyclo-cross (2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009)
1st National Champion Road cycling (2007)
1 st World Cup Cairns 2014
Team/Bike: Luna Pro Team
Social media: Instagram
Jenny Rissveds
Ett foto publicerat av Jenny Rissveds (@jennyrissveds)
Country/Age/Category: Sweden/22/U23 Women
Merits:
9th at World Cup #1 XCO Woman Elite 2016
Overall winner of WORLD CUP XCO U23 2015
3rd at World Championships XCO U23 2015
3rd at Olympic Testevent 2015
2nd in Overall WORLD CUP XCE 2014
Team/Bike: Scott-Odlo MTB Racing Team
Social media: Website, Instagram, Facebook
Julien Absalon
1st pics of the race. More are coming soon. @shimanoMTB
Ett foto publicerat av Julien Absalon (@julien_absalon)
Country/Age/Category: France/35/Elite men
Merits:
Gold at the Summer Olympics 2004 and 2008
Overall winner of UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2003, 2006-2009, 2014
Winner of Mountain Bike World Championships 2004-2007, 2014
Team/Bike: BMC Racing Team
Social media: Website, Facebook, Instagram
Daniel Federspiel
Country/Age/Category: Austria/29/Men Elite
Merits:
Merits: World champion XCE 2015
European champion XCE 2013 & 2014
Team/Bike: Tirol Cycling Team
Social media: Instagram
Mathieu van Der Poel
Nice win in Beringen today. First big goal coming up in 2 weeks: WC Cairns! #workhard ©photopress.be
Ett foto publicerat av MVDP (@mathieuvanderpoel)
Country/Age/Category: Netherlands/21/Men Elite
Merits:
1st at World Championships Cyclocross 2014-2015
1st Overall UCI Cyclo-cross Under-23 World Cup 2013-2014
Team/Bike: BKCP–Powerplus
Social media: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
Simon Andreassen
Ett foto publicerat av Simon Andreassen (@simon_andreassen)
Country/Age/Category: Denmark/18/U23
Merits:
1st in World Championship, Cyclo-cross, Juniors 2015
1st in World Championship, Mountainbike, XC, Juniors 2014 & 2015
1st in European Championship, Mountainbike, XC, Juniors 2014 & 2015
Team/Bike: Specialized Racing
Social media: Instagram
Ondřej Cink
Country/Age/Category: Czech Republic/25/Elite Men
Merits:
3rd World Championship 2015
U23 World Champion 2012
U23 European Champion 2012
2nd World Cup Andorra 2013
Team/Bike: Multivan Merida Biking Team
Social media: Website, Instagram, Facebook
Maxime Marmotte
Ett foto publicerat av Maxime Marotte (@maxime_marotte)
Country/Age/Category: France/29/Elite men
Merits:
1st UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships Team Relay 2011 & 2014
2nd World Cup, Cairns 2016
Team/Bike: BH – SR SUNTOUR – KMC Team
Social media: Website, Instagram
Marco Aurelio Fontana
Ett foto publicerat av fontanaprorider (@fontanaprorider)
Country/Age/Category: Italy/31/Men Elite
Merits:
Bronze medal Olympics London 2012
3rd World Championships 2014
Team/Bike: Cannondale
