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1990 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

Venue	Durango, United States
Date(s)	(1990-09-14 - 1990-09-15)14–15 September 1990
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The 1990 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were held in Durango, Colorado, United States. These were the first World Championships in mountain biking to be organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The disciplines included were cross-country and downhill.

Mountain biking world championships had been held since 1986, but without the sanction of the UCI. There had in fact been multiple 'world championships' before 1990, with the United States and Europe holding rival events and each crowning a 'world champion' in each discipline. The UCI decided to host its inaugural world championships in the United States as it was the birthplace of mountain biking. On the recommendation of the United States Cycling Federation, the UCI chose Durango to host the event.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Cross-country	Ned Overend (USA)	Thomas Frischknecht (SUI)	Tim Gould (GBR)
Downhill	Greg Herbold (USA)	Mike Kloser (USA)	Paul Thomasberg (USA)
Junior downhill	Joey Irwin (USA)	David Hemming (GBR)	Dwayne Norris (NZL)

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Cross-country	Juli Furtado (USA)	Sara Ballantyne (USA)	Ruthie Matthes (USA)
Downhill	Cindy Devine (CAN)	Elladee Brown (CAN)	Penny Davidson (USA)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	4	2	3	9
2	Canada (CAN)	1	1	0	2
3	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	1	2
4	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
5	New Zealand (NZL)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		5	5	5	15

References

1. "Mountain Bike - About". uci.ch. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
2. "UCI Downhill World Championships". dirtmountainbike.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
3. "1990 Worlds Stories". toddandnedfondo.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
4. ^ "Mountain Bike - 1990 World Championships Mountainbike - Results Men". the-sports.org. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
5. "UCI Mountain Bike World Championships - Junior Men Dowhill - All podiums 1990-2015" (PDF). uci.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
6. ^ "Mountain Bike - 1990 World Championships Mountainbike - Results Women". the-sports.org. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

External links

• UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
• International cycle races hosted by the United States
• 1990 in mountain biking
• Mountain biking events in the United States
• Cycling in Colorado
• 1990 in Colorado
• September 1990 sports events in the United States
• Durango, Colorado
• Sports competitions in Colorado