title: 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
text: # 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
  
  The 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships was the 29th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. It was held from 5 to 9 September 2018 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. The four-cross competitions were held in Val di Sole, Italy from 5 to 6 July 2018
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
  | 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
  | 3 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
  | 6 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 8 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 8 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 10 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 13 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 13 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 15 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Elite Cross-country | Nino Schurter Switzerland | Gerhard Kerschbaumer Italy | Mathieu van der Poel Netherlands |
  | Under-23 Cross-country | Alan Hatherly South Africa | Christopher Blevins United States | David Nordemann Netherlands |
  | Junior Cross-country | Alexandre Balmer Switzerland | Leon Kaiser Germany | Mathis Azzaro France |
  | Elite Downhill | Loïc Bruni France | Martin Maes Belgium | Danny Hart Great Britain |
  | Junior Downhill | Kade Edwards Great Britain | Kye A'Hern Australia | Elliot Jamieson Canada |
  | Elite 4X | Quentin Derbier France | Tomas Slavik Czech Republic | Mikulas Nevrkla Czech Republic |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Elite Cross-country | Kate Courtney United States | Annika Langvad Denmark | Emily Batty Canada |
  | Under-23 Cross-country | Alessandra Keller Switzerland | Sina Frei Switzerland | Marika Tovo Italy |
  | Junior Cross-country | Laura Stigger Austria | Tereza Sásková Czech Republic | Harriet Harnden Great Britain |
  | Elite Downhill | Rachel Atherton Great Britain | Tahnée Seagrave Great Britain | Myriam Nicole France |
  | Junior Downhill | Valentina Höll Austria | Anna Newkirk United States | Mille Johnset Norway |
  | Elite 4X | Romana Labounková Czech Republic | Natasha Bradley Great Britain | Raphaela Richter Germany |
  
  ### Team events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Cross-country | Switzerland Filippo Colombo Alexandre Balmer Sina Frei Jolanda Neff Nino Schurter | Germany Leon Kaiser Elisabeth Brandau Maximilian Brandl Ronja Eibl Manuel Fumic | Denmark Sebastian Carstensen Alexander Andersen Annika Langvad Malene Degin Simon Andreassen |
  