title: 1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
text: # 1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
  
  The 1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were the 10th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and were held in Åre in the North of Sweden. The events included were cross-country and downhill.
  
  The 1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were the first to include the cross-country team relay. The Spanish team won the inaugural world title in the discipline.
  
  Nicolas Vouilloz won his fifth consecutive world title in the elite men's downhill. Anne-Caroline Chausson won her fourth consecutive world title in the elite women's downhill.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Cross-country | Michael Rasmussen (DEN) | Miguel Martinez (FRA) | Filip Meirhaeghe (BEL) |
  | Under 23 cross-country | Marco Bui (ITA) | Cadel Evans (AUS) | Martino Fruet (ITA) |
  | Junior cross-country | Nicolas Filippi (FRA) | Carlos Coloma (ESP) | Florian Vogel (SUI) |
  | Downhill details | Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA) | Mickael Pascal (FRA) | Eric Carter (USA) |
  | Junior downhill | Nathan Rennie (AUS) | David Wardell (GBR) | Jarrod Rando (AUS) |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Cross-country | Margarita Fullana Riera (ESP) | Alison Sydor (CAN) | Paola Pezzo (ITA) |
  | Junior cross-country | Anna Szafraniec (POL) | Lea Fluckiger (SUI) | Sonja Traxel (SUI) |
  | Downhill details | Anne-Caroline Chausson (FRA) | Katja Repo (FIN) | Sari Jorgensen (SUI) |
  | Junior downhill | Sabrina Jonnier (FRA) | Kathy Pruitt (USA) | Helen Gaskell (GBR) |
  
  ### Team events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Cross-country | Spain Roberto Lezaun Margarita Fullana Riera Carlos Coloma José Antonio Hermida | France Miguel Martinez Sandra Temporelli Julien Absalon Nicolas Filippi | Canada Roland Green Alison Sydor Ryder Hesjedal Ricky Federau |
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France (FRA) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
  | 2 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | 3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
  | 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | 8 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 8 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 11 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
  