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 Number Year Cross-country Downhill Dual slalom Trials Cross-country marathon11989 Anzère, Switzerland Not held until 1991 Not held until 1998 Not held until 2003 Not held until 2004 1990 Not held2 1991 La Bourboule, France3 1992 Möllbrücke, Austria4 1993 Klosters, Switzerland5 1994 Métabief, France6 1995 Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic7 1996 Bassano del Grappa, Italy8 1997 Silkeborg, Denmark Métabief, France9 1998 Aywaille, Belgium Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic10 1999 Porto de Mós, Portugal La Molina, Spain11 2000 Rhenen, Netherlands Vars, France12 2001 Sankt Wendel, Germany Livigno, Italy13 2002 Zürich, Switzerland Not held Number Year Cross-country Downhill Four-cross Trials Cross-country marathon14 2003 Graz, Austria Not held15 2004 Wałbrzych, Poland16 2005 Kluisbergen, Belgium Commezzadura, Italy Not held Kluisbergen, Belgium Not held17 2006 Lamosano, Italy Commezzadura, Italy Stollberg, Germany Cologne, Germany Tambre, Italy18 2007 Cappadocia, Turkey Elatochori, Greece Wałbrzych, Poland Sankt Wendel, Germany19 2008 Sankt Wendel, Germany Caspoggio, Italy Not held Heubach, Germany Albstadt, Germany20 2009 Zoetermeer, Netherlands Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Ajdovščina, Slovenia Zoetermeer, Netherlands Tartu, Estonia21 2010 Haifa, Israel Hafjell, Norway Willingen, Germany Melsungen, Germany Montebelluna, Italy22 2011 Dohňany, Slovakia Not held Biella, Italy Kleinzell, Austria23 2012 Moscow, Russia Not held Szczawno-Zdrój, Poland Weilrod, Germany Jablonné v Podještědí, Czech Republic Number Year Cross-country Downhill Four-crossCross-country eliminator Trials Cross-country marathon24 2013 Bern, Switzerland Pamporovo, Bulgaria Pamporovo, Bulgaria (4x)Bern, Switzerland (XCE) Bern, Switzerland Singen, Germany Number Year Cross-country Downhill Cross-country eliminator Trials Cross-country marathon25 2014 Sankt Wendel, Germany Not held Sankt Wendel, Germany Wałbrzych, Poland Ballyhoura, Ireland26 2015 Chies d'Alpago, Italy Wisła, Poland Chies d'Alpago, Italy Singen, Germany27 2016 Huskvarna, Sweden Wisła, Poland Huskvarna, Sweden Le Puy-en-Velay, France Sigulda, Latvia28 2017 Darfo Boario Terme, Italy Sestola, Italy Darfo Boario Terme, Italy Not held Svit, Slovakia29 2018 Stattegg, AustriaGlasgow, Great Britain Lousã, Portugal Graz, Austria Moudon, Switzerland Spilimbergo, Italy30 2019 Brno, Czech Republic Pampilhosa da Serra, Portugal Brno, Czech Republic Lucca, Italy Kvam, Norway31 2020 Monteceneri, Switzerland – – – –32 2021 Novi Sad, Serbia Maribor, Slovenia Novi Sad, Serbia – Evolène, Switzerland33 2022 Anadia, PortugalMunich, Germany Maribor, Slovenia Anadia, Portugal – Jablonné v Podještědí, Czech Republic34 2023 Kraków, Poland Les Menuires, France Adapazarı, Turkey Poprad, Slovakia Laissac-Sévérac-l'Église, France35 2024 Cheile Grădiștei, Romania Champéry, France Jeumont, France Viborg, Denmark36 2025 Melgaço, Portugal La Molina, Spain Gibraltar, United Kingdom Aarhus, Denmark Casella, Italy37 2026 Monteceneri, Switzerland Vitosha, Bulgaria Sakarya, Turkey Valberg, France Ramales de la Victoria, Spain
Winners
Cross-country
Men Elite Year Gold Silver Bronze 1989 1990 Not 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 2025 2026
Under-23 Year Gold Silver Bronze 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 2025 2026
Juniors Year Gold Silver Bronze 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 2025 2026
Women Elite Year Gold Silver Bronze 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 2025 2026 In 2012 the event was held in Russia.
Under-23 Year Gold Silver Bronze 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Juniors Year Gold Silver Bronze 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Cross-country eliminator
Men Elite Year Gold Silver Bronze 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Women Elite Year Gold Silver Bronze 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Cross-country Short Circuit (XCC)
Men Elite Year Gold Silver Bronze 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
U23 Year Gold Silver Bronze 2026
Juniors Year Gold Silver Bronze 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Women Elite Year Gold Silver Bronze 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
U23 Year Gold Silver Bronze 2026
Juniors Year Gold Silver Bronze 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Downhill
Men Elite Year Gold Silver Bronze 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Not held 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Not held 2012 2013 2014 Not held 2015 2016 Not held 2017 2018 2019 2020 Not held 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Juniors Year Gold Silver Bronze 2010 2011 Not held 2012 2013 2014 Not held 2015 2016 Not held 2017 2018 2019 Not held 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Women Elite Year Gold Silver Bronze 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Not held 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Not held 2012 2013 2014 Not held 2015 2016 Not held 2017 2018 2019 2020 Not held 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Juniors Year Gold Silver Bronze 2010 2015 2016 Not held 2017 2018 2019 Not held 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Marathon
Men Elite Year Gold Silver 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 2025 2026
Under-23 Year Gold Silver Bronze 2008 2010 2011Not held 2012 2013 2014---2026Not held
Women Year Gold Silver 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 2025 2026 (*) 2017 winner, Christina Kollmann-Forstner (AUT), was dispossessed for being linked to Operation Aderlass
Four-cross
Men Year Gold Silver Bronze 2003 2004 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 Not held 2012 2013 2014 Not held
Women Year Gold Silver Bronze 2003 2004 2008 2009 2010 2011 Not held 2012 2013 2014 Not held
Dual slalom
Men Year Gold Silver Bronze 1998 1999 2000 2001
Women Year Gold Silver Bronze 1998 1999 2000 2001
Mixed relay Year Gold Silver Bronze 2002 Julien Absalon Jean-Eudes Demaret Laurence Leboucher Cédric Ravanel Florian Vogel Barbara Blatter Lukas Flückiger Thomas Kalberer Milan Spesny Jaroslav Kulhavý Ilona Bublova Tomas Vokroulik 2003 Ralph Näf Balz Weber Nino Schurter Barbara Blatter Marcin Karczynski Piotr Formicki Anna Szafraniec Kryspin Pyrgies Carlos Coloma Ángel Espigares Margarita Fullana José Antonio Hermida 2004 Ralph Näf Nino Schurter Petra Henzi Florian Vogel Yvonne Kraft Moritz Milatz Stefan Sahm Andi Weinhold Iñaki Lejarreta Margarita Fullana José Antonio Hermida 2005 Marco Bui Toni Longo Eva Lechner Johannes Schweiggl Nino Schurter Martin Fanger Petra Henzi Florian Vogel Emil Lindgren Mattias Wengelin Maria Östergren Fredrik Kessiakoff 2006 Ralph Näf Petra Henzi Martin Fanger Nino Schurter Cédric Ravanel Severine Hansen Alexis Vuillermoz Stéphane Tempier Fredrik Kessiakoff Emil Lindgren Maria Ostergren Matthias Wengelin 2007 Florian Vogel Thomas Litscher Petra Henzi Nino Schurter Alexis Vuillermoz Fabien Canal Cécile Ravanel Cédric Ravanel Yader Zoli Andrea Tiberi Francesco Aulino Eva Lechner 2008 Jean-Christophe Péraud Arnaud Jouffroy Laurence Leboucher Alexis Vuillermoz Marco Aurelio Fontana Gerhard Kerschbaumer Eva Lechner Cristian Cominelli Emil Lindgren Alexandra Engen Olof Jonsson Alexander Wetterhall 2009 Emil Lindgren Tobias Ludvigsson Matthias Wengelin Alexandra Engen Thomas Litscher Ralph Näf Roger Walder Nathalie Schneitter Michiel van der Heijden Rudi van Houts Irjan Luttenberg Sanne Paasen 2010 Thomas Litscher Ralph Näf Roger Walder Katrin Leumann Marco Aurelio Fontana Maximilian Vieider Eva Lechner Gerhard Kerschbaumer Ondřej Cink Tomáš Paprstka Tereza Huříková Jan Škarnitzl 2011 Fabien Canal Victor Koretzky Julie Bresset Maxime Marotte Thomas Litscher Lars Forster Nathalie Schneitter Martin Gujan Marco Aurelio Fontana Gerhard Kerschbaumer Lorenzo Samparisi Eva Lechner 2012 Michele Casagrande Gioele Bertolini Eva Lechner Luca Braidot Martin Gujan Katrin Leumann Matthias Stirnemann Dominic Zumstein Michiel van der Heijden Jesper Slik Anne Terpstra Henk-Jaap Moorlag 2013 Gioele Bertolini Eva Lechner Marco Aurelio Fontana Gerhard Kerschbaumer Reto Indergand Dominic Grab Jolanda Neff Nino Schurter Jan Nesvadba Jan Vastl Kateřina Nash Ondřej Cink 2014 Jordan Sarrou Hugo Pigeon Margot Moschetti Maxime Marotte Ben Zwiehoff Tobias Eise Helen Grobert Moritz Milatz Maximilian Vieider Moreno Pellizzon Lisa Rabensteiner Marco Aurelio Fontana 2015 Maximilian Brandl Ben Zwiehoff Helen Grobert Manuel Fumic Reto Indergand Arnaud Hertling Esther Süss Andri Frischknecht Jan Vastl Matěj Průdek Barbora Průdková Jaroslav Kulhavý 2016 Marcel Guerrini Vital Albin Jolanda Neff Lars Forster Victor Koretzky Axel Zingle Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Jordan Sarrou Georg Egger Niklas Schehl Sabine Spitz Ben Zwiehoff 2017UEC MTB EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - TEAM RELAY (XCR) - Darfo Boario Terme (Italy), 27-30 July 2017 Filippo ColomboJoel RothLinda IndergandAlessandra KellerAndri Frischknecht Sebastian Carstensen FiniAlexander AndersenCaroline BohéSimon AndreassenMalene Degn Gerhard KerschbaumerChiara TeocchiJuri ZanottiMarika TovoNadir Colledani 20182018 UEC Mountain Bike European Championships, XCR and XCO Luca Braidot Marika Tovo Filipo Fontana Chiara Teocchi Juri Zanotti Joris Ryf Alexandre Balmer Alessandra Keller Sina Frei Filippo Colombo Jonas Lindberg Alexander Young Andersen Simon Andreassen Caroline Bohe Malene Degn 2019 Joel RothDario LilloRamona ForchiniSina FreiAndri Frischknecht Simone AvondettoAndrea ColomboEva LechnerMartina BertaLuca Braidot Sebastian CarstensenMarkus HeuerSofie PedersenCaroline BohéSimon Andreassen 2020 Luca BraidotEva LechnerFilippo AgostinacchioNicole PesseMarika TovoJuri Zanotti Mathis AzzaroLuca MartinLoana LecomteOlivia OnestiLena GeraultJordan Sarrou Fabio PüntenerJanis BaumannAlessandra KellerNoëlle BuriElisa AlvarezThomas Litscher 2021 Luca BraidotFilippo AgostinacchioMartina BertaSara CortinovisMarika TovoJuri Zanotti Vital AlbinNils AebersoldAlessandra KellerJacqueline SchneebeliLea HuberAlexandre Balmer Leon KaiserLars GräterNina BenzFinja LippRonja EiblNiklas Schehl 2022 Tom SchellekensRens ManenFem van EmpelLauren MolengraafPuck PieterseDavid Haverdings Marco BetteoFabio BassignanaGiorgia MarchetValentina CorviGiada SpeciaSimone Avondetto Paul SchehlLennart KrayerFinja LippSina ThielAntonia WeegerLeon Kaiser 2023 Gustav PedersenWithen PhilipsenJulie LillelundSofie PedersenMalene DegnSebastian Fini Carstensen Adrien BoichisJulien HémonNoémie GarnierLine BurquierAnaïs MoulinMathis Guay Gabriel BorreElian PaccagnellaElisa LanfranchiSara CortinovisValentina CorviAndreas Vittone 2024 Simone AvondettoMatteo SiffrediChiara TeocchiGiada MartinoliValentina CorviMattia Stenico Yannis MusyNicolas KalanquinOlivia OnestiTatiana TournutAnaïs MoulinTitouan Carod Finn TreudlerNicolas HalterRamona ForchiniAnina HutterMuriel FurrerThomas Litscher 2025 Juri ZanottiElian PaccagnellaMartina BertaElisa FerriValentina CorviEttore Fabbro Finn TreudlerLewin ItenRamona ForchiniFiona SchiblerAnja GrossmannNino Schurter Leon KaiserMax EbrechtCarla HahnPaulina LangeNina GrafBenjamin Krüger
Trials
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