Henrique Avancini (born 30 March 1989) is a Brazilian mountain bike racer and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He is a two-time winner of the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships (2018 and 2023), 17 times winner at the National Cross-country cycling championship (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), and four times Pan American champion. Partnered with German rider Manuel Fumic at the 2016 and 2017 Absa Cape Epic, he won the prologue time trial and stage 1 in 2017, and the stage 7 finale in 2016.
He represented Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is considered the most successful Brazilian mountain bike athlete.
Major results Road 2008 8th Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho 2025 8th GP Slovenian Istria 10th Overall Istrian Spring Tour 2026 National Championships 1st Time trial 3rd Road race 1st Overall Tour of the Gila 8th Overall Tour du Rwanda
MTB
2013 1st Cross-country, National Championships 3rd Cross-country, Pan American Championships 2014 1st Cross-country, South American Games 2nd Cross-country, National Championships 2015 1st Cross-country, Pan American Championships 1st Cross-country, National Championships 2nd Overall Cyprus Sunshine Cup 2016 1st Cross-country, National Championships 1st Stage 7 Cape Epic 2nd Cross-country, Pan American Championships 2017 Cape Epic 1st Prologue & Stage 1 2nd Cross-country, Pan American Championships 2nd Cross-country, National Championships 2018 1st Marathon, UCI World Championships 1st Cross-country, National Championships UCI XCC World Cup 1st Vallnord 3rd Overall Cape Epic (with Manuel Fumic) 1st Stages 1 & 2 2019 1st Cross-country, National Championships 1st Marathon, National Championships 2nd Overall Cape Epic (with Manuel Fumic) 1st Stage 3 3rd Overall UCI XCO World Cup 3rd Nové Město 3rd Vallnord 3rd Les Gets UCI XCC World Cup 1st Vallnord 2nd Les Gets 2020 National Championships 1st Cross-country 1st Short track 1st Overall UCI Ranking MTB XCO UCI XCO World Cup 1st Nové Město II UCI XCC World Cup 1st Nové Město II 1st Copa Catalana Internacional BTT 1st Strabag Czech MTB Cup 1st Górale na Start 2021 National Championships 1st Cross-country 1st Short track UCI XCC World Cup 1st Lenzerheide 2nd Snowshoe Internazionali d’Italia Series 1st Capoliveri 2nd Short track, UCI World Championships 2022 Pan American Championships 1st Cross-country 2nd Short track National Championships 1st Cross-country 1st Short track 1st Taça Brasil 1st Internacional Estrada Real 1st Brasil Ride Bahia - Stage Class 1 2023 National Championships 1st Cross-country 1st Short track 1st Marathon, UCI World Championships
Gravel 2026 1st National Championships UCI Gravel World Series 1st Gravel Brazil
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