Championships

4X European Championships

Ajdovščina, Slovenia

26. – 27. June 2009

European championships is held once a year by different organizers, under the supervision of European Cycling Union (UEC). This is a competition for a European champion title.

In June (26. and 27.) 2009 there will be the first European championships ever held in Ajdovščina. This will be the 4X (four cross) mountain bike championships for categories men and women (elite). Two weeks before this event there will be a Downhill Championships held in Kranjska Gora. The three weeks invasion of mountain bikers in Slovenia is rounded with 4X and DHI World cup in Maribor (20. and 21. June).

International Cycling Union holds European championships as the fourth most important event right after the Olympic Games, World championships and World cup. In DHI and 4X the European championships is the third most important event, since these disciplines are not included in the Olympic Games. This is the reason for high amount of points that competitors can get here for the UCI score board.

The competitors will ride in categories men and women (younger competitors will also compete in these categories).

European Cycling Union is a union of 48 national Cycling federations (The countries are: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine).

European championships in MTB are held since 1994.

Results from the past European 4X Championships:

*The 4X EC was not held in 2008

Elatohori-Pieria, GREECE 27.-29.7. 2007

Men:
1. Joost Wichman (NED). 2. Romain Saladini (FRA). 3. Dominik Gspan (SUI). 4. Mario Sieder (AUT). 5. Johannes Fischbach (GER).

Woman:
1. Sabrina Jonnier (FRA). 2. Célina Gros (FRA). 3. Rachel Seydoux (SUI). 4. Emmeline Ragot (FRA). 5. Elisa Canepa (ITA).

Stollberg, GERMANY 29.-30.7. 2006

1. Joost Wichman (NED). 2. Scott Beaumont (GBR). 3. Guido Tschugg (GER). 4. Jürg Meyer (NED). 5. Matej Vitko (SVK). … 32. Matej Stapič (SLO). 36. Tilen Frank (SLO). 53. Boštjan Volf (SLO). 59. Nejc Rutar (SLO).

*The 4X EC was not held in 2005.

Walbrzych – Ksiaz, POLAND 25. 7 - 1. 8. 2004

Men:

1. Michal Prokop (CZE). 2. Lukas Tamme (CZE). 3. Leiv Ove Nordmark (NOR). 4. Roger Rinderknecht (SUI). 5. Michael Deldycke (FRA).

Woman:

1. Anne-Caroline Chausson (FRA). 2. Jana Horakova (CZE). 3. Laettia Le Corguille (FRA). 4. Céline Gros (FRA). 5. Tracy Moseley (GBR).

Graz (AUT), 16. - 24. 8. 2003

Men:

1. Michal Prokop (CZE). 2. Lukas Tamme (CZE). 3. Dale Holmes (GBR). 4. Sascha Meyenborg (GER). 5. Michal Marosi (CZE

Women:

1. Anne-Caroline Chausson (FRA). 2. Laetitia Le Corguille (FRA). 3. Jana Horakova (CZE). 4. Céline Gros (FRA). 5. Helen Gaskell (GBR).

European Cycling Union www.uec.ch

International Cycling Union www.uci.ch

                                         MTB events in Slovenia – June 2009.