The UCI Mountain Bike World Championships are different than the multi-race UCI World Cup series that wrapped up last week. The Downhill Mountain Bike World Champion is determined by a one-day race which takes place in Val di Sole, Italy for 2016. Riders compete at World Champs on behalf of their country, trying to earn the coveted rainbow stripes. A nation's official cycling governing body chooses the riders they feel will best represent their country for World Championships based on objective and subjective criteria, similar to how Olympic athletes are chosen. The team selection process often involves some drama and 2016 was no different.
Sam Hill was not chosen for the Australian team because of established results-based criteria he failed to meet and a highly-competitive field of Australian riders vying for a small handful of spots. Andrew Neethling, arguably the fastest South African DH racer after Greg Minnaar, was also not selected for the South African World Champs team because he did not established results-based criteria that involved participation in local races. Each cycling federation determines their own criteria for World Champs team selection. While it may be frustrating and odd, rules are rules when it comes to World Championships. This selection process also means that some competitors may not be at World Cup levels when it comes to race-day performance, but they get a chance to race for national pride.
Loic Bruni of France is the defending Elite Men's World Champion. Rachel Atherton defends the Elite Women's stripes and has the opportunity to make history and clinch a perfect season if she wins in Val di Sole, having won the every race of this season's UCI World Cup.
Below are DH Start lists for the 2016 UCI MTB World Championships. There is no qualifying at World Champs, unlike at a World Cup. Every participating racer, if not injured during practice or timed training, will get a chance at a race run and final time. Seeding runs determine the start order of finals day for the Junior Men's and Women's class only. Elite riders get a timed training session but race order based on UCI ranking. In theory, the slower riders race first with progressively faster riders racing last. The World Championship event features a Junior Women's class and title, which is not seen at the World Cup level.
Elite Men's DH Timed Training Start List
Start Time | N° | Name | UCI Code | Team |
13:45:00 | 132 | SANDBERG Jonathan | SWE19971211 | SWEDEN |
13:45:30 | 131 | SAVA Ioan-Andrei | ROU19950419 | ROMANIA |
13:46:00 | 130 | CASAL VALLS Guillem | AND19950926 | ANDORRA |
13:46:30 | 129 | HEDMAN Tim | SWE19930501 | SWEDEN |
13:47:00 | 128 | MURESAN Alexandru-Ciprian | ROU19950131 | ROMANIA |
13:47:30 | 127 | YANNICK WENDE Yan | BOL19870511 | BOLIVIA |
13:48:00 | 126 | BARILARO CAPARROS Albert | AND19840519 | ANDORRA |
13:48:30 | 124 | SEEWALD Pablo | ARG19930526 | ARGENTINA |
13:49:00 | 123 | MAIO Jeremias | ARG19891117 | ARGENTINA |
13:49:30 | 122 | HEINE Felix | GER19900905 | GERMANY |
13:50:00 | 121 | RIHA Jakub | CZE19920227 | CZECH REPUBLIC |
13:50:30 | 119 | MATTUS Juho | EST19910412 | ESTONIA |
13:51:00 | 118 | MILANI Mario | ITA19931114 | ITALY |
13:51:30 | 117 | NOVACK VIEIRA Roger | BRA19941103 | BRAZIL |
13:52:00 | 115 | BARTH Joshua | GER19950616 | GERMANY |
13:52:30 | 114 | KOLB Andreas | AUT19960323 | AUSTRIA |
13:53:00 | 113 | STEPANEK Ondrej | CZE19940118 | CZECH REPUBLIC |
13:53:30 | 112 | BERCHTOLD Markolf | BRA19800209 | BRAZIL |
13:54:00 | 111 | KOVACHEV Rossen | BUL19881118 | BULGARIA |
13:54:30 | 110 | ZOTTIS Maicon | BRA19891011 | BRAZIL |
13:55:00 | 109 | BERSSELAAR Tom | NED19920922 | NETHERLANDS |
13:55:30 | 108 | IRMISCH Erik | GER19880913 | GERMANY |
13:56:00 | 107 | ACUNA QUINTANA Mauricio Andres | CHI19880815 | CHILE |
13:56:30 | 106 | ZULUAGA Esteban | COL19911117 | COLOMBIA |
13:57:00 | 105 | JAUCH Jasper | GER19910721 | GERMANY |
13:57:30 | 104 | NEYCHEV Joan | BUL19960218 | BULGARIA |
13:58:00 | 103 | LAMPEN Antti | FIN19920314 | FINLAND |
13:58:30 | 102 | KERESZTES Peter | HUN19930813 | HUNGARY |
13:59:00 | 100 | KATO Masaki | JPN19961002 | JAPAN |
13:59:30 | 99 | PALOTAI Gabor | HUN19940327 | HUNGARY |
14:00:00 | 98 | BERTOL Lucas | BRA19900819 | BRAZIL |
14:00:30 | 97 | UCEN Lukas | SVK19900627 | SLOVAKIA |
14:01:00 | 96 | GUIJARRO VILLACIEROS Javier | ESP19910509 | SPAIN |
14:01:30 | 95 | NEER Shawn | USA19910627 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
14:02:00 | 94 | SCHARF Max | CAN19970430 | CANADA |
14:02:30 | 93 | MAES Martin | BEL19970127 | BELGIUM |
14:03:00 | 92 | SEHNAL Stanislav | CZE19940609 | CZECH REPUBLIC |
14:03:30 | 91 | HARNSTROM Oscar | SWE19900420 | SWEDEN |
14:04:00 | 90 | DICKSON Jacob | IRL19971005 | IRELAND |
14:04:30 | 88 | LEBL Martin | CZE19960816 | CZECH REPUBLIC |
14:05:00 | 86 | MASTERS Wyn | NZL19870418 | NEW ZEALAND |
14:05:30 | 85 | LEIVO Petteri | FIN19970130 | FINLAND |
14:06:00 | 84 | ZAMBO David | HUN19911206 | HUNGARY |
14:06:30 | 83 | VERNASSA Gianluca | ITA19950904 | ITALY |
14:07:00 | 82 | PHILOGENE Jonathan | RSA19970214 | SOUTH AFRICA |
14:07:30 | 81 | GATEV Stivian | BUL19911113 | BULGARIA |
14:08:00 | 80 | ESTRADA PULGARIN Mauricio Ernesto | COL19830110 | COLOMBIA |
14:08:30 | 79 | ALVES DE BORBA Lucas Eduardo | BRA19950224 | BRAZIL |
14:09:00 | 78 | CAROLI Jerome | SUI19951126 | SWITZERLAND |
14:09:30 | 77 | JORBA PRATS Ferran | ESP19960425 | SPAIN |
14:10:00 | 76 | CAIRE Carlo | ITA19940804 | ITALY |
14:10:30 | 75 | KUSHIMA Yuki | JPN19930821 | JAPAN |
14:11:00 | 74 | CARBALLO GONZALEZ Edgar | ESP19881222 | SPAIN |
14:11:30 | 73 | CZERMAK Wojciech | POL19950302 | POLAND |
14:12:00 | 72 | BEER Nick | SUI19870917 | SWITZERLAND |
14:12:30 | 71 | MCDOWALL Kirk | CAN19901126 | CANADA |
14:13:00 | 69 | GRANDY Silas | GER19971029 | GERMANY |
14:13:30 | 68 | BICA Vasco Gois | POR19950716 | PORTUGAL |
14:14:00 | 66 | VON KLEBELSBERG Johannes | ITA19950628 | ITALY |
14:14:30 | 64 | FAYOLLE Alexandre | FRA19950720 | FRANCE |
14:15:00 | 63 | TEXTOR Christian | GER19901213 | GERMANY |
14:15:30 | 62 | BUTTON Joshua | AUS19891125 | AUSTRALIA |
14:16:00 | 61 | ONDIC Jozef | SVK19960807 | SLOVAKIA |
14:16:30 | 60 | JACKSON Eliot | USA19900619 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
14:17:00 | 59 | LEIVSSON Isak | NOR19931017 | NORWAY |
14:17:30 | 57 | HARRISON Charlie | USA19971018 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
14:18:00 | 56 | POMBO Emanuel | POR19870616 | PORTUGAL |
14:18:30 | 55 | CHAPUIS Maxime | SUI19941222 | SWITZERLAND |
14:19:00 | 54 | VAUH Miran | SLO19821104 | SLOVENIA |
14:19:30 | 53 | GUTIERREZ Rafael | COL19940831 | COLOMBIA |
14:20:00 | 52 | POTGIETER Johann | RSA19870106 | SOUTH AFRICA |
14:20:30 | 50 | COLOMBO Francesco | ITA19951209 | ITALY |
14:21:00 | 49 | LUCAS Dean | AUS19950502 | AUSTRALIA |
14:21:30 | 48 | SUAREZ ALONSO Angel | ESP19951208 | SPAIN |
14:22:00 | 47 | LESLIE Shane | USA19961017 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
14:22:30 | 46 | SHIMIZU Kazuki | JPN19920426 | JAPAN |
14:23:00 | 44 | MUDD Graeme | AUS19930116 | AUSTRALIA |
14:23:30 | 43 | REVELLI Loris | ITA19970920 | ITALY |
14:24:00 | 42 | MOIR Jack | AUS19940208 | AUSTRALIA |
14:24:30 | 41 | ESTAQUE Thomas | FRA19961115 | FRANCE |
14:25:00 | 39 | GARLICKI Stefan | RSA19900912 | SOUTH AFRICA |
14:25:30 | 38 | DICKERSON Bryn | NZL19911015 | NEW ZEALAND |
14:26:00 | 37 | MARIN TRILLO Alex | ESP19970325 | SPAIN |
14:26:30 | 36 | WEBER Lutz | SUI19921204 | SWITZERLAND |
14:27:00 | 35 | PIERRON Amaury | FRA19960304 | FRANCE |
14:27:30 | 34 | MASTERS Edward | NZL19890818 | NEW ZEALAND |
14:28:00 | 33 | MULALLY Neko | USA19930219 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
14:28:30 | 32 | COULANGES Benoit | FRA19941220 | FRANCE |
14:29:00 | 31 | CHAPMAN Rupert | NZL19920409 | NEW ZEALAND |
14:29:30 | 30 | BLENKINSOP Samuel | NZL19881028 | NEW ZEALAND |
14:30:00 | 28 | PEKOLL Markus | AUT19871013 | AUSTRIA |
14:30:30 | 27 | BRAYTON Adam | GBR19881019 | GREAT BRITAIN |
14:31:00 | 25 | TRUMMER David | AUT19940601 | AUSTRIA |
14:31:30 | 24 | MACDONALD Brook | NZL19911125 | NEW ZEALAND |
14:32:00 | 23 | WALLACE Mark | CAN19950601 | CANADA |
14:32:30 | 22 | FAIRCLOUGH Brendan | GBR19880110 | GREAT BRITAIN |
14:33:00 | 20 | GREENLAND Laurie | GBR19970218 | GREAT BRITAIN |
14:33:30 | 19 | KERR Bernard | GBR19910216 | GREAT BRITAIN |
14:34:00 | 18 | VERGIER Loris | FRA19960507 | FRANCE |
14:34:30 | 17 | SHAW Luca | USA19961225 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
14:35:00 | 16 | WILLIAMSON Greg | GBR19920608 | GREAT BRITAIN |
14:35:30 | 15 | ZABJEK Jure | SLO19951011 | SLOVENIA |
14:36:00 | 14 | BRANNIGAN George | NZL19920409 | NEW ZEALAND |
14:36:30 | 13 | FISCHBACH Johannes | GER19880304 | GERMANY |
14:37:00 | 12 | PAYET Florent | FRA19861121 | FRANCE |
14:37:30 | 11 | HANNAH Michael | AUS19831121 | AUSTRALIA |
14:38:00 | 10 | LUKASIK Slawomir | POL19930501 | POLAND |
14:38:30 | 9 | BRYCELAND Josh | GBR19900323 | GREAT BRITAIN |
14:39:00 | 8 | GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS Marcelo | COL19900509 | COLOMBIA |
14:39:30 | 7 | FEARON Connor | AUS19940119 | AUSTRALIA |
14:40:00 | 6 | THIRION Remi | FRA19900423 | FRANCE |
14:40:30 | 1 | BRUNI Loic | FRA19940513 | FRANCE |
14:41:00 | 5 | MINNAAR Greg | RSA19811113 | SOUTH AFRICA |
14:41:30 | 4 | HART Danny | GBR19910920 | GREAT BRITAIN |
14:42:00 | 3 | BROSNAN Troy | AUS19930713 | AUSTRALIA |
14:42:30 | 2 | GWIN Aaron | USA19871224 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Elite Women's DH Timed Training Start List
Start Time | N° | Name | UCI Code | Team |
13:15:00 | 30 | BJORKMAN Josefine | SWE19940224 | SWEDEN |
13:15:30 | 29 | SUEMASA Mio | JPN19830401 | JAPAN |
13:16:00 | 28 | BOHM Sara | GER19970626 | GERMANY |
13:16:30 | 27 | MARTINEZ Carmen | ESP19910804 | SPAIN |
13:17:00 | 26 | NOGUEIRA Camila | ARG19930929 | ARGENTINA |
13:17:30 | 25 | HILL-WRIGHT Ronja | AUS19910205 | AUSTRALIA |
13:18:00 | 24 | JULIA BARTHE Blanca | ESP19931012 | SPAIN |
13:18:30 | 23 | SCHWEMMER Kim | GER19930801 | GERMANY |
13:19:00 | 22 | RUTZ Lea | SUI19950125 | SWITZERLAND |
13:19:30 | 21 | BEECROFT Danielle | AUS19950329 | AUSTRALIA |
13:20:00 | 20 | ASTLE Georgia | CAN19970705 | CANADA |
13:20:30 | 19 | MARCELLINI Alia | ITA19910711 | ITALY |
13:21:00 | 18 | RUCKNAGEL Harriet | GER19881011 | GERMANY |
13:21:30 | 17 | RUBESAM Sandra | GER19880210 | GERMANY |
13:22:00 | 16 | NICOLE Myriam | FRA19900208 | FRANCE |
13:22:30 | 15 | HRASTNIK Monica | SLO19940607 | SLOVENIA |
13:23:00 | 14 | COLUMB Alanna | NZL19880723 | NEW ZEALAND |
13:23:30 | 13 | MILLER Miranda | CAN19900302 | CANADA |
13:24:00 | 12 | SALAZAR PALOMO Mariana | ESA19940506 | EL SALVADOR |
13:24:30 | 11 | CABIROU Marine | FRA19970312 | FRANCE |
13:25:00 | 10 | BARTOVA Jana | CZE19900217 | CZECH REPUBLIC |
13:25:30 | 9 | FARINA Eleonora | ITA19901127 | ITALY |
13:26:00 | 8 | CAPPELLARI Carina | SUI19911106 | SWITZERLAND |
13:26:30 | 6 | WIDMANN Veronika | ITA19930308 | ITALY |
13:27:00 | 4 | SEAGRAVE Tahnee | GBR19950615 | GREAT BRITAIN |
13:27:30 | 3 | HANNAH Tracey | AUS19880613 | AUSTRALIA |
13:28:00 | 2 | CARPENTER Manon | GBR19930311 | GREAT BRITAIN |
13:28:30 | 1 | ATHERTON Rachel | GBR19871206 | GREAT BRITAIN |
Junior Men's DH Seeding Start List
Start Time | N° | Name | UCI Code | Team |
11:45:00 | 2 | ILES Finnley | CAN19990815 | CANADA |
11:46:00 | 3 | VIGE Gaetan | FRA19980415 | FRANCE |
11:47:00 | 4 | FREW Jackson | AUS19980626 | AUSTRALIA |
11:48:00 | 5 | HEAP Elliott | GBR19980106 | GREAT BRITAIN |
11:49:00 | 6 | COUGOUREUX Sylvain | FRA19990419 | FRANCE |
11:50:00 | 7 | WALKER Matt | GBR19990525 | GREAT BRITAIN |
11:51:00 | 8 | MORTON Remy | AUS19980309 | AUSTRALIA |
11:52:00 | 9 | NESTOROFF Nikolas | USA19991121 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
11:53:00 | 10 | MANSON Magnus | CAN19980319 | CANADA |
11:54:00 | 11 | CEBALLOS Steven | COL19981022 | COLOMBIA |
11:55:00 | 12 | PHILOGENE Christopher | RSA19980724 | SOUTH AFRICA |
11:56:00 | 13 | READ Simon | NZL19980105 | NEW ZEALAND |
11:57:00 | 15 | CROWLEY Jack | IRL19980112 | IRELAND |
11:58:00 | 16 | LUCAS Cole | NZL19980810 | NEW ZEALAND |
11:59:00 | 18 | NENCHEV Martin | BUL19980406 | BULGARIA |
12:00:00 | 19 | MCMASTER Cullen | RSA19990406 | SOUTH AFRICA |
12:01:00 | 20 | IOKA Yusuke | JPN19990109 | JAPAN |
12:02:00 | 21 | KARALUS Ben | NZL19980214 | NEW ZEALAND |
12:03:00 | 22 | SLABBERT Coenie | RSA19980417 | SOUTH AFRICA |
12:04:00 | 23 | TENEV Valentin | BUL19980922 | BULGARIA |
12:05:00 | 24 | ZBIKOWSKI Jakub | POL19990211 | POLAND |
12:06:00 | 26 | MARRY Kevin | FRA19980517 | FRANCE |
12:07:00 | 27 | HARTENSTERN Max | GER19990306 | GERMANY |
12:08:00 | 28 | HATTON Charlie | GBR19980223 | GREAT BRITAIN |
12:09:00 | 29 | CLARK Joshua | AUS19990106 | AUSTRALIA |
12:10:00 | 30 | SEAGRAVE Kaos | GBR19990710 | GREAT BRITAIN |
12:11:00 | 31 | ROBBINS Adam | CAN19980924 | CANADA |
12:12:00 | 32 | VUORI Oskar | FIN19991029 | FINLAND |
12:13:00 | 33 | PINTO Diogo | POR19980313 | PORTUGAL |
12:14:00 | 34 | PERKS Oscar | NZL19980703 | NEW ZEALAND |
12:15:00 | 35 | CHATANAY Valentin | FRA19980603 | FRANCE |
12:16:00 | 36 | BELL Sean | USA19980520 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
12:17:00 | 37 | MAIWALD Baxter | AUS19990408 | AUSTRALIA |
12:18:00 | 38 | FITZGERALD Henry | CAN19980813 | CANADA |
12:19:00 | 39 | ALMEIDA Bruno | POR19980703 | PORTUGAL |
12:20:00 | 40 | PARFITT Joe | GBR19990126 | GREAT BRITAIN |
12:21:00 | 41 | SAEZ Agustin | CHI19980224 | CHILE |
12:22:00 | 42 | VON HEYDEN LANGELAAN Carlos | ESP19980115 | SPAIN |
12:23:00 | 43 | ZWAR Benjamin | AUS19990414 | AUSTRALIA |
12:24:00 | 44 | BIANCIOTTO Andrea | ITA19990220 | ITALY |
12:25:00 | 45 | BREEDEN Joe | GBR19990512 | GREAT BRITAIN |
12:26:00 | 46 | MONZONI Federico | ITA19990202 | ITALY |
12:27:00 | 48 | BATE Conor | IRL19990815 | IRELAND |
12:28:00 | 49 | SMESTAD Simen | NOR19981219 | NORWAY |
12:29:00 | 50 | BETHELL Liam | NZL19990329 | NEW ZEALAND |
12:30:00 | 51 | FOLVARCNY Petr | CZE19990319 | CZECH REPUBLIC |
12:31:00 | 52 | OSORIO Nicolas | COL19980320 | COLOMBIA |
12:32:00 | 53 | WALTON Steven | USA19991130 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
12:33:00 | 54 | KJAER Devin | USA19990611 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
12:34:00 | 55 | MEACLEM Billy | NZL19991011 | NEW ZEALAND |
12:35:00 | 56 | ROGERS Joshua | USA19980424 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
12:36:00 | 57 | ZEMAN Filip | SVK19980210 | SLOVAKIA |
12:37:00 | 58 | PARSONS Harry | AUS19990806 | AUSTRALIA |
12:38:00 | 59 | COUTTS Darcy | AUS19990404 | AUSTRALIA |
12:39:00 | 60 | PURVIS James | GBR19981007 | GREAT BRITAIN |
12:40:00 | 61 | KURTZ Quintin | USA19980911 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
12:41:00 | 93 | PANIZO CERDERA Pedro Jorge | ESP19990408 | SPAIN |
12:42:00 | 94 | RUS Simon | SVK19990815 | SLOVAKIA |
12:43:00 | 84 | MANAZZALE Mirko | ITA19990215 | ITALY |
12:44:00 | 65 | FREY Frieder | GER19980513 | GERMANY |
12:45:00 | 66 | ROBENEK Hugo | CZE19981024 | CZECH REPUBLIC |
12:46:00 | 67 | MELKERSSON Emil | SWE19990323 | SWEDEN |
12:47:00 | 68 | IZUMINO Ryoga | JPN19981008 | JAPAN |
12:48:00 | 69 | PINTAR Rudi | SLO19990321 | SLOVENIA |
12:49:00 | 70 | SAARELA Eero | FIN19980110 | FINLAND |
12:50:00 | 71 | GROSU Sebastian | ROU19980225 | ROMANIA |
12:51:00 | 72 | TOTH Peter | HUN19980217 | HUNGARY |
12:52:00 | 87 | PIRKER Sebastian | AUT19991111 | AUSTRIA |
12:53:00 | 88 | PRADELLA Maicon Jesus | BRA19990729 | BRAZIL |
12:54:00 | 89 | MAVRODIEV Teodor | BUL19990319 | BULGARIA |
12:55:00 | 76 | CORNEJO VARGAS Tomas Ramon | CHI19980520 | CHILE |
12:56:00 | 77 | HESS BOLSTAD Frikk | NOR19980218 | NORWAY |
12:57:00 | 78 | MACURA Sebastian | POL19990314 | POLAND |
12:58:00 | 79 | MARTINS Carlos | POR19980807 | PORTUGAL |
12:59:00 | 91 | MICHELLOD Loris | SUI19990415 | SWITZERLAND |
13:00:00 | 82 | ARGILES VIVES David | ESP19981229 | SPAIN |
13:01:00 | 63 | PALKO Filip | SVK19980515 | SLOVAKIA |
13:02:00 | 64 | SORRENTINO Lorenzo | ITA19980523 | ITALY |
13:03:00 | 85 | ABBOU Jannik | GER19980625 | GERMANY |
13:04:00 | 90 | VESTAVIK Brage | NOR19990202 | NORWAY |
13:05:00 | 80 | LEHMANN Janis | SUI19980118 | SWITZERLAND |
13:06:00 | 83 | FILIP Benjamin | SVK19990408 | SLOVAKIA |
13:07:00 | 95 | WERRES Florian | GER19991014 | GERMANY |
Junior Women's DH Seeding Start List
Start Time | N° | Name | UCI Code | Team |
11:30:00 | 2 | KINGSHILL Samantha | USA19991006 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
11:31:00 | 4 | MIGLIORINI Beatrice | ITA19991026 | ITALY |
11:32:00 | 5 | LESOIN Flora | FRA19991117 | FRANCE |
11:33:00 | 6 | MISSIAGGIA Alessia | ITA19990129 | ITALY |
11:34:00 | 7 | BATTOLLA Eva | SUI19981205 | SWITZERLAND |
11:35:00 | 8 | CHAPPAZ Melanie | FRA19990312 | FRANCE |
11:36:00 | 9 | TUTT Aston | GBR19981006 | GREAT BRITAIN |
11:37:00 | 10 | ARACIL ALBA Blanca | AND19981120 | ANDORRA |
11:38:00 | 11 | RAWSON Shania | NZL19990206 | NEW ZEALAND |
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