Info | When will who be where?
Timetable Top Riders!
And the right Ways to the Feed Zones!
A service for riders, supporters and fans!
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Events | Grazer Bike Marathon Stattegg > a year after the World Championship! The Marathon World Championship is history; however the legend lives on. Elected by the world mountain bike elite as the "most difficult world champion trail of all time”, the notorious trails around the local mountains Schöckl, Rannach and Plesch are to be conquered again a year after the mega-event.
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Leute | Photo service from sportograf.de
sportograf.de took hundreds of photos at the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships 09. Due to the "Foto-Flat", every rider can buy his or her photo in a superb quality (8-11 mp) for a fix price (flatrate). sportograf.de are athlets themselves and know about taking excellent sport action photos. You will find all photos sorted by number on www.sportograf.de |
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Events | Impressions / Pictures
from the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Stattegg 2009
... by bikeboard.at
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Race results
World Championships > Results Women
World Championships > Results Men
All races > Results
Results: Junior Challenge (293 KByte)
TV reports: World Championships 09
Swiss television 23.08.09report |
Rennen | Roel Paulissen wins the probably hardest mountain bike marathon race
A superior Roel Paulissen wins after a start to finish line race. The Belgian was one of the fortunate riders, who didn't have technical problems at the course. So after going with Alexey Medvedev for the early lead, Paulissen left the Russian on the last steep uphill to Schöckl behind.
Austrias hope for being winner of a medal, Alban Lakata, becomes second after a turbulent chase. Lakata, who was behind for a long time broke his breaks. That took him possibly the chance to win. After a thrilling head to head race with Medvedev, who finally became 6th place, the Austrian went for catching Paulissen. But the Belgian won with almost a minute healthy margin.
The third place went to Christoph Sauser, who had - like Lakata - bad luck. Although, the Swiss fighted back and caught the Russian Medvedev.
Surprisingly, Christoph Soukup got 4th place! The second Austrian within the top ten made the native audience celebrate their heroes.
Right after the start, a small group of three riders was taking the lead. Amidst the winner of the Olympic Games 2008 Sabine Spitz from Germany and two Swiss Petra Henzi and Esther Süss. Till Schöckl the three ladies were driving together and controlled the remaining riders. At the dreaded downhill from Schöckl, the former World Champion Petra Henzi got technical troubles and finished third with almost 3 minutes behind. The favorite Sabine Spitz led through the whole race and won clearly the final sprint against Esther Süss."While riding the course I wasn't really sure what I'm doing here, but after finishing I am satisfied with the 13th place. Although I am glad to be returned in one piece, I didn't take to much risk while being a mom now. It was great fun and I will come back next year to St. Wendel to fight for a medal" promises former World Champion Gunn-Rita Dahle. Best Austrian rider became Nina Duftner from Vienna: "As amateur rider I am really satisfied to be on 20th place".
Press fotos of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 09 available!
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Rennen | The final judgement
Right in time the rain from former days stopped and the sun welcomes the audience, the riders and the organizing commitee to the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships 09.
The really rough course is still ready to be driven. The Leberstraße truns out as "alpe d'route" from the mountains around Graz.
In the center of Stattegg, where everything occurs and comes together, but even on numerous places beside the trails thousands of people cheer for the athletes. Perfectly staged live timing and live streaming make the Marathon World Championships 09 to a glassy event.
A large variety of culinary highlights around Graz are offered. The catering stands are literally overran.
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Events | Impressive Opening Ceremony
Politicians, organizers and athletes celebrate the official opening ceremony at the village square Stattegg.
40 children from the region around and the community Stattegg itself welcome the participating nations in a very emotional way. Each child learned to say "Welcome" in the nations respectively language.
Even the superstars of the mountain bike scene were presented at the stage to the audience. Especially Alban Lakata (AUT) and Sabine Spitz (GER) who are traded as favorites.
A crowded village square in Stattegg proves the really strong connection between the residents and the mountain bike sport.
The enthusiastic elite riders from 35 nations expect a rough race.
There haven't been so many favorites at the same start so far - 3 winners of the Olympic Games fight versus 4 World Champions!
Alban Lakata is one of the top favorites.
Photos of the official opening ceremony!
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Just the roughest go down wellThree winners of the Olympic Games, four World Champions, two European Champions and a double Giro d'Italia winner are at the entries list of the Mountain Bike World Championships this weekend.
On Sunday, almost 200 participants from 33 countries fight over 104km from Stattegg, where the Start and the Finish is located. The bike sports who's who will fight for the World Championships title. The supreme discipline is not the only chance to race this weekend. At the UEC Masters European Championships, where Bikers elder than 30 years can participate and at the TREK Mountain Bike Challenge over 66km or 35km even Non-Elite bikers are able to race at the same track as the World Elite riders.
On Saturday, the Junior Challenge gives young riders up to the age of 17 the opportunity to prove their advanced technical skills and to race like their international ideals.
Top-Stars Bike-WM09
3 Olympic champions, 4 World champions, 2 European champions, 1 two times winner Giro d'Italia
Alban Lakata, AUT European champion XCM 2008 and leader of the UCI world ranking XCM
Roel Paulissen, BEL World champion XCM 2008
Massimo de Bertolis, ITA World champion XCM 2004
Bart Brentjens, NED Olympic champion XCO 1996
Gilberto Simoni, ITA Winner Giro d'Italia 2001 and 2003
Christoph Sauser, SUI World champion XCO 2008
Sabine Spitz, GER Olympic champion XCO 2008
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa, NOR Olympic champion XCO 2004, World champion XCM 2008
Petra Henzi, SUI World champion XCM 2007 |
Presse | Press conference 17.08.09
A last briefing updates riders and press members.
An additional photoshooting with the Austrian national team and the leader of the current MTB Marathon ranking Alban Lakata.
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 The Austrian national team trains in Stattegg!The Austrian national team led by the current leader of the world ranking Alban Lakata will test the course from the 15th to the 17th of August.
Amateur riders, who want to feel the spirit of the World Championships, have still the oportunity to registrate for 35, 66 or 104km online: www.bike09.at > registration.
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Rennen | Riders impressions
Competitor Gerhard Reitbauer was riding the passage on the Schöckl this weekend. He made some pictures and a video with his handle bar-cam.
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Rennen | Course-Highlights Photo Story
The UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships are taking place on the 23rd of August 2009 on the tracks of the Grazer BikeMarathon Stattegg. Women race 84km / 3.061hm and men ride for 104km and 3.818hm. These were just the pure facts, but photos try to tell the whole truth about the course.
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Rennen | Course-Highlights Videos
The Course-Highlighs = notorious spots, which activate hot duells and force riders to go to the limit!
Here are some videos about the spots:
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Rennen | Hot Spots
Points, where you have to be present during the World Championships.
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Leute | What do the proffesionals think about the World Championships course?
Almost the complete Suisse marathon armada was training in the region of Graz. These guys are ideals in matter of preparation and motivation concerning the World Championships. We kindly asked them for some personal impressions about the course.
Even last year during the Pre-World Championships, the winners Alban Lakata and Maria Osl commented the demanding course.
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Info | Stattegg welcomes the participating nations!
Previously, welcome plates are fringing the way to the World Championships in Stattegg. The plates show the nations flags, the nations abbreviations and the word "welcome" in the nations languages.
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Info | The Official World Championships Tricot is available from now!
The official World Championships tricot produced by the Italian manufacturer Soullimit is available from now! SHORTsleevedTRICOT with 14cm zip € 49,-- (XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL) LONGsleevedTRICOT with through-going zip € 64,-- (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL) SHORTS with suspenders € 59,-- (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL) Just send an email with the subject "World Championships Tricot" to mailto:office@bike03.at. Please mention your NAME, ADRESS, POSTCODE, PLACE and your required ARTICLE and the NUMBER OF ARTICLES. Every customer gets a bill via email.
After the money has been transferred to our account, the articles will be sent to you. (mailing expenses within Europe (€ 5,-). If you pick up your booked articles on the 23rd of August at the World Championships there won't be any mailing expenses! > Please note at your order, if you want us to send the article, or if you will pick it up! From the 7th of July 2009 all listed articles are available in mentioned sizes. We guarantee that bookings done till 24th of July 2009 will be sent till the end of September!
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 Live with TWITTER!Twitter is a platform, which gives the opportunity for chattering, talking and discussing about the World Championships 2009 to mountain bike fans. Providing and getting information about teams, riders, courses, maps and professional opinions, is the main goal of using Twitter. Sign now and follow the "tweeds" on the new created Website or even on your mobile phone.
The more interested bikers and fans sign for Twitter and feed all available information about the World Championships, the better they will be updated and prepared for the Marathon Competition.
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News, profiles, courses, riders' opinions and teams will be at:
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Events | Mountain Bike World Elite in the region around Graz!
UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships Graz/Stattegg 23rd of August 2009
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Rennen | Grazer BikeMarathon Stattegg 2008
Photo Story
from the "Grazer Bike Marathon" in Stattegg and the UEC MTB Marathon Masters European Championships
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Rennen | Junior Mountain Bike Challenge 2008
Photo Story and Competitor Photos Download for FREE!
of the Junior Mountain Bike Challenge 2008
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