2006 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
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The 2006 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Rotorua, New Zealand from 22 to 27 August 2006. The disciplines included were cross-country, downhill, four-cross, and trials. The event was the 17th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the 21st edition of the UCI Trials World Championships.
Venue | Rotorua, New Zealand |
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Date(s) | (2006-08-22 - 2006-08-27)22–27 August 2006 |
Events | MTB: 13 Trials: 6 |
This was the first UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships held in New Zealand and the second held in Oceania after the 1996 World Championships in Cairns, Australia.
A women's under-23 race was included in the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships for the first time in 2006 and was won by Ren Chengyuan from China.[1] Julien Absalon of France and Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå of Norway each won their third consecutive elite cross-country world titles.[2][3] Sam Hill became the first Australian to win the elite men's downhill world title.[4]