MTB Marathon World Championships: Fairytale season for Anna Weinbeer continues for Swiss rider while German Andreas Seewald secures men’s title

Weinbeer came in as a favourite, having won the Swiss and European championships, and she dominated the Worlds’ course and field of 63 riders. She broke free after the opening 25km to ride alone for 70km, posting a winning time of 5:30:54. Claudia Peretti (Italy) won the silver while Mona Mitterwallner (Switzerland) repeated for bronze.

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USA duo Melisa Rollins and Savilia Blunk rode just over two and three minutes back, respectively, to round out the top five.

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Swiss Cycling called Weinbeer’s year a “fairytale season” and that was confirmed Saturday with her first rainbow stripes. In addition to the Continental and national titles, the 31-year-old also won the UCI XCM World Cup title. Last year she finished second to Kate Courtney (USA) at Worlds.

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A week prior to XCM Worlds, Seewald won the German national championship for the MTB marathon discipline a second time. He used that form to rocket away from a large home Italian squad, crossing the line solo in 4:33:47. Four Italians would follow in his wake, Gioele De Cosmo and Jakob Dorigoni riding side-by-side to secure the final medals at 3:12 back, with the European MTB XCM runner-up taking the silver and Dorigoni securing bronze.

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“It still feels like a dream. All the hard work was worth it,” Dorigoni posted to Instagram.

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“Standing on the podium at a World Championship is something I’ve always dreamed of. To make it even more special, I crossed the finish line together with my teammate Gioele De Cosmo. Sharing this moment with him was simply amazing,”

Last year’s winner Keegan Swenson (USA) finished seventh, while 2025 runner-up and this year’s MTB Marathon World Cup leader David Valero Serrano (Spain) was 11th.

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Andreas Seewald (Germany) wins elite men’s race

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Anna Weinbeer (Switzerland) wins elite women’s race

(Image credit: UCI MTB Elite Marathon World Championships / Newspower.it)