{"id":872550,"date":"2026-08-26T21:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/872550\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T21:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:16:13","slug":"uci-mountain-bike-world-championships-italy-comes-from-behind-to-claim-team-relay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/872550\/","title":{"rendered":"UCI Mountain Bike World Championships: Italy comes from behind to claim team relay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italy opened up the 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships<\/a> on home soil with their first gold medal in the Mixed Team Relay in 13 years, beating Switzerland and the United States in a thrilling come-from-behind team effort.<\/p>\n

The event uses six riders from each nation, with one representative from the men’s and women’s junior, under-23 and elite teams, with the order of each rider’s start up to the individual nation.<\/p>\n

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After taking the early lead by sending its elite men’s rider Juri Zanotti off first, Italy then dropped to second behind a surging Austrian team, who led for three laps, with elite woman Mona Mitterwallner ending lap four with a lead of 1:35 over Italy and Switzerland, who were neck-and-neck.<\/p>\n

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However, Italy was able to retake the lead on the penultimate lap thanks to powerful rides from under-23 riders Valentina Corvi and Fabio Bassignana, who finished off the team’s victorious effort, 51 seconds ahead of the Swiss.<\/p>\n

Switzerland and the United States both had strong last laps, with Luca Schatti leading the defending champions in for second, and Riley Amos holding off the Canadian team for third.<\/p>\n

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Results<\/p>\n

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Rank<\/p>\n

Team<\/p>\n

Splits<\/p>\n

Final time<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

Italy<\/p>\n

Row 0 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

1:08:06<\/p>\n

Row 1 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Juri Zanotti<\/p>\n

10:03<\/p>\n

Row 1 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 2 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Paolo Costa<\/p>\n

11:02<\/p>\n

Row 2 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 3 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Martina Berta<\/p>\n

11:29<\/p>\n

Row 3 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 4 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Giorgia Pellizotti<\/p>\n

13:00<\/p>\n

Row 4 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 5 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Valentina Corvi<\/p>\n

12:05<\/p>\n

Row 5 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

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Fabio Bassignana<\/p>\n

10:27<\/p>\n

Row 6 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

Switzerland<\/p>\n

Row 7 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

1:08:57<\/p>\n

Row 8 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Nicolas Halter<\/p>\n

10:08<\/p>\n

Row 8 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 9 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Men Gygax<\/p>\n

11:08<\/p>\n

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Row 10 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Jolanda Neff<\/p>\n

12:04<\/p>\n

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Row 11 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Anina Hutter<\/p>\n

12:14<\/p>\n

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Row 12 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Anja Grossmann<\/p>\n

12:57<\/p>\n

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Row 13 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Luca Schatti<\/p>\n

10:26<\/p>\n

Row 13 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

United States<\/p>\n

Row 14 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

1:09:37<\/p>\n

Row 15 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Nicholas Konecny<\/p>\n

10:43<\/p>\n

Row 15 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 16 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Noah Scholnick<\/p>\n

11:07<\/p>\n

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Row 17 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Haley Batten<\/p>\n

11:45<\/p>\n

Row 17 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 18 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Aida Linton<\/p>\n

13:16<\/p>\n

Row 18 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 19 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Bailey Cioppa<\/p>\n

12:41<\/p>\n

Row 19 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 20 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Riley Amos<\/p>\n

10:05<\/p>\n

Row 20 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Canada<\/p>\n

Row 21 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

1:10:27<\/p>\n

Row 22 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Maxime St Onge<\/p>\n

11:10<\/p>\n

Row 22 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 23 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Ethan Wood<\/p>\n

10:50<\/p>\n

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Row 24 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Isabella Holmgren<\/p>\n

12:00<\/p>\n

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Row 25 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Eliane Blais<\/p>\n

13:54<\/p>\n

Row 25 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 26 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Marin Lowe<\/p>\n

12:45<\/p>\n

Row 26 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 27 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Cole Punchard<\/p>\n

9:48<\/p>\n

Row 27 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

Denmark<\/p>\n

Row 28 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

1:10:46<\/p>\n

Row 29 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Mikkel Lose<\/p>\n

11:02<\/p>\n

Row 29 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 30 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Johannes Braedstrup-Holm<\/p>\n

10:58<\/p>\n

Row 30 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 31 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Rose-Mai Damsgaard<\/p>\n

13:32<\/p>\n

Row 31 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 32 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Julie Lillelund<\/p>\n

12:36<\/p>\n

Row 32 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 33 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Caroline Bohe<\/p>\n

12:22<\/p>\n

Row 33 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 34 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Sebastian Fini Juul<\/p>\n

10:16<\/p>\n

Row 34 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

Austria<\/p>\n

Row 35 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

1:10:59<\/p>\n

Row 36 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Alexander Hammerle<\/p>\n

10:35<\/p>\n

Row 36 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 37 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Mario Bair<\/p>\n

10:22<\/p>\n

Row 37 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 38 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Michael Hettegger<\/p>\n

10:45<\/p>\n

Row 38 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 39 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Mona Mitterwallner<\/p>\n

12:17<\/p>\n

Row 39 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 40 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Johanna Piringer<\/p>\n

14:21<\/p>\n

Row 40 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 41 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Antonia Grangl<\/p>\n

12:39<\/p>\n

Row 41 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Czechia<\/p>\n

Row 42 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

1:12:07<\/p>\n

Row 43 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Ond\u0159ej Cink<\/p>\n

10:26<\/p>\n

Row 43 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 44 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Kucha\u0159 Josef<\/p>\n

11:19<\/p>\n

Row 44 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 45 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Eli\u0161ka Hanakova<\/p>\n

12:55<\/p>\n

Row 45 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 46 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Lucie Grohova<\/p>\n

13:58<\/p>\n

Row 46 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 47 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Adela Holubova<\/p>\n

12:54<\/p>\n

Row 47 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 48 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Ond\u0159ej Novotny<\/p>\n

10:35<\/p>\n

Row 48 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

Germany<\/p>\n

Row 49 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

1:13:16<\/p>\n

Row 50 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Niklas Michael Franz<\/p>\n

10:43<\/p>\n

Row 50 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 51 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Quirin Bach<\/p>\n

11:18<\/p>\n

Row 51 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 52 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Finja Lipp<\/p>\n

13:15<\/p>\n

Row 52 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 53 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Lina Huber<\/p>\n

13:48<\/p>\n

Row 53 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 54 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Adina Daubner<\/p>\n

13:54<\/p>\n

Row 54 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 55 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Lennart-Jan Krayer<\/p>\n

10:18<\/p>\n

Row 55 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

Brazil<\/p>\n

Row 56 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

1:13:24<\/p>\n

Row 57 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Alex Junior Malacarne<\/p>\n

10:36<\/p>\n

Row 57 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 58 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Leonardo Bernardes de Castro Filho<\/p>\n

10:36<\/p>\n

Row 58 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 59 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Angelina Santos da Silva<\/p>\n

13:48<\/p>\n

Row 59 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 60 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Raiza Goulao Henrique<\/p>\n

13:15<\/p>\n

Row 60 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 61 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Luiza Cocuzzi<\/p>\n

14:05<\/p>\n

Row 61 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 62 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Vinicius Howe<\/p>\n

11:04<\/p>\n

Row 62 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Spain<\/p>\n

Row 63 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

1:14:43<\/p>\n

Row 64 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

David Domingo Campos Motos<\/p>\n

10:51<\/p>\n

Row 64 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 65 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Marta Cano Espinosa<\/p>\n

12:54<\/p>\n

Row 65 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 66 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Pablo Rodriguez Romo<\/p>\n

12:27<\/p>\n

Row 66 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 67 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Estibaliz Sagardoy Zunzarren<\/p>\n

13:49<\/p>\n

Row 67 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 68 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Irene Garcia Crespo<\/p>\n

14:08<\/p>\n

Row 68 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 69 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Hugo Franco Gallego<\/p>\n

10:34<\/p>\n

Row 69 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

11<\/p>\n

Athlete Individual Neutral<\/p>\n

Row 70 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

1:16:30<\/p>\n

Row 71 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Vadim Gvozdarev<\/p>\n

11:29<\/p>\n

Row 71 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 72 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Polina Timoshenko<\/p>\n

14:51<\/p>\n

Row 72 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 73 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Nikita Matveev<\/p>\n

11:54<\/p>\n

Row 73 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 74 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Elina Semenova<\/p>\n

13:56<\/p>\n

Row 74 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 75 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Tatiana Saitarova<\/p>\n

13:09<\/p>\n

Row 75 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 76 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Yaroslav Shvedov<\/p>\n

11:11<\/p>\n

Row 76 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

Ukraine<\/p>\n

Row 77 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

1:20:50<\/p>\n

Row 78 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Volodymyr Obukhivskyi<\/p>\n

12:51<\/p>\n

Row 78 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 79 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Mark Kovalchuk<\/p>\n

12:43<\/p>\n

Row 79 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 80 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Oleksandr Koniaiev<\/p>\n

12:06<\/p>\n

Row 80 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 81 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Ksenia Voronova<\/p>\n

15:53<\/p>\n

Row 81 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 82 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Yana Belomoina<\/p>\n

13:11<\/p>\n

Row 82 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 83 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Mariia Sukhopalova<\/p>\n

14:06<\/p>\n

Row 83 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

13<\/p>\n

Slovakia<\/p>\n

Row 84 – Cell 2
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Row 85 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Viliam Balog<\/p>\n

11:25<\/p>\n

Row 85 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 86 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

David Mo\u0161ka<\/p>\n

12:19<\/p>\n

Row 86 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 87 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Tereza Kurnicka<\/p>\n

15:15<\/p>\n

Row 87 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 88 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Dorota Vojti\u0161kova<\/p>\n

15:45<\/p>\n

Row 88 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 89 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Karolina Bortelova<\/p>\n

2009<\/p>\n

Row 89 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

Row 90 – Cell 0 <\/p>\n

Michal \u0160ichta<\/p>\n

2008<\/p>\n

Row 90 – Cell 3 <\/p>\n

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