1st
time since 2000 that the UCI Trials World Championships were held in the discipline’s birthplace, Spain (Vic, 1st - 5 September).
19
nations represented at the 2021 UCI Trials World Championships.
770
was the unbeatable number of points registered by the Spanish in the opening teams event. Spain successfully defended their rainbow jersey, beating France (silver) and Germany (bronze) in the event where teams comprise five members: one rider from each of the individual categories.
17
years old and UCI Trials World Champion: after winning gold in the team event on the opening day of competition in Vic, Vera Barón went on to delight the local Spanish crowds by ousting favourite Nina Reichenbach (Germany) who, having won four consecutive titles in the last four editions, had to settle for silver.
4th
rainbow jersey for Great Britain’s Jack Carthy, who regained the Men Elite 26” crown he had lost to Spain’s Sergi Llongueras back in 2019 when he had to settle for bronze.
1-2-3
hattrick for Spain in the Men Elite 20” competition and their first victory – for Borja Conejos - in this category since 2017 when Abel Mustieles Garcia won the last of his six Elite world titles.
16
was the young age of two of the medalists on the Junior 20” podium in Vic: Spain’s Daniel Cegarra Molto (1st) and the Czech Republic’s Vojtěch Kalaš (3rd) were joined on the podium by 18-year-old Czech Tomáš Vepřek.
118
athletes from 16 nations headed to Belfort (France) from 17 to 19 September for the 2021 UCI Trials World Cup, reduced to one round this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
2
weeks is what it took for the three Elite silver medalists from the UCI Trials World Championships to move up a step on the podium at the UCI World Cup in Belfort: Nina Reichenbach (Women Elite), Julen Saenz De Ormijana Llano (Men 26”) and Alejandro Montalvo Milla (Men 20”) all finished second at the UCI Trials Worlds in Spain but won the UCI World Cup in France.
5
UCI World titles (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014) held by Gilles Coustellier (FRA). After 17 years competing at top level, he said goodbye to the competition at the UCI Trials World Championships in Vic.
60
is the percentage increase of women riders taking part at the UCI Trials World Championships over the last 10 years: from Champéry (SUI) in 2011 to Vic (ESP) in 2021.
13
is the total number of medals won by Belgian Kenny Belaey during his career at the UCI Trials World Championships since 2002. With 4 golds, 2 silvers and 7 bronze medals in his possession, he retired from competition in 2021.
23
and already retiring from competition: Manon Basseville also decided to hang up her bike in 2021. The multiple and reigning French Champion won bronze at this year’s UCI Trials World Championships, adding to the silver (2018) and bronze (2019) already in her possession.