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Nino Schurter
Schurter in 2014
Personal information
Born (1986-05-13) 13 May 1986 (age 38)
Tersnaus, Lumnezia, Switzerland
Height 1.73 m
Weight 68 kg
Team information
Current team Scott–Sram MTB Racing Team
Discipline Mountain bike racing
Role Rider
Rider type Cross-country
Major wins
;Mountain bike
Olympic Games XC (2016)
World XC Championships (2009, 2012, 2013, 2015–2019, 2021, 2022)
European XC Championships (2020)
National XC Championships (2012–2017, 2019, 2020)
XC World Cup (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017–2019, 2022, 2023)
36 individual wins (2010–2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Cape Epic (2017, 2019)

Nino Schurter (born 13 May 1986) is a Swiss cross-country cyclist who races for the Scott–Sram MTB Racing Team.

Schurter won the world championship in men's cross-country in 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 and the overall UCI World Cup in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023 and thus become the first man to hold 9 World Cup overall titles. He won the gold medal in mountain biking at the 2016 Olympics, the silver medal 2012 Olympics and the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics. He won the Swiss National Championship in cross-country mountain biking in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. He joined Orica–GreenEDGE for a number of road races during the 2014 season.

Career

Nino Schurter was born and grew up in Tersnaus, Lumnezia in the Romansch-speaking part of Switzerland. He spent a lot of his free time in nature playing different sports and quickly got fascinated by mountain biking. He took part in the Swiss racing competition Swisspower cup where he won his first victories. In 2003, he became a member of the professional team of Thomas Frischknecht and he turned professional in 2007 when he joined the SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing Team (former SCOTT-Odlo MTB Racing and even earlier SWISSPOWER).

He currently rides a Scott Spark RC World cup EVO.

2004

In his first junior international competition on 31 July in Wałbrzych, Poland, Nino Schurter finished first at the European Championships.

2012

2012 was one of Schurter's most successful season when he won 11 out of 15 races. He won his first World Cup of the season on 18 March in Pietermaritzburg on a bike with 650B or 27.5-inch wheels. On 13 May, he won his second World Cup on his 26th birthday in Nove Mesto na Morave. On 28 July, after his fourth individual win, Schurter won the overall World Cup series title in Val d'Isère.

On 15 September 2011, Schurter qualified for the 2012 Olympics where he won the silver medal after being beaten in a final sprint on the line by Jaroslav Kulhavý. On 8 September 2012, he won his second World Championships title in Saalbach, Austria, where he shared the podium with two of his countrymen Lukas and Matthias Flückiger.

2013

On 2 September 2013, Schurter won his third World Championship title in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on one of his favourite cross-country courses.

2014

Schurter joined the Australian road race cycling team Orica–GreenEDGE during the 2014 season. He took part in the Tour de Romandie and the Tour de Suisse.

In the 2014, mountain bike season, he lost his World Cup and World Championships titles. He finished in second place in Hafjell, Norway and ended up his season behind Julien Absalon at the World Cup in Méribel.

2015

In 2015, Schurter fully committed to his mountain bike career as he had the 2016 Olympics in Rio on his agenda for the next two years. He competed in the 2015 European Games for Switzerland, in mountain biking. He won the gold medal in the event.

2016

Schurter won his fifth world championship in men's cross-country at the 2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships at Nové Město, Czech Republic. This equaled the record of Julien Absalon, who has also won five titles in the event. At the 2016 Summer Olympic, he won the gold medal, finishing before Jaroslav Kulhavý and Carlos Coloma Nicolás.

2017 Perfect season

In March 2017, Schurter won the Absa Cape Epic – the eight-day South African stage race – for the first time. Riding with Scott-Sram teammate Matthias Stirnemann in the two-man team format they won by eight minutes from pre-race favorites Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavý (Investec Songo Specialized). Schurter had completed the Cape Epic three times previously. This was his first win. He went on to win all six rounds of the World Cup and accomplished as first male a Perfect season, as well as his sixth world championship.

Major results

2004
UCI World Junior Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Cross-country
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team relay
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships
2005
1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
2006
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team relay
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Under-23 Cross-country
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2007
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team relay
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Under-23 Cross-country
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2nd Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
UCI XCO World Cup
3rd Champery
8th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
2008
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Under-23 Cross-country
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team relay
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships
UCI XCO World Cup
2nd Houffalize
2nd Fort William
Swisspower Cup
2nd Winterthur
3rd Buchs
3rd Bronze medal olympic.svg Cross-country, Olympic Games
2009
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Cross-country, UCI World Championships
5th Overall UCI XCO World Cup
4th Schladming
5th Madrid
2010
1st Jersey white.svg Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Dalby Forest
1st Val di Sole
2nd Offenburg
2nd Windham
3rd Champéry
4th Cross-country, UCI World Championships
2011
UCI World Championships
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Cross-country
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team relay
2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Pietermaritzburg
2nd Mont-Sainte-Anne
2nd Windham
2nd Nové Město
2nd Val d'Isère
2012
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Cross-country, UCI World Championships
1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
1st Jersey white.svg Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Pietermaritzburg
1st Nové Město
1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
1st Val d'Isère
2nd Houffalize
2nd Silver medal olympic.svg Cross-country, Olympic Games
2013
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Cross-country, UCI World Championships
1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
1st Jersey white.svg Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Nové Město
1st Val di Sole
1st Vallnord
2nd Hafjell
3rd Mont-Sainte-Anne
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Cross-country, UEC European Championships
2014
1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
UCI World Championships
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Cross-country
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team relay
2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Nové Město
1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
1st Windham
1st Méribel
2nd Albstadt
2015
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Cross-country, UCI World Championships
1st Gold medal blank.svg Cross-country, European Games
1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
1st Jersey white.svg Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
1st Windham
1st Val di Sole
2nd Nové Město
2nd Albstadt
2nd Lenzerheide
2016
1st Gold medal olympic.svg Cross-country, Olympic Games
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Cross-country, UCI World Championships
1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Cairns
1st Albstadt
1st Lenzerheide
4th La Bresse
2017
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Cross-country
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team relay
1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
1st Jersey yellow Cape Epic.svg Overall Cape Epic (with Matthias Stirnemann)
1st Jersey white.svg Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Nové Město
1st Albstadt
1st Vallnord
1st Lenzerheide
1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
1st Val di Sole
2018
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Cross-country
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team relay
1st Jersey leopard Cape Epic.svg Overall Outcast Rider, Cape Epic
1st Jersey white.svg Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Nové Město
1st Albstadt
1st Val di Sole
1st La Bresse
2nd Stellenbosch
2nd Vallnord
UCI XCC World Cup
2nd Val di Sole
3rd Nové Město
2019
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Cross-country
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team relay
1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
1st Jersey yellow Cape Epic.svg Overall Cape Epic (with Lars Forster)
1st Jersey white.svg Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Vallnord
1st Les Gets
2nd Nové Město
2nd Lenzerheide
2nd Snowshoe
3rd Val di Sole
UCI XCC World Cup
1st Snowshoe
2nd Vallnord
3rd Albstadt
3rd Lenzerheide
Swiss Bike Cup
1st Solothurn
2nd Lugano
1st Tokyo 2020 Test Event
Internazionali d'Italia Series
3rd Monte Titano
2020
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Cross-country, UEC European Championships
1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
1st Jersey yellow Epic Series.svg Overall Swiss Epic (with Lars Forster)
Swiss Bike Cup
1st Leukerbad
4th Overall UCI XCO World Cup
3rd Nové Město II
4th Nové Město I
2021
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Cross-country, UCI World Championships
Internazionali d'Italia Series
2nd Andora
2nd Nalles
UCI XCC World Cup
3rd Albstadt
4th Overall UCI XCO World Cup
2nd Albstadt
2nd Lenzerheide
4th Snowshoe
5th Les Gets
4th Cross-country, Olympic Games
2022
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Cross-country
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team relay
1st Jersey white.svg Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Petrópolis
2nd Albstadt
2nd Leogang
2nd Val di Sole
3rd Nové Město
3rd Vallnord
4th Lenzerheide
UCI XCC World Cup
3rd Albstadt
2023
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team relay
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Cross-country
1st Jersey white.svg Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Lenzerheide
1st Val di Sole
2nd Les Gets
2nd Snowshoe
3rd Nové Město
Ökk Bike Revolution
1st Engelberg
3rd Chur
3rd Davos
Internazionali d'Italia Series
1st Capoliveri
UCI XCC World Cup
2nd Vallnord
2024
UCI XCO World Cup
1st Val di Sole
2nd Nové Město
4th Crans-Montana
2nd Overall Cape Epic (with Sebastian Fini Carstensen)
Ökk Bike Revolution
2nd Engelberg
3rd Cross-country, National Championships

UCI World Cup results

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2005 SPA
28
MAD
35
HOU
45
WIL
22
MON
SAN
ANG
FOR
DNF
43rd 174
2006 CUR
14
MAD
14
SPA
FOR
9
MON
18
SCH
23
9th 481
2007 HOU
6
OFF
DNF
CHA
3
MON
5
FEL
6
MAR
DNF
8th 560
2008 HOU
2
OFF
4
MAD
DNF
AND
15
FOR
2
MON
BRO
CAN
8
SCH
17
8th 808
2009 PIE
6
OFF
10
HOU
MAD
5
MON
13
BRO
6
CHA
26
SCH
4
5th 779
2010 DAL
1
HOU
15
OFF
2
CHA
3
ISE
1
WIN
2
1st 1136
2011 PIE
1
DAL
9
OFF
7
MON
2
WIN
2
NOV
2
ISE
2
2nd 1270
2012 PIE
1
HOU
2
NOV
1
LAB
MON
1
WIN
ISE
1
1st 1200
2013 ALB
18
NOV
1
VAL
1
AND
1
MON
3
HAF
2
1st 1180
2014 PIE
6
CAI
NOV
1
ALB
2
MON
1
WIN
1
MER
1
2nd 1330
2015 NOV
2
ALB
2
LEN
2
MON
1
WIN
1
VAL
1
1st 850
2016 CAI
1
ALB
1
LAB
4
LEN
1
MON
AND
13
2nd 2190
2017 NOV
1
ALB
1
AND
1
LEN
1
MON
1
VAL
1
1st 1500
2018 STE
2
ALB
1
NOV
1
VAL
1
AND
2
MON
7
LAB
1
1st 1861
2019 ALB
6
NOV
2
AND
1
LES
1
VAL
3
LEN
2
SNO
2
1st 1995
2020 LEN
NH
VAL
NH
LES
NH
NOV
4
NOV
3
4th 310
2021 ALB
2
NOV
7
LEO
10
LES
5
LEN
2
SNO
4
4th 1182
2022 PET
1
ALB
2
NOV
3
LEO
2
LEN
4
AND
3
SNO
DNF
MON
6
VAL
2
1st 1723
2023 NOV
3
LEN
1
LEO
21
VAL
1
AND
12
LES
2
SNO
2
MON
14
1st 1549
2024 MAI
35
ARA
6
NOV
2
VAL
1
CRA
4
LES LAK MON

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