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Above data is from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Championships_–_Men's_cross-country

Most successful nations (only 16) on the podium: Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank SUI 12 14 9 35 1 FRA 8 7 5 20 2 DEN 4 1 2 7 3 CAN 2 2 0 4 4 USA 2 1 1 4 5 CZE 1 3 1 5 6 ITA 1 1 4 6 7 NED 1 1 3 5 8 BEL 1 1 3 5 8 ESP 1 1 2 4 10 GBR 1 0 3 4 11 RSA 1 0 1 2 12 NOR 0 1 0 1 13 GER 0 1 0 1 13 NZL 0 1 0 1 13 SWE 0 0 1 1 16

It get's more interesting when looking at all the podium winners: 48 different names in 105 possible podium positions, so lots of multiple finishes by a number of riders. No. Winner Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1 Ned Overend (USA) 1 0 1 2 12 2 John Tomac (USA) 1 0 0 1 15 3 Henrik Djernis (DEN) 3 1 0 4 3 4 Bart Brentjens (NED) 1 0 2 3 10 5 Thomas Frischknecht (SUI) 1 4 2 7 5 6 Hubert Pallhuber (ITA) 1 0 1 2 12 7 Christophe Dupouey (FRA) 1 0 0 1 15 8 Michael Rasmussen (DEN) 1 0 0 1 15 9 Miguel Martinez (FRA) 1 2 0 3 8 10 Roland Green (CAN) 2 1 0 3 4 11 Filip Meirhaeghe (BEL) 1 1 2 4 9 12 Julien Absalon (FRA) 5 2 2 9 2 13 Christoph Sauser (SUI) 1 2 1 4 7 14 Nino Schurter (SUI) 10 2 1 13 1 15 José Antonio Hermida (ESP) 1 0 2 3 10 16 Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) 1 3 0 4 6 17 Jordan Sarrou (FRA) 1 0 0 1 15 18 Tom Pidcock (GBR) 1 0 1 2 12 19 Alan Hatherly (RSA) 1 0 0 1 15 20 Marcel Gerritsen (NED) 0 1 0 1 24 21 Tinker Juarez (USA) 0 1 0 1 24 22 Rune Høydahl (NOR) 0 1 0 1 24 23 Jerome Chiotti (FRA) 0 1 0 1 24 24 Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) 0 1 0 1 24 25 Cédric Ravanel (FRA) 0 1 0 1 24 26 Ralph Näf (SUI) 0 1 1 2 22 27 Florian Vogel (SUI) 0 1 2 3 21 28 Lukas Flückiger (SUI) 0 1 0 1 24 29 Manuel Fumic (GER) 0 1 0 1 24 30 Gerhard Kerschbaumer (ITA) 0 1 0 1 24 31 Mathias Flückiger (SUI) 0 3 1 4 20 32 David Valero (ESP) 0 1 0 1 24 33 Sam Gaze (NZL) 0 1 0 1 24 34 Victor Koretzky (FRA) 0 1 1 2 22 35 Tim Gould (GBR) 0 0 1 1 36 36 David Baker (GBR) 0 0 1 1 36 37 Jan Erik Østergaard (DEN) 0 0 2 2 35 38 Luca Bramati (ITA) 0 0 1 1 36 39 Roel Paulissen (BEL) 0 0 1 1 36 40 Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) 0 0 1 1 36 41 Burry Stander (RSA) 0 0 1 1 36 42 Marco Aurelio Fontana (ITA) 0 0 1 1 36 43 Ondřej Cink (CZE) 0 0 1 1 36 44 Thomas Litscher (SUI) 0 0 1 1 36 45 Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 0 0 1 1 36 46 Stéphane Tempier (FRA) 0 0 1 1 36 47 Titouan Carod (FRA) 0 0 1 1 36 48 Luca Braidot (ITA) 0 0 1 1 36

Most successful winning nations: Nation Wins USA 2 DEN 4 NED 1 SUI 12 ITA 1 FRA 8 CAN 2 BEL 1 ESP 1 CZE 1 GBR 1 RSA 1

No. Winner Wins 1 Ned Overend (USA) 1 2 John Tomac (USA) 1 3 Henrik Djernis (DEN) 3 4 Bart Brentjens (NED) 1 5 Thomas Frischknecht (SUI) 1 6 Hubert Pallhuber (ITA) 1 7 Christophe Dupouey (FRA) 1 8 Michael Rasmussen (DEN) 1 9 Miguel Martinez (FRA) 1 10 Roland Green (CAN) 2 11 Filip Meirhaeghe (BEL) 1 12 Julien Absalon (FRA) 5 13 Christoph Sauser (SUI) 1 14 Nino Schurter (SUI) 10 15 José Antonio Hermida (ESP) 1 16 Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) 1 17 Jordan Sarrou (FRA) 1 18 Tom Pidcock (GBR) 1 19 Alan Hatherly (RSA) 1

Year Venue Gold 1990 Durango Ned Overend (USA) 1991 Ciocco John Tomac (USA) 1992 Bromont Henrik Djernis (DEN) 1993 Métabief Henrik Djernis (DEN) 1994 Vail Henrik Djernis (DEN) 1995 Kirchzarten Bart Brentjens (NED) 1996 Cairns Thomas Frischknecht (SUI) 1997 Château-d'Œx Hubert Pallhuber (ITA) 1998 Mont Sainte-Anne Christophe Dupouey (FRA) 1999 Åre Michael Rasmussen (DEN) 2000 Sierra Nevada Miguel Martinez (FRA) 2001 Vail Roland Green (CAN) 2002 Kaprun Roland Green (CAN) 2003 Lugano Filip Meirhaeghe (BEL) 2004 Les Gets Julien Absalon (FRA) 2005 Livigno Julien Absalon (FRA) 2006 Rotorua Julien Absalon (FRA) 2007 Fort William Julien Absalon (FRA) 2008 Val di Sole Christoph Sauser (SUI) 2009 Canberra Nino Schurter (SUI) 2010 Mont Sainte-Anne José Antonio Hermida (ESP) 2011 Champery Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) 2012 Leogang-Saalfelden Nino Schurter (SUI) 2013 Pietermaritzburg Nino Schurter (SUI) 2014 Lillehammer/Hafjell[1] Julien Absalon (FRA) 2015 Vallnord Nino Schurter (SUI) 2016 Nové Město Nino Schurter (SUI) 2017 Cairns Nino Schurter (SUI) 2018 Lenzerheide Nino Schurter (SUI) 2019 Mont Sainte-Anne Nino Schurter (SUI) 2020 Leogang Jordan Sarrou (FRA) 2021 Val di Sole Nino Schurter (SUI) 2022 Les Gets Nino Schurter (SUI) 2023 Glasgow Tom Pidcock (GBR) 2024 Pal–Arinsal Alan Hatherly (RSA)

Multiple winners would count as one. So there are only 19 different names that have won the XCO rainbow jersey.

Alan is #19 on the list of unique winners. There have been 35 WC events.

Mine is still up, but no cables attached. Keeping it as a sellable feature one day when I sell; maybe someone coming in wants satellite 😊😂 italics = humour?

Speaking of Aus, I used Stan Sports for the Rugby World Cup last year. R109 per month (if I remember correctly) which allowed all the rugby plus movies and series. The ironic bit was that the feed was Supersport, with SA commentators (at least for the matches involving the Bokke).

Meanwhile, league one top two are former non-league teams that have been climbing the league ladder. When will their (helium) bubbles burst, touch wood?

As a voluntary bike swap, the Commissaires should have treated it as “dropped” and initiated a barrage. Make them work to close the gap they allowed to open.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_X2inIuxa-/?igsh=MThjdnAzczlhanh5OQ==

Well done Alan!

Which brand of HRM? is it trying to connect using BLE or Ant+?

If you have an Interval.icu account, you can sync workouts from the calendar to IndieVelo. The resulting completed workout will also sync back to Intervals.icu. Create your own workouts with the workout builder, assuming you know how.

Who remembers the “island system”? It was a physical science lesson at Wits. It involved force, mass, acceleration and a few others.

We used this at a company I worked at between 2002 and 2010. Printed out monthly reports, in colour, on the copier to be presented in the management review meetings. All “slides” were then filed as evidence of meetings, yet the soft copy was on the desktops (company couldn’t afford to provide laptops hence the mobile presentations).

As NSBB has said, not much going on scenery wise, in winter, in GP. But the sun still shines and the days are getting longer. Another +/-20k pedal revolutions completed today.

Okay, the Compare page.

Strava feeds StatsHunters, which is where this chart comes from.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C--F9-aMpvz/?igsh=NDBmZnA4MzQ0c3I0

Use the word Carrefour in a sentence: They must be carrefour (careful) not to slip on the wet, floor tiles

I'd rather ride in the afternoon, every (planned) day, than try force myself to get up early in the morning. I did it for many years, but I'm much more consistent now in my current routine. Each to their own.