Christoph Sauser (born 13 April 1976 in

Sigriswil Sigriswil is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Sigriswil is first mentioned in 1222-23 as ''Sigriswile''. Archeological remains dating from the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age ...

, Switzerland) is a cross-country

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who won the bronze medal at the

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in Sydney, Australia. He currently races on the Specialized Cross Country Team. He was the overall winner of the UCI World Cup in 2004 and 2005, along with taking 2nd in 2002 and 2003, with a 3rd place in 2001. He has won a total of 10 World Cups. In 2006 Sauser won his first Absa

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with partner Silvio Bundi. He then partnered up with

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winning back to back in 2011 and 2012.Sauserwind
Sauser partnered up with

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in 2013, once again claiming 1st in the marathon stage race. At the 2015 Absa

Sauser rode himself in the race’s history books by becoming the first person to win it a landmark five times, after which he retired from professional racing. In March 2017 Sauser came out of retirement in a bid to win his sixth Absa Cape Epic. In spite of being in good form he and partner Jaroslav Kulhavý (Investec Songo Specialized) finished second to Nino Schurter and Matthias Stirnemann (Scott-Sram). The Sauser/Kulhavy combination was hampered by punctures at critical times. He won first place in the 2008

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, came second in the 2005 edition, and third in 2001. He has been Swiss champion four times. In his early years of racing he started in both XC and DH races. He is one of the top mountain bikers in the last few years.

Major results

;2014 : 1st European champion jersey 2014

Marathon, UEC European Championships

References

External links

Official Website
1976 births Living people Swiss male cyclists Cross-country mountain bikers Olympic cyclists of Switzerland Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in cycling People from Thun District UCI Mountain Bike World Champions (men) Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cape Epic winners Swiss mountain bikers Sportspeople from the canton of Bern {{Switzerland-Olympic-medalist-stub