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Mathias Flückiger

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Mathias Flückiger
Personal information
Born (1988-09-27) 27 September 1988 (age 36)
Bern, Switzerland
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamThömus RN Racing Team
DisciplineMountain bike
RoleRider
Major wins
Mountain bike
National XC Championships (2018, 2021–2023)
XC World Cup (2021)
6 individual wins (2018, 2019, 2021–2023)
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Men's mountain bike racing
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Cross-country
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mont-Sainte-Anne Under-23 Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2019 Mont-Sainte-Anne Team relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Mont-Sainte-Anne Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2020 Leogang Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Saalfelden Cross-country
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Haifa Under-23 Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Monteceneri Cross-country

Mathias Flückiger (born 27 September 1988) is a Swiss mountain bike racer.[1] He rode at the cross-country event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal. His brother Lukas is also a cyclist. In June 2022, he tested positive for zeranol during the Swiss national championships, which he won. He was temporarily suspended on 19 August 2022.[2] He appealed the decision, and in December, his suspension was lifted.[3][4]

Major results

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2008
3rd Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2010
1st Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
1st Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2012
3rd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
3rd Cross-country, National Championships
2014
1st Overall Swiss Epic (with Lukas Buchli)
2015
1st Overall Swiss Epic (with Lukas Buchli)
2017
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2018
1st Cross-country, National Championships
6th Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
2019
UCI XCO World Cup
1st Albstadt
3rd Nové Město
2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2020
2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
Swiss Bike Cup
1st Gstaad
2nd Leukerbad
2021
1st Cross-country, National Championships
1st Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Leogang
1st Les Gets
3rd Albstadt
3rd Nové Město
UCI XCC World Cup
1st Leogang
1st Les Gets
2nd Lenzerheide
2nd Cross-country, Olympic Games
2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
2022
1st Cross-country, National Championships
UCI XCO World Cup
1st Leogang
UCI XCC World Cup
1st Leogang
1st Vallnord
2nd Lenzerheide
2023
1st Cross-country, National Championships
3rd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Vallnord
2nd Val di Sole
2nd Mont-Sainte-Anne
4th Snowshoe
Ökk Bike Revolution
1st Rivera
2nd Chur
2024
Ökk Bike Revolution
1st Davos
UCI XCO World Cup
2nd Crans-Montana
2nd Les Gets
5th Cross-country, Olympic Games

References

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  1. ^ "Mathias Flückiger". Cycling News.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ "VTT: Mathias Flückiger testé positif et suspendu de manière provisoire". rts.ch. 19 August 2022.
  3. ^ Dopage : Mathias Flückiger innocenté et de retour en 2023
  4. ^ Dopage : Mathias Flückiger clame son innocence
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