The Union Cycliste Internationale African Mountain Bike Championships (French : Championnat d'Afrique de VTT) is the highest echelon of Mountain Bike racing on the African continent. First held in 2007 at Windhoek, Namibia the event has been contested every year since. It is ruled and managed by the African Cycling Confederation. Over the years top riders from South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, Mauritius, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe have attended this prestigious race. The championships are an Olympic qualifying event.
Editions edit
| Editions | Year | Host Country | Host City |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2007 |  Namibia |
Windhoek |
| II | 2009 |  South Africa |
Mankele |
| III | 2011 | South Africa |
Cape Town |
| IV | 2012 |  Mauritius |
Casela - Yemen |
| V | 2013 | South Africa |
Pietermaritzburg |
| VI | 2014 | South Africa |
Cape Town |
| VII | 2015 |  Rwanda |
Musanze |
| VIII | 2016 |  Lesotho |
Afriski |
| IX | 2017 | Mauritius |
Bel-Ombre |
| X | 2018 |  Egypt |
Wadi Degla |
| XI | 2019 | Namibia |
Windhoek |
| XII | 2020 | COVID-19 Disruption | No event, |
| XIII | 2021 | COVID-19 Disruption | No event, |
| XIV | 2022 | Namibia |
Windhoek |
Men's summary edit
Elites edit
Under 23 edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Burry Stander
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Matthys Beukes
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Bryce Munro
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| 2011 | James Reid
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Dominic Calitz
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Adriaan Louw
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| 2012 | Rourke Croeser
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Gert Heyns
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James Reid
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| 2013 | Brendon Davids
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James Reid
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Arno du Toit
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| 2014 | James Reid
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Brendon Davids
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Arno du Toit
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| 2016 | Alan Hatherly
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Marc Fourie
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Julian Jessop
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| 2017 | Tristan De Lange
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Tumelo Makae
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Henry Liebenberg
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| 2018 | Jarrod van den Heever
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Tristan de Lange
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Reinhard Zellhuber
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| 2019 | Wessel Botha
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Julian Jessop
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Henry Liebenberg
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Juniors edit
Women's summary edit
Elites edit
Under 23 edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mariske Strauss
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Candice Neethling
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Vera Adrian
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| 2014 | Candice Neethling
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Ashley Parker-Moffatt
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Hayley Smith
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| 2016 | Genevieve Van Coller
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Frances Du Toit
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Bianca Haw
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| 2017 |  Skye Davidson
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| 2018 | Stacey Hyslop
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Ebtisam Zayed
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Donia Rashwan
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| 2019 |  Anita Yama
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Juniors edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Melanie Palframan
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Genee Steyn
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| 2012 | Linda Van Wijk
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Nicole Erasmus
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Tayla Odendaal
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| 2013 | Bianca Haw
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Marie-Christin Kempf
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Marne Botha
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| 2014 | Bianca Haw
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Frances Du Toit
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Kimberly Le Court de Billot
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| 2015 | Skye Davidson
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Stacey Hyslop
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| 2016 | Danielle Strydom
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Christie Hearder
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Allison Morton
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| 2017 |
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| 2018 |  Wissam Bouzegzi
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 Maroi Rania Alami Marrouni
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Yasmine Bouzenzen
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| 2019 | Zandri Strydom
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Frances Janse van Rensburg
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Emma Van Coller
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Team Cross-country edit
Cross-Country Marathon edit
Men edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Yannick Lincoln
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Costa Seireb
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Phetetso Monese
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| 2017 | Arno du Toit
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Yannick Lincoln
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Adil Jelloul
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Women edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Amy McDougall
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Ila Gray
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| 2017 | Aurelie Halbwachs
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Skye Davidson
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Pauline Toulet
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Climbing edit
Men edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arnaud Li
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Matthieu Marion
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Jaysan Mohesh
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| 2014 | Andrew Neethling
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Tiaan Odendaal
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Johann Potgieter
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| 2016 | Tiaan Odendaal
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Stefan Garlicki
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Johann Potgieter
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Women edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hayley-Ann Adamson
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| 2016 | Kim Westbrook
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References edit
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