Christoph Sauser



Christoph Sauser (born 13 April 1976 in Sigriswil, Switzerland) is a cross-country mountain biker who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics 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 Cape Epic with partner Silvio Bundi. He then partnered up with Burry Stander winning back to back in 2011 and 2012. Sauser partnered up with Jaroslav Kulhavý in 2013, once again claiming 1st in the marathon stage race. At the 2015 Absa Cape Epic 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 Mountain Bike World Championships, 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

 * 1999
 * 1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
 * 3rd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
 * 1st Big Bear Lake
 * 2nd Plymouth


 * 2000
 * 1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal olympic.svg Cross-country, Olympic Games


 * 2001
 * 1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Cross-country, UCI World Championships
 * 5th Overall UCI XCO World Cup
 * 1st Grouse Mountain
 * 2nd Leysin


 * 2002
 * 1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
 * 2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
 * 1st Houffalize
 * 2nd Les Gets
 * 2nd Grouse Mountain


 * 2003
 * 1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
 * 2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
 * 1st Sankt Wendel
 * 2nd Mont-Sainte-Anne
 * 2nd Grouse Mountain


 * 2004
 * 1st Overall UCI XCO World Cup
 * 1st Fort William
 * 2nd Mont-Sainte-Anne
 * 2nd Livigno
 * 2nd Calgary
 * 2nd Houffalize


 * 2005
 * 1st Overall UCI XCO World Cup
 * 1st Willingen
 * 1st Angel Fire
 * 1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
 * 2nd Houffalize
 * 2nd Fort William
 * 3rd Madrid
 * 2nd Silver medal uci.svg Cross-country, UCI World Championships


 * 2006
 * National Championships
 * 1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Cross-country
 * 1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Marathon
 * 2nd Silver medal uci.svg Cross-country, UCI World Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal europe.svg Cross-country, UEC European Championships
 * 2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
 * 1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
 * 1st Schladming
 * 2nd Madrid


 * 2007
 * 1st Jersey_rainbow.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships
 * 1st European champion jersey 2014.svg Marathon, UEC European Championships
 * 3rd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
 * 2nd Maribor
 * 2nd Champéry
 * 3rd Houffalize


 * 2008
 * 1st Jersey_rainbow.svg Cross-country, UCI World Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal uci.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal europe.svg Cross-country, UEC European Championships
 * 2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
 * 1st Vallnord
 * 1st Schladming
 * 2nd Offenburg
 * 3rd Fort William
 * 3rd Houffalize


 * 2009
 * 3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships


 * 2011
 * 1st Jersey_rainbow.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships
 * UCI XCO World Cup
 * 3rd Windham


 * 2012
 * 1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Marathon, National Championships


 * 2013
 * 1st Jersey_rainbow.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships
 * 1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Marathon, National Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal europe.svg Marathon, UEC European Championships


 * 2014
 * 1st European champion jersey 2014.svg Marathon, UEC European Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships


 * 2015
 * 2nd Silver medal uci.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships