Henrique Avancini

Henrique Avancini (born 30 March 1989) is a Brazilian mountain bike racer. He is a two-time winner of the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships (2018 and 2023), 17 times winner at the National Cross-country cycling championship (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), and four times Pan American champion. Partnered with German rider Manuel Fumic at the 2016 and 2017 Absa Cape Epic, he won the prologue time trial and stage 1 in 2017, and the stage 7 finale in 2016.

He represented Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is considered the most successful Brazilian mountain bike athlete.

Major results

 * 2013
 * 1st MaillotBrasil.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal america.svg Cross-country, Pan American Championships


 * 2014
 * 1st Gold medal southamerica.svg Cross-country, South American Games
 * 2nd Cross-country, National Championships


 * 2015
 * 1st PanAmericanJersey.png Cross-country, Pan American Championships
 * 1st MaillotBrasil.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
 * 2nd Overall Cyprus Sunshine Cup


 * 2016
 * 1st MaillotBrasil.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
 * 1st Stage 7 Cape Epic
 * 2nd Silver medal america.svg Cross-country, Pan American Championships


 * 2017
 * Cape Epic
 * 1st Prologue & Stage 1
 * 2nd Silver medal america.svg Cross-country, Pan American Championships
 * 2nd Cross-country, National Championships


 * 2018
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships
 * 1st MaillotBrasil.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
 * UCI XCC World Cup
 * 1st Vallnord
 * 3rd Overall Cape Epic (with Manuel Fumic)
 * 1st Stages 1 & 2


 * 2019
 * 1st MaillotBrasil.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
 * 1st MaillotBrasil.PNG Marathon, National Championships
 * 2nd Overall Cape Epic (with Manuel Fumic)
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 3rd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
 * 3rd Nové Město
 * 3rd Vallnord
 * 3rd Les Gets
 * UCI XCC World Cup
 * 1st Vallnord
 * 2nd Les Gets


 * 2020
 * National Championships
 * 1st MaillotBrasil.PNG Cross-country
 * 1st MaillotBrasil.PNG Short track
 * 1st Overall UCI Ranking MTB XCO
 * UCI XCO World Cup
 * 1st Nové Město II
 * UCI XCC World Cup
 * 1st Nové Město II
 * 1st Copa Catalana Internacional BTT
 * 1st Strabag Czech MTB Cup
 * 1st Górale na Start


 * 2021
 * National Championships
 * 1st MaillotBrasil.PNG Cross-country
 * 1st MaillotBrasil.PNG Short track
 * UCI XCC World Cup
 * 1st Lenzerheide
 * 2nd Snowshoe
 * Internazionali d’Italia Series
 * 1st Capoliveri
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Short track, UCI World Championships


 * 2022
 * Pan American Championships
 * 1st PanAmericanJersey.png Cross-country
 * 2nd Silver medal america.svg Short track
 * National Championships
 * 1st MaillotBrasil.PNG Cross-country
 * 1st MaillotBrasil.PNG Short track
 * 1st Taça Brasil
 * 1st Internacional Estrada Real
 * 1st Brasil Ride Bahia - Stage Class 1


 * 2023
 * National Championships
 * 1st MaillotBrasil.PNG Cross-country
 * 1st MaillotBrasil.PNG Short track
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships