Henrique Avancini

Henrique Avancini
Henrique Avancini in 2012
Personal information
Born (1989-03-30) 30 March 1989 (age 35)
Petrópolis, Brazil
Team information
Current teamCaloi Performance
DisciplineMountain bike
RoleRider
Major wins
Mountain bike
World Marathon Championships (2018, 2023)
XC World Cup
1 individual win (2020)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's Mountain bike racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Val di Sole Short track
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Cross-country
Men's Mountain bike marathon
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Auronzo di Cadore Men's race
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Men's race

Henrique Avancini (born 30 March 1989) is a Brazilian mountain bike racer.[1] 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.[2][3]

Major results

2013
1st Cross-country, National Championships
3rd Cross-country, Pan American Championships
2014
1st Cross-country, South American Games
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2015
1st Cross-country, Pan American Championships
1st Cross-country, National Championships
2nd Overall Cyprus Sunshine Cup
2016
1st Cross-country, National Championships
1st Stage 7 Cape Epic
2nd Cross-country, Pan American Championships
2017
Cape Epic
1st Prologue & Stage 1
2nd Cross-country, Pan American Championships
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2018
1st Marathon, UCI World Championships
1st Cross-country, National Championships
UCI XCC World Cup
1st Vallnord
3rd Overall Cape Epic (with Manuel Fumic)
1st Stages 1 & 2
2019
1st Cross-country, National Championships
1st 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 Cross-country
1st 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 Cross-country
1st Short track
UCI XCC World Cup
1st Lenzerheide
2nd Snowshoe
Internazionali d’Italia Series
1st Capoliveri
2nd Short track, UCI World Championships
2022
Pan American Championships
1st Cross-country
2nd Short track
National Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Short track
1st Taça Brasil
1st Internacional Estrada Real
1st Brasil Ride Bahia - Stage Class 1
2023
National Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Short track
1st Marathon, UCI World Championships

References

  1. ^ "Henrique Avancini". MTB Cross country.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ Brasil, Bolavip. "Brasil já tem 275 atletas classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio". Bolavip Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Cycling Mountain Bike AVANCINI Henrique". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.


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