Bart Brentjens: the original Olympic legend | UCI Mountain Bike World Series

When it comes to Cross-country mountain bike racing, there are few riders who can lay claim to breaking as much ground as Holland’s Bart Brentjens. The Dutch superstar was the sports first ever Olympic gold medal winner at the Atlanta games in 1996.

In the latest video as we continue our build-up to the opening rounds of the 2023 UCI Mountain Bike Cross-country World Cup we caught up with Bart at home to relive that historic day and to look forward to the season ahead.

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The UCI Mountain Bike World Series unites all mountain bike’s major formats under a single brand for the first time. The new UCI Mountain Bike World Series includes the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup for cross-country Olympic (XCO), cross-country short track (XCC), cross-country marathon (XCM), downhill (DHI), enduro (EDR) and E-enduro (E-EDR).

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