Christoph Sauser

Christoph Sauser, leading teammate Todd Wells early in the Elite Men's Short Track race at the 2009 Sea Otter Classic in Laguna Seca, CA.

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

3rd Overall UCI XCO World Cup 1st Big Bear Lake 2nd Plymouth 2000

2001

5th Overall UCI XCO World Cup 1st Grouse Mountain 2nd Leysin 2002

2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup 1st Houffalize 2nd Les Gets 2nd Grouse Mountain 2003

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

2006 National Championships

2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup 1st Mont-Sainte-Anne 1st Schladming 2nd Madrid 2007

3rd Overall UCI XCO World Cup 2nd Maribor 2nd Champéry 3rd Houffalize 2008

2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup 1st Vallnord 1st Schladming 2nd Offenburg 3rd Fort William 3rd Houffalize 2009

2011

UCI XCO World Cup 3rd Windham 2012

2013

2014

2015