Christoph Sauser

Personal information

Full nameChristoph Sauser

Born(1976-04-13)13 April 1976(age 50) Sigriswil, Switzerland

Team information

DisciplineMountain bike

RoleRider

Rider typeCross-country, marathon

Major wins

Mountain bike World Marathon Championships (2007, 2011, 2013) XC World Cup (2004, 2005) 12 individual wins (1999, 2001–2006, 2008) Cape Epic (2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)

Medal record Representing Switzerland Men's mountain bike racing Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Cross-country World Championships 2008 Val di Sole Cross Country 2005 Livigno Cross Country 2006 Rotorua Cross Country 2001 Vail Cross Country Men's Mountain bike marathon World Championships 2007 Verviers Marathon 2011 Montello Marathon 2008 Niederdorf Marathon 2015 Selva di Val Gardena Marathon 2009 Graz/Stattegg Marathon 2014 Pietermaritzburg Marathon

Representing Switzerland

Men's mountain bike racing

Olympic Games

2000 Sydney · Cross-country

World Championships

2008 Val di Sole · Cross Country

2005 Livigno · Cross Country

2006 Rotorua · Cross Country

2001 Vail · Cross Country

Men's Mountain bike marathon

World Championships

2007 Verviers · Marathon

2011 Montello · Marathon

2008 Niederdorf · Marathon

2015 Selva di Val Gardena · Marathon

2009 Graz/Stattegg · Marathon

2014 Pietermaritzburg · Marathon

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.