2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Nicole Koller wins bronze at the MTB World Championships in Val di Sole

A strong season reaches its next highlight: El Tony Mate athlete Nicole Koller wins bronze in the Elite Cross-Country (XCO) at the 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole.

Following numerous top finishes this season, Nicole has rewarded herself with a World Championship medal on the biggest stage in mountain biking. In a fiercely contested race, she battled for silver right up to the finish line and secured third place.

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The World Championship medal confirms what Nicole has demonstrated throughout the season: she is among the world’s best cross-country skiers. She has also impressed in the overall World Cup standings with consistently strong results and is currently the second-highest-ranked Swiss woman.

With her World Championship bronze in Val di Sole, Nicole has put another exclamation mark at the end of an impressive season.