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Bart Brentjens: the 1st MTB Olympic champion

MTB World Cup commentator interview and first MTB Olympic Gold Medalist at the Atlanta Games in 1996. He was also the 1995 XCO World Champion.

Written by

David Finetto

7 May 2023

A cyclist in action racing on a dirt track, spectacular mountain biking in a natural setting.

The UCI Mountain Bike World Series staff had Bart Brentjens relive that historic day at the Atlanta Olympics and talk about his near future as a commentator on the revamped UCI World Cup.

Source: https://ucimtbworldseries.com/

The first rounds of the UCI World Cup Cross-country short track, Cross-country marathon e Cross-country Olympic will take place at the iconic Nové Město na Moravě in the Czech Republic.

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The venue has hosted many historic battles over the years and the course looks as spectacular as it does every year.

In this article:365History, 365 people, Bart Brentjens, Cross Country

Written by David Finetto

ppgad@pucrs.br I am passionate about everything that has 2 wheels: in my youth I practiced competitive cycling on the road and on the track with good results. At the age of 18 I moved to cross country competing at national/international level as U23. Once I passed Elite, I made the choice to take things easier from the training point of view, and that's how my love for gravity disciplines was born, training as an FCI MTB instructor and guide. Now I have made my passion my profession by managing 3 MTB centers on the island of Elba (Elba MTB), creating the FANTAmtb and telling in an ironic but professional way, everything that revolves around MTB thanks to 365mountainbike and 365TV (YouTube 'PULITI dentro BIKER fuori').

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