Australia third in World's medal count
Australia has placed third on the medal table at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Rotorua,...
Australia has placed third on the medal table at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Rotorua, New Zealand. Australia claimed two gold and one bronze medal to finish behind Great Britain (two gold, two silver and one bronze) with Switzerland topping the table with a total of nine medals, three of each colour.
Australia's medals all came in the downhill competition where Sam Hill and Nathan Rennie placed first and third respectively in the elite men's race and Tracey Hannah won the gold in the junior women's competition.
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