Sam Hill (cyclist)

Sam Hill

Sam Hill winning the last round of the MTB UCI World Cup in Méribel (2014)
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Hill
Born	(1985-07-21) 21 July 1985 (age 39) Viveash, Australia
Team information
Current team	Chain Reaction Cycles
Discipline	Mountain Bike
Role	Rider
Rider type	Enduro
Major wins
Enduro World Series Champion (2017, 2018, 2019) UCI Downhill World Champion (2006, 2007, 2010) UCI Downhill World Cup Champion (2007, 2009) UCI Junior Downhill World Champion (2002, 2003)
Medal record Representing  Australia Men's mountain bike racing World Championships 2002 Kaprun Junior downhill 2003 Lugano Junior downhill 2006 Rotorua Downhill 2007 Fort William Downhill 2010 Mont-Saint-Anne Downhill 2005 Livigno Downhill 2001 Vail Junior downhill 2004 Les Gets Downhill 2008 Val di Sole Downhill

Sam Hill (born 21 July 1985 in Viveash, Western Australia), is an Australian professional enduro mountain biker and former professional downhill racer. He was two time consecutive UCI World Downhill Champion during years 2006–2007 for Iron Horse racing team.^[1] He won the 2010 world championships in Mont Saint Anne, riding for the Monster Energy Specialized team on a Specialized Demo 8 II.^[2] He also won the 2007 and 2009 UCI Elite Men's Downhill World Cup (Overall).^[3] In December 2012 it was announced that Hill had signed for the Chain Reaction Cycles/Nukeproof team. As of 2016, Hill has switched to racing enduro and won the 2017 Enduro World Series overall title. In the same year he raced the Downhill World Championships in Cairns, Australia on his enduro bike where he finished sixth.