Henrique Avancini

Henrique Avancini
Henrique Avancini in 2012
Personal information
Born (1989-03-30) 30 March 1989 (age 35)
Petrópolis, Brazil
Team information
Current teamCaloi Performance
DisciplineMountain bike
RoleRider
Major wins
Mountain bike
World Marathon Championships (2018, 2023)
XC World Cup
1 individual win (2020)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's Mountain bike racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Val di Sole Short track
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Cross-country
Men's Mountain bike marathon
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Auronzo di Cadore Men's race
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Men's race

Henrique Avancini (born 30 March 1989) is a Brazilian mountain bike racer.[1] He is a two-time winner of the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships (2018 and 2023), 17 times winner at the National Cross-country cycling championship (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), and four times Pan American champion. Partnered with German rider Manuel Fumic at the 2016 and 2017 Absa Cape Epic, he won the prologue time trial and stage 1 in 2017, and the stage 7 finale in 2016.

He represented Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is considered the most successful Brazilian mountain bike athlete.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Henrique Avancini". MTB Cross country.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ Brasil, Bolavip. "Brasil já tem 275 atletas classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio". Bolavip Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Cycling Mountain Bike AVANCINI Henrique". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.