Andreas Kolb
Personal information
Born (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996
Team information
Current teamContinental Atherton
DisciplineDownhill
RoleRider
Professional teams
2019–2020Gamux Factory Racing
2021–Continental Atherton
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Mountain bike racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Downhill
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Maribor Downhill

Andreas Kolb (born 23 March 1996) is an Austrian downhill mountain biker.

In 2023, he finished second in the UCI Downhill World Championships in Fort William, Scotland. He also won the downhill race at the 2022 European Mountain Bike Championships.[1]

In 2022, he was the first Austrian to obtain a downhill podium at the World Cup, going on to finish 4th overall. The following year, he won the Leogang round of the 2023 UCI Downhill World Cup, making him the first Austrian to win a downhill world cup race.[2]

Major results

2022
1st European Downhill Championships
4th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
2nd Val di Sole
3rd Snowshoe
2023
UCI Downhill World Cup
1st Leogang
2nd UCI Downhill World Championships

References

  1. "Andreas Kolb". the-sports.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. "Steirischer Mountainbiker schreibt Geschichte". krone.at (in German). 17 June 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.


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