The men's cross-country is an event at the annual UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. It has been held since the inaugural world championships in 1990. As of July 2016, Julien Absalon of France and Nino Schurter of Switzerland are the most successful riders in the event with five world titles each.
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UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Men's cross-country Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA