Sam Hill (cyclist)

About Sam Hill (cyclist)

Sam Hill (born 21 July 1985 in Viveash, Western Australia), is an Australian professional downhill mountain biker. He was two time consecutive UCI World Downhill Champion during years 2006–2007 for Iron Horse racing team.

Riding career:

• He won the 2010 world championships in Mont Saint Anne, riding for the Monster Energy Specialized team on a Specialized Demo 8 II.He also won the 2007 and 2009 UCI Elite Mens Downhill World Cup (Overall). In December 2012 it was announced that Hill had signed for the Chain Reaction Cycles/Nukeproof team.
  
• In 2001, aged 16 years old, Sam Hill first came into the international mountain bike racing scene, attending his first overseas race travelling Canada and the US. He came third at the Vail World Championships in the Under 19(Junior) Downhill event.
  
• In 2002 he won the Under 19 Australian Championships. The same year he was crowned Junior Downhill World Champion, coming first at the World Championships in Kaprun, Austria.
  
• In 2003, at just 18, Sam Hill in the Elite category won both the Australian and Oceania Downhill Championships. He then went on to successfully defend his Junior World Champion title in Lugano, Switzerland. 
  

Riding Style:

Sam Hill is known for his skill in riding steep, technical courses as opposed to flatter courses that require pedaling. He has regularly won on one of the steeper, more technical tracks on the World Cup Circuit, Schladming. His famous run in Champery (2007) is also testament to his remarkably high skill level on technical courses.

Sam Hill (cyclist) Achievements

2001

3rd Place Junior Downhill – Vail, Co, USA Age 16

2002

 Junior World Champion Downhill – Kaprun, Austria Age 17

2003

 Junior World Champion Downhill – Lugano Switzerland Age 19

2004

• 3rd Place, UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2004, Downhill – Les Gets, France
  
• 2nd Place, Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2004, Downhill
  
• 3rd Place: Fort William UCI World Cup DH
  
• 4th Place: Les 2 Alpes, France UCI World Cup DH
  
• 3rd Place: Schladming UCI World Cup DH
  
• 2nd Place: Mont Saint Anne UCI World Cup DH
  
• 3rd Place: Livigno, Italy UCI World Cup DH
  

2005

• 2nd Place, UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2005, Downhill – Livigno, Italy
  
• 2nd Place, Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2005, Downhill
  
• 3rd Place: Vigo, Spain UCI World Cup DH
  
• 5th Place: Willigen, Germany UCI World Cup DH
  
• 1st Place: Schladming, Austria UCI World Cup DH
  
• Place: Mt Sainte Anne, Canada UCI World Cup DH
  
• Place: Balneario Camboriu, Brazil UCI World Cup DH
  
•  Place: Angel Fire, New Mexico USA UCI World Cup DH
  
• 1st Place: Pila, Italy UCI World Cup DH
  
• 6th Place: Fort William, Scotland UCI World Cup DH
  

2006

•  1st place, UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2006, Downhill – Rotorua, New Zealand
  
• 2nd Place, Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2006, Downhill
  
• 6th place: Vigo, Spain UCI World Cup DH
  
• 1st Place: Fort William, Scotland UCI World Cup DH
  
• 14th Place: Willigen, Germany UCI World Cup DH
  
• 3rd Place: Mt Sainte Anne, Canada UCI World Cup DH
  
• 5th Place: Balneario Camboriu, Brazil UCI World Cup DH
  
• 1st Place: Schladming, Austria UCI World Cup DH (won by 8.17 seconds)
  

2007

•  1st place, UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2007, Downhill – Fort William, Scotland
  
• 1st Place Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Downhill
  
• 5th place: Vigo, Spain UCI World Cup DH
  
• 3rd Place: Champery, Switzerland UCI World Cup DH
  
• 1st Place: Mont Sainte-Anne, Canada UCI World Cup DH
  
• 1st Place: Schladming, Austria UCI World Cup DH
  
• 1st Place: Maribor, Slovenia UCI World Cup DH
  

2008

• 3rd Place, UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2008, Downhill – Val di Sole, Italy
  
• 2nd Place, Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2008, Downhill
  
• 1st Place: Maribor, Slovenia UCI World Cup DH
  
• 2nd Place: Vallnord, Andorra UCI World Cup DH
  
• 5th Place: Fort William, Great Britain UCI World Cup DH
  
• 2nd Place: Mont Sainte-Anne, Canada UCI World Cup DH
  
• 1st Place: Bromont, Canada UCI World Cup DH
  
• 11th Place: Canberra, Australia Britain UCI World Cup DH
  
• 2nd Place: Schladming, Austria UCI World Cup DH
  

2009 – Specialized/Monster Energy Team

• 5th Place, UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2009, Downhill – Canberra, Australia
  
• 1st Place Overall, Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2009, Downhill
  
• 4th place: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa UCI World Cup DH
  
• 2nd Place: La Bresse, France UCI World Cup DH
  
• 31st Place: Vallnord, Andorra UCI World Cup DH
  
• 2nd Place: Fort William, Great Britain UCI World Cup DH
  
• 2nd Place: Maribor, Slovenia UCI World Cup DH
  
• 1st Place: Mt Sainte Anne, Canada UCI World Cup DH
  
• 3rd Place: Bromont, Canada UCI World Cup DH
  
• 1st Place: Schladming, Austria UCI World Cup DH
  

2010 – Specialized/Monster Energy Team

•  1st Place: UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2010, Downhill – Mont Sainte Anne, Canada
  
• 5th place: Maribor, Slovenia UCI World Cup DH
  
• 13th Place: Windham, USA UCI World Cup DH
  

• 8th Place: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa UCI World Cup DH
  
• 9th Place: Fort William, Scotland UCI World Cup DH
  
• 5th Place: Leogang, Austria UCI World Cup DH
  
• --Injured in Training – Shoulder Surgery--
  
• 7th Place: UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2011
  

2012 – Specialized/Monster Energy Team

• 11th place: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa UCI World Cup DH
  
• 7th Place: Val Di Sole, Italy UCI World Cup DH
  
• 4th Place: Ft William, Scotland UCI World Cup DH
  
• 5th Place: Mont St Anne, Canada UCI World Cup DH
  
• 7th Place: Windham, USA UCI World Cup DH
  
• 27th Place: Val D'Isere, France UCI World Cup DH
  
• 7th Place: Hafjell, Norway UCI World Cup DH
  

• 6th Place: Fort William, GBR UCI World Cup DH
  
• 3rd Place: Mont Sainte Anne, Canada UCI World Cup DH
  
• 3rd Place: Vallnord, Andorra UCI World Cup DH
  
• 3rd Place: Australian Mountain Bike Championships, AUS/CN
  
• 15th Place: Hafjell, Norway UCI World Cup DH
  
• 1st Place: Thredbo, AUS Subaru Gravity Cup, Australian National Series DH
  
• 1st Place: Mt Buller, AUS Subaru Gravity Cup, Australian National Series DH
  
• 56th Place: Val Di Sol, ITALY UCI World Cup DH (5th in qualifications, crashed in final)
  
• 5th Place: Halo BDS#1 Combe Sydenham, DH
  

• 2nd Place: Fort William , Scotland UCI World Cup DH
  
• 1st Place: Mont St. Anne, Canada UCI World Cup DH
  
• 1st Place: Meribel, France UCI World Cup DH
  
• 4th Place: Overall UCI World Cup DH
  

2015 - Chain Reaction Cycles/Paypal Team

• 9th Place: Enduro World Series Rotorua New Zeeland