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Savilia Blunk

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Savilia Blunk
Personal information
Born (1999-05-30) May 30, 1999 (age 25)
Santa Rosa, California
Team information
Current teamDecathlon Ford Racing Team
DisciplineMountain bike
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country
Professional teams
2020Liv Racing
2021–2023Rockrider Racing Team
2024–Decathlon Ford Racing Team[1]
Medal record
Women's mountain bike racing
Representing the  United States
Silver medal – second place 2021 Val Di Sole Team relay

Savilia Blunk (/səˈvɪliə ˈblʌŋk/ sə-VIL-ee-ə BLUNK;[2] born May 30, 1999) is an American cross-country mountain biker.

Blunk grew up in Inverness, California, and later competed for Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.[3] She is a two-time national cross-country champion, and also won the cross-country short track title in 2023.[4] She also finished 8th in the cross-country short track race and 10th in the Olympic cross-country race at the 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships.[5] In 2024, she took her first elite UCI World Cup podiums.

Major results

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2017
1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships
2018
1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
2021
Pan American Championships
1st Team relay
1st Under-23 cross-country
National Championships
1st Cross-country short track
1st Under-23 cross-country
2nd Team relay, UCI World Championships
UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
3rd Lenzerheide
3rd Snowshoe
2022
1st Cross-country, National Championships
2023
National Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country short track
UCI XCO World Cup
4th Snowshoe
5th Les Gets
2024
UCI XCO World Cup
2nd Mairiporã
3rd Araxá
UCI XCC World Cup
3rd Araxá
3rd Val di Sole

References

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  1. ^ "Savilia Blunk". mtbdata.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "BLUNK Savilia". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Savilia Blunk". USA Cycling. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Olivas, Cody (July 11, 2023). "Blunk captures a pair of national titles". The Durango Herald. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Savilia Blunk". firstcycling.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
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