These are the helmets, sunglasses, gloves and cycling shoes used by the best riders in the UCI XCO ranking

It's hard to find a mountain bike enthusiast who doesn't like to know what the latest gear and equipment is, so here we've decided to find out the exact models of helmets, goggles, gloves and cycling shoes used by the best mountain bikers.

What equipment is used by the top mountain bike professionals

Obviously World Cup riders are committed to their team and personal sponsors, so the choice of equipment has these constraints, yet it is interesting to see how each rider chooses the models that work best for them without sticking to what you would expect. For example, many prefer road helmets to mountain bike helmets.

We will start by analyzing the equipment used by the top 5 elite male riders in the UCI XCO ranking.

5. Alan Hatherly (Cannondale Factory Racing)

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• Helmet: Cannondale Juntion
• Sunglasses: Oakley (various models) in the photo he is using the Sutro Lite
• Gloves: Prologo CPC
• Cycling shoes: Shimano S-Phyre XC9 

4. Ondrej Cink (Kross Orlen)

• Helmet: Abus Airbreaker (road)
• Sunglasses: Oakley Sutro Lite
• Gloves: In the photo without gloves, but he usually wears Kross XC Lite gloves
• Cycling shoes: Sidi MTB DRAKO 2 SRS MATT

3. Vlad Dascalu (Trek Factory Racing)

• Helmet: Bontrager Velocis MIPS (road)
• Sunglasses: 100% Speedcraft
• Gloves: 100% Sling
• Cycling shoes: Bontrager XXX 

2. Mathias Flueckiger (Thomus Maxon)

• Helmet: Giro AETHER SPHERICAL (road)
• Sunglasses: Oakley, he uses several models, pictured here with the Sutro Lite Sweep
• Gloves: Northwave Air LF
• Cycling Shoes: Northwave GHOST PRO 30 Anniversary

1. Nino Schurter (SCOTT SRAM)

• Helmet: Scott Centric Plus
• Sunglasses: Oakley
• Gloves: SCOTT RC PRO LF
• Cycling shoes: SCOTT MTB RC SL

Now let's review the equipment of the top 5 women in the current UCI ranking.

5. Sina Frei (Specialized Factory Racing)

• Helmet: is easy to see her with several, mainly the S-Works Prevail II Vent MTB and the aerodynamic S-Works Evade
• Sunglasses: Oakley Sutro Lite Sweep
• Gloves: Specialized Trail
• Cycling shoes: Specialized S-Works Recon

4. Loana Lecomte (Canyon CLLCTV)

• Helmet: Abus Airbreaker (road)
• Sunglasses: Oakley Kato
• Gloves: Ergon Hm2
• Cycling shoes: Fi'zi:k Vento Ferox Carbon

3. Linda Indergand (Liv Cycling Team)

• Helmet: Giant REV PRO MIPS
• Sunglasses: 100% S2
• Gloves: 100% Ridecamp
• Cycling shoes: Giant CHARGE ELITE HV

2. Evie Richards (Trek Factory Racing)

• Helmet: Bontrager Velocis MIPS (road)
• Sunglasses: 100% Speedcraft
• Gloves: 100% Sling
• Cycling shoes: Bontrager XXX  World Champion Special Edition

1. Bec McConnell (Primaflor Mondraker Genuins)

• Helmet: Giro Eclipse Spherical
• Sunglasses: Albaoptics, Delta and Stratos (handmade glasses from Italy)
• Gloves: Giro Rivet
• Cycling shoes: Nortwave Extreme XC

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