Greg Minnaar
The men's record holder for World Cup wins, with four world titles across 18 years. Now he runs a factory team.
Career results
7
Wins at Fort William
A record for the venue
3
World Cup overall titles
2001, 2005, 2008
22
World Cup wins
The most by any man
4
World titles
2003, 2012, 2013, 2021
Biography
Greg Minnaar is a South African downhill mountain biker from Pietermaritzburg. He won the UCI Downhill World Championships four times, in 2003, 2012, 2013 and 2021, and the World Cup overall in 2001, 2005 and 2008. His 22 World Cup downhill wins are the most by any man, and his seven wins at Fort William are a record for the venue.
He rode for the Santa Cruz Syndicate from 2008 to 2023, spent 2024 as team captain at Norco Factory Racing and retired from World Cup racing at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, on 6 October 2024.
Since 2025 he has been Team Director of the Norco Race Division, which races as the Norco adidas Race Division in 2026. His career is the subject of the documentary Not Done Yet, and Mountain Biking UK gave him its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024.
Career highlights
- UCI Downhill World Champion: 2003, 2012, 2013, 2021
- 22 UCI Downhill World Cup wins, the most by a man
- UCI Downhill World Cup overall champion: 2001, 2005, 2008
- A record seven World Cup wins at Fort William
- Team Director, Norco Race Division (Norco adidas Race Division in 2026), since 2025
- MBUK Lifetime Achievement Award, 2024
I thought I'd miss racing. But the gratification of helping someone else win supersedes any victory I ever had.
For partners
Why brands work withGreg Minnaar
Credibility no one else has
Four world titles from 2003 to 2021, and the men's record for World Cup wins.
Still at the centre of the sport
Team Director of the Norco adidas Race Division since 2025, in the pits and on camera through the season.
A story people follow
330K on Instagram, the documentary Not Done Yet, and a five-part series with 93,000+ views.
Career
Santa Cruz Syndicate 2008–2023 · Norco 2024 to now
2025
Team Director, Norco Race Division
2024
Last World Cup race, Mont-Sainte-Anne; MBUK Lifetime Achievement Award
2021
World Champion for the fourth time
2013
World Champion
2012
World Champion
2008
World Cup overall; joins the Santa Cruz Syndicate
2005
World Cup overall
2003
World Champion
2001
World Cup overall
NET Media
The Other Side of the Hill
5
Episodes on YouTube
93,000+
Episode views by October 2026
4
Episodes covered by Pinkbike
June
Transition from racer to Team Director
June
Track walks and line choice
July
Trackside mastery and data analysis
September
ADHD awareness, my story
December
2025 season review
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