| Format | Rank | Total points |
|---|---|---|
XCO | 41 | 304 |
XCC | 39 | 276 |
When Greta Seiwald joined the Decathlon Ford team at the start of the 2023 season, she was taking a big gamble: continuing her progress while performing in a foreign team.
After a first season of adaptation, she took her career to the next level in 2024, finishing fifth at the European Championships in dreadful conditions before achieving her first top-ten finish (9th) at the Nove Mesto World Cup. After a great winter training in South Africa, this former skier from the Dolomites was building momentum until she won her first national title in XCC. Unfortunately, 24 hours later, she broke her ankle at a national event. At 28, she’s facing the biggest challenge of her career, but there’s no doubt she’ll find the strength to recover and continue her progress.
| Pos. | Athlete / Event | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek Presented By Biogen - XCMS Ceres Women Elite - Cross-country marathon | 13.00.48 |
| 2 | Sa XCO Cup Series Cape Town Women Elite - Cross-country Olympic | 1:09:41 |
| 2 | Sa XCO Cup Series Cape Town Women Elite - Cross-country short circuit | 0:28:20 |
On International Women’s Day, WBD Sports highlights how its Women in Mountain Bike initiative is turning long term commitment into concrete action. Through structural, sporting and educational initiatives, the programme continues to drive meaningful progress towards greater gender parity across the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series.
20 Endurance teams have secured WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series status, guaranteeing their participation across all nine rounds of the 2026 UCI Cross-country World Cup, including Cross-country Olympic (XCO) and Cross-country Short Track (XCC). We take a closer look at who will be racing for each team and highlight the key riders to watch this season.
Brand-new documentary, The Cycle, follows five riders across different cycling disciplines and career stages, including WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series stars Lachie Stevens McNab and Evie Richards.
