At the highest-altitude stop of the 2026 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series, Adrien Boichis (Specialized Factory Racing), Jenny Rissveds (Canyon XC Racing), Paul Schehl (Lexware Mountainbike Team) and Valentina Corvi (Canyon XC Racing) capped off an intense block of racing with commanding victories at Pal Arinsal – Andorra. While Rissveds, Schehl and Corvi completed impressive XCC-XCO doubles to strengthen their overall leads, Boichis delivered a masterclass performance on home trails as riders battled for crucial points before the cross-country season heads into its six-week summer break.
Jordan Williams (Specialized Gravity) and Valentina Höll (Commencal Schwalbe by Les Orres) strengthened their grip on the 2026 UCI Downhill World Cup season with commanding victories in Pal Arinsal – Andorra, as both riders extended their winning streaks and headed into the summer break as overall series leaders.
At the highest-altitude stop of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series, Jenny Rissveds (Canyon XC Racing) continued her dominant run with a second consecutive UCI XCC World Cup victory, while Bjorn Riley (Scott-SRAM MTB Race Team) claimed a breakthrough first UCI World Cup win with a perfectly timed late attack in the Men’s Elite race. Meanwhile, U23 series leaders Valentina Corvi (Canyon XC Racing) and Paul Schehl (Lexware Mountainbike Team) further strengthened their grip on the overall standings, delivering another commanding display in Pal Arinsal ahead of Sunday’s UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup.
The host of the 2025 UCI Enduro World Championship returns to the UCI Enduro World Cup calendar, before the five-week summer break.
After lighting up La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta (Italy) in the UCI Downhill World Cup Finals last Saturday, the world’s best downhill athletes were back between the race tape today in Pal Arinsal - Andorra to try and secure their spots in tomorrow’s last finals before a six-week summer break.
We look at everything you need to know about the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series races, including when the Cross-county Short Track (XCC), Cross-country Olympic (XCO) and Downhill events are scheduled to take place, who is racing, and how to watch.
After four back-to-back rounds, the 2026 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series heads from the Alps to the Pyrenees for the final UCI Cross-country and Downhill World Cups before a six-week summer break. With overall leaders Jenny Rissveds, Luca Martin and Valentina Höll looking to tighten their grip on the standings, and fierce title fights still raging, the iconic venue is set to host another thrilling chapter in the 2026 season.
La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta delivered a weekend of firsts and unforgettable moments, from Martina Berta’s maiden UCI XCO World Cup victory on home soil and Jordan Williams’ long-awaited return to the top step, to candid insights from the sport’s biggest stars as they reflected on breakthrough performances, fierce rivalries, injury setbacks and their ambitions for the races ahead.
Martina Berta (Origine Racing Division) thrilled the home crowd with a breakthrough Women’s Elite victory on one of the most demanding courses of the season, while overall leader Luca Martin (Cannondale Factory Racing) extended his advantage with a commanding second consecutive UCI XCO World Cup win. In the Under-23 categories, Valentina Corvi (Canyon XC Racing) and Paul Schehl (Lexware Mountainbike Team) completed dominant weekend doubles in La Thuile–Valle d’Aosta (Italy)
Raphaël Giambi (Speed Project) claimed his first-ever UCI Enduro World Cup victory and Ella Conolly extended her overall lead. Junior series leaders Nežka Libnik and Hugo Marti Montessinos continued their winning form on four demanding Alpine stages culminating in La Thuile’s iconic night race.
Jordan Williams (Specialized Gravity) ended a 1,107-day wait for a UCI Downhill World Cup victory with a daring ride down La Thuile’s unforgiving LTHell course, while reigning UCI World Champion Valentina Höll (Commencal Schwalbe by Les Orres) edged team-mate Lisa Baumann in a dramatic Women’s Elite showdown. On a dusty and highly technical track, Kasper Hickman (Cube Factory Racing) made history as the first Finnish rider to win a Men’s Junior UCI Downhill World Cup, and Aletha Ostgaard (Canyon DH Racing) delivered a dominant performance to claim victory in the Women’s Junior race.
Adrien Boichis (Specialized Factory Racing) and Jenny Rissveds (Canyon XC Racing) emerged victorious after thrilling Elite races on La Thuile–Valle d’Aosta’s debut UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup course. Valentina Corvi (Canyon XC Racing) and Paul Schehl (Lexware Mountainbike Team) further strengthened their grip on the U23 overall standings with commanding victories.
The dusty and loose terrain on the steep slopes resulted in some major qualification upsets as the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series hots up in the Italian Alps.
Copilot said: La Thuile – Valle d’Aosta hosts the second four-format round of the 2026 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series this weekend, bringing together Cross-country, Enduro and Downhill competition for the first time at the Italian Alps venue.
The Italian Alps venue returns with an expanded programme that now includes the UCI Cross-country World Cup, bringing all WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series formats together for the second time this season.
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