The 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series will be streamed across the globe via WBD Sports’ network including Max, Eurosport and discovery+, as well as a host of broadcast partners.
The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series returns this weekend with Araxá, Minas Gerais (Brazil) hosting the first round of the UCI Cross-country Olympic (XCO) and Short Track (XCC) World Cup seasons and kicking off the back-to-back Brazilian doubleheader.
We look at everything you need to know about the Araxá round of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series events, including when the men’s and women’s XCO and XCC events are scheduled to take place, who is racing and how to watch.
WHEN?
The 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series round in Araxá, Brazil this weekend starts with the Women U23 UCI XCC World Cup round at 10:45 (UTC-3) Saturday, April 5 and concludes with the Men Elite UCI XCO World Cup at 15:30 (UTC-3) on Sunday, April 6
Below are the key timings for race weekend. All times are UTC-3 (EST+1/BST-4/CET-5):
Saturday, April 5
- 10:45 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Women U23
- 11:25 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Men U23
- 12:45 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Women Elite
- 13:25 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Men Elite
Sunday, April 6
- 9:00 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Women U23
- 11:00 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Men U23
- 13:30 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Women Elite
- 15:30 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Men Elite
WHERE CAN I WATCH?
You can watch all the action from the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series season opener in Araxá, Minas Gerais (Brazil) wherever you are in the world. Both the men’s and women's UCI XCO World Cup U23 races will be broadcast live on the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series YouTube channel, but for all other races, tune in to one of the below channels or streaming services:
North America
Canada – Flosports
USA – Max
Central and South America
Brazil – Rede Minas & Bandsport
Puerto Rico - Max
All other Central and South American territories: MTBWS TV
Asia
Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand – Eurosport
All other Asian territories: MTBWS TV
Oceania
Australia – Stan Sport
New Zealand – MTBWS TV
Africa
Angola, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cape Verde, Cote d'lvoire, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial, Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Niger, Reunion, Rwanda, South Africa, Eswatini, São Tome and Principe, St Helena and Ascension, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, Socotra, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Zambia – Supersport
All other African territories: MTBWS TV
Europe
Andorra – Max & Eurosport
Austria – discovery+ & Eurosport
Belgium – HBO Max & Eurosport
Bosnia & Herzegovina – Max & Eurosport
Bulgaria – Max & Eurosport
Croatia – Max & Eurosport
Czechia – Max, Eurosport & CT Sport+
Denmark – Max & Eurosport
Faroe Islands – Max & Eurosport
Finland – Max & Eurosport
France – Max, Eurosport & L'Équipe (XCO live + XCC delayed)
Germany – discovery+ & Eurosport
Greece – Eurosport
Hungary – Max & Eurosport
Ireland – discovery+ & TNT Sports
Italy – discovery+ & Eurosport
Moldova – Max & Eurosport
Montenegro – Max & Eurosport
Netherlands – HBO Max & Eurosport
North Macedonia – Max & Eurosport
Norway – Max & Eurosport
Poland – Max & Eurosport
Portugal – Max & Eurosport
Romania – Max & Eurosport
Serbia – Max & Eurosport
Slovakia – Max & Eurosport
Slovenia – Max & Eurosport
Spain – Max & Eurosport
Sweden – Max & Eurosport
Switzerland – Eurosport & SRF/RSI
Türkiye: Eurosport
United Kingdom – discovery+ & TNT Sports
All other European territories – MTBWS TV
MTBWS TV is new for the 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series and is an evolution of WBD Sports’ distribution agreement with the streaming service Staylive. Find out more at watch.ucimoutainbikeworldseries.com and discover if it is available in your location here.
RIDERS TO WATCH
The season opener is always difficult to predict, and if Araxá’s WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series debut last season is anything to go by, fans will be kept guessing right up to the line. One thing guaranteed though is that the course will be lined by extremely passionate fans, who will turn every inch of the track into a festival of colour and noise.
Between the race tapes, all eyes will be on Victor Koretzky (Specialized Factory Racing). The Frenchman is a clear favourite for the UCI XCO World Cup overall series for 2025, and he will be targeting maximum points in Brazil. Those with a good chance of spoiling his perfect start include his team-mate Christopher Blevins (Specialized Factory Racing), Charlie Aldridge (Cannondale Factory Racing), and last year’s winner, Simon Andreassen (Orbea Fox Factory Team).
In the women’s field, reigning UCI XCO and XCC World Cup overall winner Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon) is the woman to beat, with Jenny Rissveds (Canyon CLLCTV XCO), Loana Lecomte (BMC Factory Racing) and up-and-comer Kira Böhm (Cube Factory Racing) likely to push the Swiss star all the way.
In the Short Track, UCI XCC World Champion Evie Richards (Trek Factory Racing-Pirelli) will be hoping for a winning start to her season in the rainbow stripes, while Luca Schwarzbauer (Canyon CLLCTV XCO) will be looking to get back to winning ways after a disappointing 2024 by his own high standards.
Racing gets underway on Saturday, 5th April in Araxá.
Full schedule and events details are available HERE.
You can find where to watch all of the racing action live in Araxá HERE.
