Shiny new race bikes incoming...
The first UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup in the iconic Lenzerheide, Switzerland is almost underway!
It is a new era for top-flight mountain bike racing and for many fans of the sport, there isn’t much that can wet the appetite like shiny new race bikes.
Before racing gets underway, we headed to the pits to find some of the very fastest…
Downhill, Enduro, Cross-country Olympic and Short Track: from July 3 to 5, 2026, La Thuile will host four formats of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series within one major event village in the heart of the Aosta Valley resort. Online ticket sales are now officially open for both the stadium area and lift access.
Luca Shaw secured a long-awaited maiden Elite UCI World Cup win with a breakthrough ride in Loudenvielle-Peyragudes, while Valentina Höll dominates to make history with a second victory at the venue.
Alex Rudeau hung on to victory by a slender margin in the Men’s Elite UCI Enduro World Cup in Loudenvielle-Peyragudes (France), while Ella Connolly continued her dominance of the Women’s Elite category.
