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Article - 14 May 25
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Kasper Woolley Out of Bielsko-Biała UCI World Cup

The Canadian sustained a fractured finger during a training ride in the Czech Republic and will miss the opening Downhill round of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Poland. 

The Canadian sustained a fractured finger during a training ride in the Czech Republic and will miss the opening Downhill round of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Poland. 

Kasper Woolley (YT Mob) is recovering from a fractured finger he injured during a training ride in the Czech Republic earlier this week. The 26-year-old was gearing up for his first UCI Downhill World Cup of the year having switched formats from Enduro in the off-season but is now set to miss this weekend’s racing in Bielsko-Biała and the could potentially be sidelined for Loudenvielle-Peyragudes (France), Saalfelden Leogang – Salzburgerland (Austria) and Val di Sole, Trentino (Italy). 

In a press release from YT Mob, Woolley said: 

“My goal is to be back in 4-6 weeks. The fracture is very small, but it’s unfortunately in the joint, so it’s not something I can just tape up and push through. 

It’s a huge bummer to miss the first race. I actually have been struggling with tendinitis in this same hand all winter long, and it was finally all coming together. I definitely was not feeling anywhere close to 100% ready for this first race, but the plan was to just get some racing under my belt and be ready for Loudenvielle. I’m not sure when I’ll be back, but with lots of races this season, I’m looking forward to showing what I can do. 

We wish Kasper a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him in action this summer.

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