The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series is in full flow following back-to-back UCI World Cup rounds in May that saw the world’s best Gravity athletes take to the trails of Pietra Ligure - Finale Outdoor Region in Italy and Poland’s Enduro Trials of Bielsko-Biała. The action isn’t letting up yet either as we reach the halfway point of five consecutive race weekends and the return of the Endurance formats at Czechia’s Nové Mĕsto Na Moravĕ venue.
We look at everything you need to know about the Nové Mĕsto Na Moravĕ round of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series races, including when the cross-country short track (XCC) and cross-country Olympic (XCO) events are scheduled to take place, who is racing and how to watch.
WHEN?
The 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series round in Nové Mĕsto Na Moravĕ, Czechia, starts with the Women U23 XCC at 9:50 (UTC+2) on Saturday, May 24 and concludes with the MenU23 XCO at 16:00 (UTC+2) on Sunday, May 25.
Below are the key timings for race weekend. All times are UTC+2 (EST+6/BST+1/CEST):
Saturday, May 24
- 9:50 – UCI XCC World Cup | Women U23
- 10:30 – UCI XCC World Cup | Men U23
- 11:30 – UCI XCC World Cup | Women Elite
- 12:10 – UCI XCC World Cup | Men Elite
Sunday, May 25
- 10:00 – UCI XCO World Cup | Women Elite
- 12:00 – UCI XCO World Cup | Men Elite
- 14:00 – UCI XCO World Cup | Women U23
- 16:00 – UCI XCO World Cup | Men U23
WHERE CAN I WATCH?
You can watch all the action from the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series round in Nové Mĕsto Na Moravĕ, Czechia, wherever you are in the world. Both the Men and Women U23 UCI XCO World Cup 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 – Flobikes
USA – Max
South & Central America: MTBWS TV
Asia
Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand – Eurosport
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 African territories – MTBWS TV
Europe
Andorra – MAX, Eurosport
Austria – discovery+, Eurosport
Belgium – HBO Max, Eurosport and LN24 (only Men’s Elite XCO race live)
Bosnia & Herzegovina – Max, Eurosport
Bulgaria – Max, Eurosport
Croatia – Max, Eurosport
Czechia – Max, Eurosport and CT Sport
Denmark – Max, Eurosport
Faroe Islands – Max, Eurosport
France – Max, Eurosport and La Chaine L’Equipe (Live Men’s XCO only)
Germany – discovery+, Eurosport
Hungary – Max, Eurosport
Ireland – 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 – SRF/RSI and MTBWS TV
Türkiye – Max, Eurosport
United Kingdom – discovery+, TNT Sports
All other European territories – MTBWS TV
RIDERS TO WATCH
After April’s first two UCI XCO and XCC World Cup rounds of the 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series, a handful of riders have already made strong cases in their pursuit of the overall titles.
In the women’s field, Samara Maxwell (Decathlon Ford Racing Team) has been the surprise package, claiming her and New Zealand’s first Women Elite UCI XCO World Cup win in round one and following it up with second place six days later. The Kiwi already has a 100-point series lead over Jenny Rissveds (Canyon CLLCTV XCO) – the 2016 Olympics gold medalist leading a chasing pack featuring Nicole Koller (Ghost Factory Racing) and Evie Richards (Trek Factory Racing - Pirelli).
The standings could get shaken up this Sunday though with XCO UCI World Champion Puck Pietrse (Alpecin-Deceuninck) making her 2025 series bow and reigning UCI XCO and XCC World Cup overall series winner Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon) plotting a return to form after a disappointing round two in Araxá.
For the men, Christopher Blevins (Specialized Factory Racing) tops both championships having finished first and second in the two UCI XCO World Cup rounds in Brazil, where he also took the two UCI XCC World Cup victories. The American is in the form of his life, and similar results in Nové Mĕsto Na Moravĕ would see him build a significant lead after just three rounds. XCC UCI World Champion Victor Koretzky (Specialized Factory Racing) isn’t used to playing second fiddle but has only been able to get the better of Blevins once this year, while their team-mates Martin Vidaurre Kossmann and Adrien Boichis (Specialized Factory Racing) make it a four-rider shut out for the American manufacturer at the top of the standings.
Jordan Sarrou (BMC Factory Racing), Alan Hatherly (Giant Factory Off-Road Team-XC) and Nino Schurter (Scott-SRAM MTB Racing Team) are the best of the rest, with the Swiss G.O.A.T targeting a record-extending seventh win in the UCI XCO World Cup at the Czech venue. To do so though, he’ll have to get the better of Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) – the Dutchman starting his first UCI World Cup since 2021 this weekend. The 2023 UCI World Champion in the road race, 2024 Gravel UCI World Champion and seven-time Cyclo-cross UCI World Champion is targetting an elusive XCO rainbow jersey this summer and gets his off-road campaign underway in Czechia. While road cycling commitments mean he’s unlikely to compete for the overall, expect the multi-discipline master to be a favourite of any UCI World Cup event he enters, including both races this weekend.
Racing gets underway on Saturday, May 24 in Nové Mĕsto Na Moravĕ.
Full schedule and event details are available HERE.
