Hugely successful team SCOTT-SRAM MTB RACING will see new arrivals for the 2025 season as young talents Emilly Johnston (Canada) and US National Champion Bjorn Riley join the squad. The up-and-coming talents will join a team rich in experience, with three standout Swiss riders—10-time UCI World Champion Nino Schurter, Swiss National Champion Filippo Colombo, and Andri Frischknecht— all extending their contracts until 2026.
Get ready for the 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Araxá, Minas Gerais, with exclusive Black Friday discounts!
This year’s WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series was jam-packed with incredible moments across all disciplines, with the UCI Downhill World Cup providing some of the most thrilling.
With the 2024 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series now over, it’s time to look back at the jaw-dropping feats of athleticism and incredible performances which lit up our screens in 2024.
The 2024 UCI Cross-country (XCO) World Champion and UCI XCO World Cup overall series winner Alan Hatherly has joined the WorldTour road cycling team Jayco-AluLa for 2025.
The 2024 UCI Cross-country Olympic (XCO) and Short Track (XCC) World Cup overall series winner Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon) has undergone surgery on her right cruciate ligament.
In April 2025, Araxá, Minas Gerais (Brazil) will host the opening rounds of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series, drawing thousands of visitors to the city.
Vera Looser and 2023 series winner Lejla Njemčević took the women’s UCI Mountain Bike Marathon (XCM) World Cup title to the last 5km of a nail-biting series, while Fabian Rabensteiner led the defense of his XCM crown with a round one win and didn’t look back.
The South African and Swiss stars accrued big points at all eight rounds of the 2024 UCI Cross-country Olympic (XCO) World Cup series, building almost unassailable leads to be crowned champions in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec (Canada).
Richie Rude (Yeti/Fox Factory Racing) completed a podium-filled series to secure his fourth title and overtake Sam Hill as the most successful Enduro rider of all time, while Harriet Harnden (Trek Factory Racing Gravity) narrowly edged Isabeau Courdurier (Lapierre Zipp Collective) in a thrilling battle for the women’s crown.
The men’s 2024 UCI Cross-country Short-Track (XCC) World Champion managed to miss two rounds and still ran away with the overall series by winning half of all races, while the Swiss rider didn’t finish outside the top eight all year to claim her second XCC overall in three seasons.
Loïc Bruni (Specialized Gravity) and Valentina Höll’s (YT Mob) series wins might have lacked the dominance of previous seasons, but the pair secured their spot at the top of the individual standings in Fort William, Scotland (UK) and stayed there to the final round in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec (Canada).
Significant updates to the UCI Regulations for the 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike Word Series have been confirmed by the Union Cycliste Internationale. These changes are designed to elevate the sport, create a clear pathway for athletes and enhance fan engagement beyond the core mountain biking community. The new regulations are set to make the UCI World Cups more competitive while providing teams and athletes with greater opportunities for growth and visibility.
Greg Minnaar (Norco Race Division) left the start hut for the last time in Mont-Sainte-Anne, calling time on a downhill career that stretches back 27 seasons. An ever-present on the UCI World Cup circuit since the end of the last millennium, Minnaar has won everything there is to in the sport, earning him the title of the Greatest Of All Time. From his breakthrough race to his final season, here are some highlights from Minnaar’s monumental career.
Loana Lecomte (Canyon CLLCTV XCO) claimed back-to-back UCI Cross-country Olympic (XCO) World Cup wins at the iconic Canadian venue, while Alan Hatherly (Cannondale Factory Racing) dominated the men’s race, securing the XCO overall series and finishing off an amazing year for the South African UCI XCO World Champion.
