A handful of riders have earned moves to new WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series Teams off the back of strong early-season form.
Both celebrated Elite victories in Pal Arinsal - Andorra for the first time in the UCI Cross-Country Olympic World Cup
The high-altitude course at Pal Arinsal - Andorra provided a gruelling high-speed challenge for competitors. The Pyrenees venue hosted the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and riders were keen to put any mistakes from last year behind them.
Due to the latest weather forecast from the Andorra Government, indicating electrical storms with lightning predicted, the schedule for the UCI Downhill World Cup on Saturday 12 July 2025, will not proceed as planned.
After a quick turnaround from last weekend’s UCI Downhill World Cup in La Thuile – Valle d’Aosta (Italy), riders were back between the race tape in Pal Arinsal, Andorra for the final round before a six-week summer break.
The UCI Cross-country Short Track (XCC) World Cups have been dominated by two riders this season – Puck Pieterse (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Christopher Blevins (Specialized Factory Racing) having a 100% win record at every race that they’ve started. But both winning runs came to an end at elevation in Pal Arinsal (Andorra), with Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon) and Luca Martin (Cannondale Factory Racing) demonstrating that the pair aren’t infallible.
After an Italian triple bill in Val di Sole - Trentino, Val di Fassa – Trentino and La Thuile – Valle d’Aosta, the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series returns to the Pyrenees with the UCI Cross-country and Downhill World Cups taking to the trails of Pal Arinsal, Andorra.
Due to the latest weather forecast from the Andorra Government, indicating electrical storms with lightning predicted, the schedule for the UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup and UCI Downhill World Cup Qualifying on Friday 11 July 2025, will not proceed as planned.
After three back-to-back rounds in Italy, the 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series heads west to Pal Arinsal, Andorra and its final UCI World Cups before a six-week summer break.
The two-time Olympic champion returns to Cross-country mountain biking for the first time since last year’s UCI World Championships in Andorra.
Teammates Jackson Goldstone and Nina Hoffmann completed a perfect day for Santa Cruz Syndicate by holding their nerve and taking impressive wins in the UCI Downhill World Cup at La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta, Italy.
Sławomir Łukasik (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team) and Simona Kuchyňková (Cube Action Team) took victories at the UCI Enduro World Cup in La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta, whilst both the men’s and women’s Elite overall titles were also decided.
Canadians Gracey Hemstreet (Norco Race Division) and Jackson Goldstone (Santa Cruz Syndicate) continue to make waves in the Downhill scene, clocking the fastest qualifying times for tomorrow’s UCI Downhill World Cup Finals in La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta, Italy.
For the third and final consecutive weekend of racing in Italy, the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series’ Gravity contingent heads to a brand-new UCI World Cup venue with the UCI Downhill and UCI Enduro World Cups taking to the trails of La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta.
After two fast and furious weekends of racing in Val di Sole -Trentino and Val di Fassa - Trentino, the Italian WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series triple header comes to a conclusion in the Alps and a new UCI World Cup venue – La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta.
