16 wildcard teams – eight cross-country and eight downhill – have been selected for round 13 of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Les Gets, Haute-Savoie (France) on August 28-31.
The 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series has so far attracted 56 million cumulative views and 15 million watch hours across WBD channels, supported by strong digital, on-site, and content engagement.
New world-class venues with Olympic pedigree across Asia and the USA will stage thrilling Gravity and Endurance races during the 2026 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series and beyond.
The high-end holiday rental specialist will support the series during the two Haute-Savoie (France) rounds – Morillon and Les Gets.
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.
