SCOTT Sports, Official Cross-country Bike Partner of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series, has unveiled the latest evolution of one of the sport’s most iconic platforms with the introduction of the all-new Spark RC, a bike designed to meet the ever-increasing demands of modern UCI Mountain Bike World Cup racing.
With a legacy defined by UCI World Championship titles, UCI World Cup victories and Olympic medals, the Spark name carries significant weight in the sport. Now, SCOTT is turning that heritage into future performance, launching what it describes as “its most complete Cross-country race bike to date”.
Engineered for riders pushing the limits on tracks around the globe, the new Spark RC has been developed with a clear ambition: to transform effort into speed and precision into results. Built around the realities of today’s increasingly technical and demanding WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series courses, the platform focuses on maximising efficiency, control and integration.
DESIGNED FOR MODERN UCI WORLD CUP RACING
At the core of the new Spark RC are three key principles: Light Weight, Ride Dynamics and Seamless Performance. Together, these define a bike that is not only lighter, but more effective in converting rider input into forward momentum.
Rather than chasing weight figures alone, SCOTT has focused on achieving optimal weight distribution to deliver real performance gains on course. By lowering and centralising mass within the frame, the bike improves stability, cornering precision and overall control, key factors on today’s high-speed, technical circuits.
The frame itself underlines this philosophy, with the top-tier HMX-SL version weighing just 1,427 grams (size medium, painted with hardware), highlighting the balance between lightweight construction and race-ready durability.
GRIP, CONTROL AND CONFIDENCE
Ride dynamics play a central role in the new platform, with the frame engineered as a fully integrated system to maximise traction, reduce vibration and enhance control. By carefully tuning stiffness and flex throughout the frame, SCOTT aims to eliminate instability at speed and ensure consistent contact with the ground.
The result is a bike designed to maintain momentum through corners, technical sections and variable terrain, a key performance factor in modern cross-country racing, where efficiency and control are closely linked.
As SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing Team rider Filippo Colombo explains, “the bike almost floats over rocks and roots, allowing me to maintain speed while using less energy, energy I can use later in the race.”
A FULLY INTEGRATED RACE PLATFORM
Beyond frame design, the new Spark RC also focuses on seamless performance and integration, ensuring riders can optimise their setup quickly and effectively on race day.
Key features include improved access to the rear shock for simplified maintenance and setup, full compatibility with standard XC suspension systems, and updated integration across components developed in collaboration with Syncros. New wheels and cockpit solutions further reinforce the bike’s race-ready performance package.
Designed with modern XC racing in mind, the platform also supports longer-travel dropper posts, reflecting the increasingly technical nature of today’s courses and the need for greater control on descents
READY FOR COMPETITION
The new Spark RC will make its competitive debut during the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series round in Leogang, where the SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing Team will take to the start line with the new platform.
With courses continuing to evolve and the level of competition reaching new heights, innovation remains critical. The launch of the all-new Spark RC highlights how leading brands continue to push equipment development to support riders at the highest level of the sport.
The full 2027 SCOTT Spark RC range features eight models, all built around the same core technology, and will be available from summer 2026.
