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.
And where better to start than with Trek Factory Racing-Pirelli XC, who animated every race the squad entered and enjoyed a magical UCI World Championships – all despite adversity and comebacks from injury.
Riley Amos (USA) was one of the most dominant riders of the year, winning the U23 men’s UCI Cross-country Short Track (XCC) and Olympic (XCO) World Cup titles with nine wins across both disciplines.
Evie Richards (Great Britain; 2nd in Elite women’s UCI XCC World Cup overall standings) and Madigan Munro (USA; 3rd in U23 women’s UCI XCC and XCO World Cup overall standings) also ended up on end-of-season podiums, Richards after making an impressive comeback from a concussion.
But no race encompassed this team’s grit and talent like the UCI World Championships in Andorra. There, Trek athletes racked up six UCI World titles — Madigan Munro in the team relay, Albert Philipsen (Denmark) in the junior men’s XCO, Isabella Holmgren (Canada) in the U23 women’s XCC and XCO, and Riley Amos in the men’s U23 XCC. Most thrillingly of all, Richards won the elite women’s XCC with an incredible sprint to edge out Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (France).
Words can only tell the story so much. In the team’s end of season video, you can see and feel the emotion of an unforgettable season as the riders reflect on the wild ride that was the 2024 series, and hear from riders like Gwendalyn Gibson (USA) on what it’s like to fight back from injuries in one of the most unforgiving sports in the world.
