The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports can confirm that 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.
While all eight teams that applied for a downhill spot secured a wildcard, it was the most competitive selection in cross-country yet, with only eight of the 21 applicants selected.
The majority of qualifying teams have already featured in the 2025 series, but there will be a first appearance for French Endurance outfit Sunn Factory Racing.
The seven-strong all-French Cross-country team has a strong UCI World Cup history and focuses on youth and development. Some of its riders have already lit up this year’s WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series too, having qualified based on their UCI Ranking points. Yannis Musy and Flavie Guille are Sunn Factory Racing’s highest profile riders and have made their Elite debuts at this year’s WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series, while 19-year-old Alix Andre Gallis has recorded sixth-place finishes in the U23 UCI Cross-country Olympic (XCO) World Cup at Pal Arinsal (Andorra) and Saalfelden Leogang – Salzburgerland (Austria).
Elsewhere, Lexware Mountainbike Team is the only Endurance team to continue its 100% wildcard qualification record, while Goodman Santacruz, Rogue Racing - SR Suntour, Team High Country and Kenda NS Bikes UR Team do the same in downhill.
The 16 wildcard teams for round 13 of the 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Les Gets, Haute-Savoie are:
UCI Cross-country World Cup:
- Scott Creuse Oxygene Gueret
- BIXS Performance Race Team
- Bike Team Solothurn
- Lexware Mountainbike Team
- KTM Factory MTB Team
- Sunn Factory Racing
- Cabtech Racing Team
- Massi
UCI Downhill World Cup:
- Rogue Racing - SR Suntour
- Goodman Santacruz
- Kenda NS Bike UR Team
- Gwin Racing
- Team High Country
- The Alliance
- Future Frameworks
- YT Racing Development
