The UCI has released the calendar for the 2024 Whoop UCI Mountain Bike World Series season for the Downhill (DH), Cross-country Short Track (XCC), Cross-country Olympic (XCO) and Enduro (EDR) disciplines. The 2024 calendar features five stops for the enduro racers, eight stops for the downhillers and nine for the cross-country elite. There is one new venue for downhill in Bielsko-Biała in Poland, while there are four for the cross-country men and women: Mairiporã and Araxá, both in Brazil; Crans-Montana in Switzerland; and Lake Placid in the United States.Scroll on down below to see the full calendar while this is the place where you can watch highlights from all the downhill and cross-country racing at each round of the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series (not EDR).2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Series and World Championship calendarApril 12-14: Mairiporã, Brazil (XCO/XCC)April 19-21: Araxá, Brazil (XCO/XCC)May 3-5: Fort William, Scotland (DH)May 17-19: Bielsko Biala, Poland (DH/EDR)May 24-26: Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic (XCO/XCC)June 7-9: Leogang, Austria (DH/EDR)June 14-16: Val di Sole, Italy (DH/XCO/XCC)June 21-23: Crans-Montana, Switzerland (XCO/XCC)June 25-July 7: Haute-Savoie, France (DH/EDR/XCO/XCC)July 12-14: Valais, Switzerland (EDR)August 28-September 1: UCI Mountain Bike World Championships – Pal Arinsal/Vallnord, Andorra (DH/XCO/XCC)September 6-8: Loudenvielle, France (DH/EDR)September 27-29: Lake Placid, United States (XCO/XCC)October 4-6: Mont-Saint-Anne, Canada (DH/XCO/XCC)Where can I watch the UCI Mountain Bike World Series?Live coverage of the downhill and cross-country races at the UCI Mountain Bike World Series can be found on YouTube, the UCI Mountain Bike World Series website and the GCN+, Eurosport and Discovery+ platforms depending on the race. Red Bull TV will feature highlights from each round of the World Cup after the end of racing.Junior category: available for free live on YouTube and the UCI Mountain Bike World Series website – also live on GCN+, Eurosport and Discovery+Elite semi-finals: available for free live on YouTube and the UCI Mountain Bike World Series website – also live on GCN+, Eurosport and Discovery+Finals: live on GCN+, Eurosport and Discovery+Elite short track: live on GCN+, Eurosport and Discovery+U23 XCO: available for free live on YouTube and the UCI Mountain Bike World Series website – Also live on GCN+, Eurosport and Discovery+Elite XCO: live on GCN+, Eurosport and Discovery+24 minCross-country highlights – MairiporãWatch the XC highlights from Mairiporã, the first stop of the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup season.The Whoop UCI Mountain Bike World Cup season kicked-off with a cross-country-only round at a new venue for the series in Mairiporã. Britain’s Evie Richards enjoyed a winning start in the Women’s XCC short track race. She won by seven seconds from Australian Rebecca Henderson with Swiss rider Alessandra Keller taking third. In the men’s race, New Zealander Sam Gaze edged out German Luca Schwarzbauer and Chilean Martín Vidaurre for the win. Evie Richards started her 2024 XCC season the perfect way© Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content PoolA good weekend all-round for Martín Vidaurre in Mairiporã© Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content PoolFormer U23 World Champion Vidaurre also put in a strong performance in the Men’s XCO race, finishing fifth. American Christopher Blevins took the win, with Victor Koretzky in second and Filippo Colombo finishing third. In the Women’s XCO, Sweden’s Jenny Rissveds got the better of American’s Savilia Blunk and Haley Batten in the last lap of that race.24 minCross-country highlights – AraxáWatch the highlights from Stop 2 of the 2024 season with all the XCO action from Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil.Danish rider Simon Andreassen scored his second-ever Whoop UCI XCO Mountain Bike World Cup victory by out-sprinting his rivals in a thrilling four-man race to the line at round two of the men’s series in Araxá. Andreassen took advantage of Victor Koretzky unfortunately dropping his chain up a climb on the final lap to move into the lead that he never lost. The Frenchman finished second however with Alan Hatherly in third place. Koretzky did have something to celebrate as he won the men’s XCC race. American Christopher Blevins finished second with Hatherly in third again. Simon Andreassen beat his rivals in thrilling four-man sprint in the XCO© Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content PoolHaley Batten could not have wished for a better weekend in Araxa© Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content PoolThe women’s XCC and XCO events were dominated by American Hayley Batten, who took the win in both events. Joining Batten on the XCC podium were Switzerland’s Linda Indergand in second and American Savilia Blunk in third. In the XCO, Batten had Swedish athlete Jenny Rissveds and Blunk for company on the podium, with Blunk finishing third in this race as well.24 minDownhill highlights – Fort WilliamSee the pack tame the UCI MTB World Cup’s longest track and catch up on the downhill highlights from the Fort William stop in ScotlandThe downhill racers got their Whoop UCI XCO Mountain Bike World Cup season underway in Scotland. Reigning Downhill World Cup Champions, Valentina Höll and Loïc Bruni ran out winners in Fort William. Höll came out top on the challenging Scottish track – the longest on the calendar – edging out German racer Nina Hoffmann and Britain’s Tahnée Seagrave to take victory in the women’s race. In the men’s Elite race, Bruni took the win by a commanding 1.8 seconds from Australian Troy Brosnan. Bruni’s team-mate, Finn Iles, rounded off the podium in third.Vali Höll managed to make time on Hoffmann in the later stages of her run© Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content PoolNo man had an answer to Bruni’s pace on the Scottish track© Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content Pool24 minHighlights – Bielsko-BialaWatch the downhill and enduro highlights from the third stop of the 2024 World Cup season in Poland.The second downhill round of the season saw them locate to a new country and venue for the Whoop UCI Mountain Bike World Cup: Bielsko Biala in Poland. Ronan Dunne of Ireland recorded his first World Cup win in the men’s race, beating Frenchman Loïc Bruni to the top spot with a mature run on a track that had been affected by rain. Bruni was only 0.064s behind Dunne, with another Frenchman, Loris Vergier, in third. The women’s race saw French rider Marine Cabirou take the win, with Switzerland’s Camille Balanche and Germany’s Nina Hoffmann in second and third respectively. Jess Blewitt, Tahnée Seagrave and Valentina Höll finished in fourth, fifth and sixth. Myriam Nicole made a welcome return to racing after a year out© Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content PoolDunne had an unique way of celebrating his win© Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content Pool05Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic24 minCross-country highlights – Nové MěstoWatch the XCO highlights from the fourth stop of the 2024 World Cup season in Nové Město, Czech Republic.British all-round cycling star Tom Pidcock was in a class of his own at the Nové Město na Moravě stop of the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup – his first MTB race of the year – to win for the fourth successive time there. The 24-year old reigning world and Olympic champion had to bide his time to open up a lead on Sunday as Swiss legend Nino Schurter and Saturday’s XCC race winner Victor Koretzky broke away on the second lap. Pidcock then reeled them back in before attempting a break of his own on the third lap Whoopenberg main climb – succeeding a lap later and eventually winning with a comfortable 32-second victory.Tom Pidcock powered to a fourth Successive XCO Nové Město na Moravě Victory© Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content PoolIn the women’s XCO race, Austrian Laura Stigger battled for fifth behind winner France’s Pauline Ferrand-Prevot after her fourth place in Saturday’s XCC race – just six seconds off Swiss winner Alessandra Keller.24 minDownhill highlights – LeogangWatch the highlights from Stop 5 of the 2024 World Cup season with all the downhill action from Leogang.Despite tough conditions, Vali Höll and Loïc Bruni excelled at the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup in Leogang, Austria, continuing their excellent start to the season. Austria’s Höll defended her 2023 win on home ground with a dominant performance, beating American Anna Newkirk by over seven seconds. France’s Bruni continued his incredible season with a second victory this year, edging out Canadian Finn Iles by a massive margin despite a challenging course. Both riders maintained their top rankings after a thrilling weekend of racing.Vali Höll reprised her 2023 UCI Leogang victory and took home the win again© Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content PoolLoïc Bruni’s yet to finish outside top 2 in 2024 UCI MTB World Cup finals© Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content PoolReview the whats, ifs and maybes of the 2024 mountain bike racing season so far with analysis from Rob Warner, Eliot Jackson and Emily Batty in episode one of the second series of Red Bull TV show Beyond the Line below.1 hThe MTB World Cup season is back with a bang!Review Martin Vidaurre’s career, Vali Höll talks team changes and Kate Courtney discusses Paris qualifying.24 minXCO and DH highlights – Val di SoleWatch the cross-country and downhill highlights from the sixth stop of the 2024 World Cup season in Italy.Tahnée Seagrave celebrated her 29th birthday in style at Val di Sole after emerging victorious at the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup in Italy. Seagrave edged out France’s Marine Cabirou to take the win; her first for three years. France’s Myriam Nicole also showed signs of a return to form, finishing fourth. Her compatriot Amaury Pierron won the men’s downhill race. Current series leader Loïc Bruni finished fifth, while Bruni’s team-mate Finn Iles was third.Seagrave back on form and back on top© Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content PoolSeagrave and her dad Tony celebrating the win© Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content PoolThe Italian stop was the first dual DH/XCO round of the season. In the XCO races, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot dominated the women’s, while Nino Schurter similarly took the men’s race by the scruff of the neck to take a 36th World Cup career win. The XCC races saw wins for Alpecin–Deceuninck team-mates Sam Gaze and Puck Pieterse in the men’s and women’s races respectively. Rob Warner, Eliot Jackson and Emily Batty review the current state of the mountain bike racing season in episode two of the second series of Red Bull TV show Beyond the Line below.46 minHow to build the perfect mountain bike teamGet the inside track from pros on building a downhill team, plus cross-country tips for training and recovery.08Crans-Montana, Switzerland24 minCross-country highlights – Crans-MontanaWatch the cross-country highlights from the seventh stop of the 2024 World Cup season in Switzerland.Crans-Montana debuted as yet another new stop on the UCI World Cup calendar. The Swiss venue hosted a cross-country-only round. Tom Pidcock dipped into racing at the location as preparation ahead of taking part in this year’s Tour de France. It proved to be a good decision as the Brit recorded the perfect weekend by taking victories in both the XCC and XCO men’s races. Pidcock was at his dominant best in the XCO race, while in the XCC he recovered from a bad start to move from last to top spot at the end of the race.Pidcock on a mission during the XCC race© Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content PoolPidcock was back in the rainbow stripes for the XCO© Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content PoolIn the women’s XCO race, Loana Lecomte secured her 10th World Cup victory as she finished ahead of Alessandra Keller and Puck Pieterse – who had won the XCC race the day before. There were also impressive showings in the XCO from Austria’s Laura Stigger who finished in fourth place and from Britain’s Evie Richards who claimed fifth.24 minXCO and DH highlights – Les GetsWatch the cross-country and downhill highlights from the eighth stop of the 2024 World Cup season in France.As rain storms turned the famous Les Gets track into a perilously slick affair and the Elite finals into a crash-filled spectacular, Tahnée Seagrave closed the gap on World Cup series leader Vali Höll thanks to a third-place finish in the Elite Women’s final.The British rider looked like a possible winner before a late crash on the treacherous track scuppered her victory hopes, handing a first-ever World Cup win to Italy’s Eleonora Farina, while Norwegian Mille Johnset took second. Höll meanwhile lost her back wheel on a sharp turn and crashed hard, relegating her down to fifth. The Austrian still holds the lead of the World Cup overall standings on 1,445 points, but Seagrave closed the gap significantly on 1,221.Tahnée Seagrave was on the podium again in Les Gets© Karolina Krasinska/Red Bull Content Pool Loïc Bruni sprints across the soggy line in Les Gets© Karolina Krasinska/Red Bull Content Pool In the Elite Men’s final, Amaury Pierron delivered a crushing home win with a sensational ride that saw him beat Austrian Andreas Kolb by a huge 6.5s, while veteran South African Greg Minnaar claimed third. World Cup series leader Loïc Bruni finished seventh in the race, but continues to lead the standings over Pierron with 1,403 points to 1,187 ahead of the next downhill World Cup race in Loudenville, France, in September.In the cross-country racing, Simon Andreassen returned to the podium in Sunday’s XCO race for the first time since his brilliant win earlier in the year in Brazil. The Danish rider finished third in a physically exhausting race behind his Cannondale team-mate Alan Hatterly and Swiss rider Mathias Flückiger, as Hatherly celebrated his first-ever XCO World Cup win on a weekend where he also won Saturday’s XCC short-track race.Evie Richards is quickly getting back to her best following injury© Karolina Krasinska/Red Bull Content Pool Simon Andreassen got his second podium finish of the season© Karolina Krasinska/Red Bull Content Pool In the Elite Women’s field, Alessandra Keller took the XCC win ahead of Puck Pieterse and Rebecca Henderson, before Pieterse blew her rivals away in Sunday’s feature XCO race with massive winning margin of 2m 37s over South African Candice Lill and Keller.Part of this storyUCI Mountain Bike World SeriesThe UCI Mountain Bike World Series makes a return for 2022, with plenty of downhill and cross-country action.UCI Mountain Bike World CupTechnical climbs and fast descents herald the first stop on the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2024 in Mairiporã, Brazil.UCI Mountain Bike World CupJoining the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series in 2024, Crans-Montana in Switzerland promises an unparalleled mountain biking experience amid its picturesque vineyards and forests.UCI Mountain Bike World CupThe UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic, has been a staple on the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup circuit since 2011 and is a true cross-country classic.UCI Mountain Bike World CupPoland will make its UCI World Cup debut this season when it hosts both downhill and enduro rounds in Bielsko-Biała.UCI Mountain Bike World CupThe world’s best downhill mountain bikers gear up for the opening round of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup at Fort William.UCI Mountain Bike World CupKnown for its dynamic tracks and festive atmosphere, Les Gets is a beloved stop in the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series.UCI Mountain Bike World CupRenowned for its challenging courses, Mont-Sainte-Anne is the venue with the longest Mountain Bike World Cup history. UCI Mountain Bike World CupThis iconic venue in northern New York State is famed for hosting the Winter Olympic Games in both 1932 and 1980, but is also celebrated for its vast network of mountain biking trails.UCI Mountain Bike World CupThis venue is known for its dramatic races, such as the chain-less victory by Aaron Gwin, and significant wins by local heroes, making it a fast and thrilling location for downhill competitions.UCI Mountain Bike World CupAraxá makes its UCI World Cup debut in 2024, when the best riders on the planet will experience its unique natural landscape, featuring mountains and waterfalls.UCI Mountain Bike World CupWith extensive trails and facilities, Loudenvielle-Peyragudes is the top MTB riding spot in the French Pyrenees.UCI Mountain Bike World CupKnown for its fast tracks and the enthusiastic crowd it attracts, Val di Sole remains a highlight of the mountain biking season.Laura StiggerAlready a multi-discipline junior world champion with a trophy cabinet full of titles, Austrian rider Laura Stigger is only just getting started.Tom PidcockTom Pidcock is a talented multi-threat of a cyclist, equally at home on a mountain bike as he is on the road or a cyclo-cross circuit.Evie RichardsA star of both cross-country and cyclo-cross racing, Evie Richards is Great Britain’s first elite MTB XCO World Champion.Martin VidaurreChile and South America’s first-ever mountain bike XCO world champion, Martín Vidaurre is on the fast-track to becoming a true cross-country king.Simon AndreassenA two-time junior world champ and now elite winner, Simon Andreassen is one of the hottest prospects in cross-country mountain bike racing.Valentina HöllFrom her first bike race at the age of three to her World Cup and world championship downhill titles, Vali Höll has always been ahead of the curve.Loïc BruniA five-time elite world champion, French rider Loïc Bruni is already one of the all-time great downhill mountain bike racers and he’s not finished yet.Tahnée SeagraveThe UK’s Tahnée Seagrave is one of downhill mountain biking’s most decorate female racers and one of the world’s elite competitors.Finn IlesCanada’s leading MTB downhill star, Finn Iles lived his childhood on the trails of Whistler and has mountain biking in his blood.Jess BlewittAfter impressing at Red Bull Hardline and in the Enduro World Series, New Zealand’s Jess Blewitt looks set to take the mountain biking scene by storm.Beyond the LineDive into the most thrilling moments of the UCI MTB World Cup with Rob Warner, Emily Batty and Eliot Jackson.
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