The 2022 UCI MTB World Championships is taking place in Les Gets, France this weekend. Expect punchy climbs & rocky technical descents! The course at Les Gets always puts on a show and with the weather expected to be rainy all weekend, this year should be no different!
The Course
Les Gets is known for its rock gardens, swooping berms and technical features and this year is set to be epic! We visited the course a couple of weeks ago and saw some fresh dug sections as well as some log drops, rocky sections and an under-over bridge that should make for great viewing. With a distance of 3.39km and an elevation gain of 140m per lap, we expect to see some close racing across all categories.
The XCO Contenders
Here are our top 5 possible winners for both the Elite Female & Elite Male.
Elite Female
– Leona Lecomte – FRA (Our favourite to win!)
– Allesandra Keller – SUI
– Rebecca McConell – AUS
– Jenny Rissveds – SWE
– Anne Terpstra – NLD
Elite Male
– Tom Pidcock – GBR (Our favourite to win!)
– Vlad Dascalu – ROU
– Nino Schurter – SUI
– Luca Braidot – ITA
– Titouan Carod – FRA
Schedule
Wednesday 24th – Team Relay
Thursday 25th – Junior Female/ Male XCO
Friday 26th – Elite Female/ Male XCC
Sunday 28th – U23 & Elite Female/ Male XCO
GB Riders
Elite Female
Annie Last
Evie Richards
Isla Short
Elite Male
Tom Pidcock
Cameron Orr
U23 Female
Elena Mcgorum
U23 Male
Charlie Aldridge
Cameron Mason
Rory Mcguire
Corran Carrick-Anderson
Joe Blackmore
Junior Female
Ella Maclean-Howell
Emily Carrick-Anderson
Junior Male
Max Greensill
Huw Buck Jones
Ben Askey
Bjorn Koerdt
