As we look forward to the 2024 WHOOP UCI MTB World Cup, let’s see what’s in store for us this year!
The Races
The racing starts on the 12th of April in Miarpora, Brazil on a brand new course, Round 2 will take place the following weekend on the 19th-21st of April in Araxa, Brazil. The first European round will be held at Nove Mesto na Morave between the 24th-26th May. Val di Sole will host round 4 on the 14-16th June followed by the new World Cup venue of Crans Montana in Switzerland on the 21st-23rd July. Les Gets will host the final European World Cup round on the 5th-7th of July. Following a big gap for the Olympics & World Championships, the World Cup resumes on the 27-29th at the new venue of Lake Placid, New York. The final round of the 2024 WHOOP UCI MTB World Cup takes place in Mont Sainte Anne on the 4-6th October.
WHOOP UCI MTB World Cup Calendar
The 2024 WHOOP UCI MTB World Cup dates & venues are:
- Round 1 – 12-14th April Mairiporã, Brazil
- Round 2 – 19-21st April Araxá, Brazil
- Round 3 – 24-26th May Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
- Round 4 – 14-16th June Val di Sole, Italy
- Round 5 – 21-23rd June Crans Montana, Switzerland
- Round 6 – 5-7th July Les Gets, France
- Round 7 – 27-29th September Lake Placid, USA
- Round 8 – 4-6th October Mont Saint Anne, Canda
Riders
We will see all the usual big names racing in 2024, you can read our team changes article here.
Top 5 UCI Ranking Elite Male
1 – Mathias Fluckiger – Thömus Maxon
2 – Jordan Sarrou – Team BMC
3 – Nino Schurter – SCOTT SRAM
4 – Joshua Dubau- Decathlon Ford Racing Team
5 – Luca Schwartzbauer – Canyon CLLCTV
Top 5 UCI Ranking Elite Female
1 – Puck Pieterse – Alpecin-Deceuninick
2 – Pauline Ferrand Prevot – Ineos Grenadiers
3 – Loana Lecomte – Canyon CLLCTV
4 – Alessandra Keller – Thömus Maxon
5 – Mona Mitterwallner – Cannondale Factory Racing
Which riders will dominate this season?
Judging by their current forms we think Pauline Ferrand Prevot will be the riders to beat this season! Victor Koretzky also has showed us this year he is in excellent form winning many race already this season!
UCI MTB World Cup Venue Information
Here’s what to expect from each venue this year!
Round 1 – Mairiporã
Mairiporã will host round 1 of the 2024 WHOOP UCI MTB World Cup, having hosted the MTB Festival in Mairiporã for the past few years the course has seen lots of racing before. The course looks like a fast open one with lots of passing opportunities. We will see the Elite XCC take place on Saturday for the first time at this round leaving an even shorter recovery period for the rider.
Round 2 – Araxá
Araxá has been on the CIMTB circuit in the past and has a similar course as Round 1 in Mairiporã, expect some close and fast racing on the course! This round will attract lots of Brazilian spectators wanting to watch the world’s best battle!
Round 3 – Nové Město na Moravě
A rider favourite and the first European round of this year’s series, Nové Město na Moravě always provides a great course with its many technical sections riders & fans love! The Czech fans will be out in force for this one!
Round 4 – Val di Sole
In June we see Round 4 head to Val di Sole in Italy. The course in Val di Sole is one of the most technical courses of the year, its many rock sections & tough climbs provide great close racing with lots at stake due to the possibility of punctures & crashes! The Elite XCC races will take place on Friday for the first time this season as it’s a dual header with DH taking place.
Round 5 – Crans Montana
Another new venue for this year is Crans Montana in Valais, Switzerland, we saw the course in action for the 2023 Swiss XCC/XCO Championships & is a great course (Join Vital Albin on a full lap here).
Round 6 – Les Gets
Les Gets will host the 6th round of this year’s World Cup, the very popular resort hosts the XCC on Friday & XCO races on Sunday. Les Gets always sees many fans on the trackside with one of the biggest crowds of the year!
Round 7 – Lake Placid
Lake Placid, New York is the 3rd new venue of the 2024 World Cup season, this
Round 8 – Mont Saint Anne
Mont Saint Anne is one of the longest running venues of the UCI MTB World Cup, it’s very technical course both up and down is very demanding on riders espially in October when the weather could be very wet like last year! Who will be crowned the 2024 WHOOP UCI MTB World Cup overall winners?
How To Watch
You can watch the 2024 WHOOP UCI MTB World Cup on Max, Eurosport channels, Discovery+ & local/National broadcasters.
List of where to watch
Austria – Eurosport Channels, discovery+
Belgium – Eurosport Channels
Bolivia – Claro
Brazil – TNT Sports, YouTube Channel
Bulgaria – Eurosport Channels
Canada – Flosports
Chile – Claro
China – Zhibo.tv
Colombia – Claro
Costa Rica – Claro
Czech Republic – Eurosport Channels, Czech TV
Denmark – Eurosport Channels, Czech TV
Dominican Republic – Claro
Ecuador – Claro
El Salvador – Claro
Finland – Eurosport Channels
France – Eurosport Channels, L’Equipe
Germany – Eurosport Channels, discovery+
Greece – Eurosport Channels
Guatemala – Claro
Honduras – Claro
Hungary – Eurosport Channels
Ireland {Republic} – discovery+
Italy – Eurosport Channels, discovery+
Mexico – Claro
Netherlands – discovery+
Nicaragua – Claro
Norway – Eurosport Channels
Panama – Claro
Paraguay – Claro
Peru – Claro
Poland – Eurosport Channels
Portugal – Eurosport Channels
Romania – Eurosport Channels
Serbia – Eurosport Channels
Spain – Eurosport Channels
Sweden – Eurosport Channels
Switzerland – Eurosport Channels, SRG
Turkey – Eurosport Channels
Uganda – Claro
United Kingdom – Eurosport Channels, discovery+
United States (including American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands) – Max
Uruguay – Claro
Venezuela – Claro
