The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and Warner Bros. Discovery are pleased to announce the calendar for the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.
Once again, all the major mountain bike formats will be combined in a single calendar, with events taking place next year in 10 countries across Europe, North America and South America. The calendar features six new venues.
The calendar for the UCI World Cups in cross-country Olympic (XCO), cross-country short track (XCC), downhill (DHI) and enduro (EDR) – including E-enduro (E-EDR) – will cover 15 weekends of competition, with all formats enjoying both standalone events and events combined with other formats. One of the highlights of the season will once again be the flagship festival in Haute-Savoie, France, which attracted over 100,000 spectators in 2023.
More information on the UCI World Cup for cross-country marathon (XCM) will be announced at a later date.
The season will kick off with two consecutive weekends of cross-country competition in Brazil, with new venues Mairiporã and Araxá, Minas Gerais making their debut in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. Joining them as first-time hosts are: Bielsko Biała in Poland, Crans-Montana and Aletsch Arena - Bellwald, both in the Valais region of Switzerland, and Mt Van Hoevenberg - Lake Placid in the USA.
David Lappartient, UCI President, said: «With its innovative new format bringing together all the major formats in the discipline, the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup was a huge success in 2023, with, for the first time, a round – in Haute-Savoie, France – hosting all the specialties on the series programme. There will be something new next year too, with new venues being included in this flagship mountain bike series, not only in Europe but also in North and South America. This testifies to the popularity of the sport, which the International Olympic Committee has just confirmed will be on the programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. Mountain bike continues to develop internationally, and the UCI World Cup is undoubtedly a key element in this progress.»
Chris Ball, Vice President of Cycling Events at Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, said: «After a ground-breaking 2023 I am proud to welcome both iconic venues and new destinations to the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup calendar. In the largest expansion of international mountain bike for many years, six new venues will join a blockbuster of a year, totalling 15 event weekends.
«Expansion into South America and long-term agreements in Lake Placid in the USA, Trentino in Italy and Haute-Savoie in France are hallmarks to a season that offers more racing than ever before. Switzerland also joins with two new venues in the stunning Valais region and Poland joins the UCI World Cup calendar for the very first time.»
The 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup calendar marks the second year of a ground-breaking eight-year partnership between the UCI and Warner Bros. Discovery, with the latter taking over the broadcast, promotion and organisation of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, using its vast global reach to help grow the discipline worldwide.