UCI MTB World Cup (All forms!)

[Axel Hangleck]

I don't race MTB anymore, but I so much prefer watching XC over many of the road races these days. Better ambience and if I'm to be honest, a little bit less clinical activity

I find XC MTB more interesting, as it's not solely about who has the biggest engine...... There is the technical skills part of the sport; if you haven't got them, you'll pay for it, by either crashing, or losing time, and wasting energy trying to make up lost ground.

He should, he has said XC worlds is his big goal for the season.

Yeah, absolutely! If it really is his big goal, then he needs plenty of time training, and actually racing on the MTB. The XCO Worlds course in Crans-Montana is ultra technical......it even caused Nino problems last year.

I wonder if he'll turn up to Nove Mesto??

 

[jmdirt]

SPOILER:


Cool Specialized Team training ride today!
Blevins!

 

[glassmoon]

great racing in Brazil... what a win for young Samara after the health issues past 2 years... chapeau!

 

[jmdirt]

Spoiler:



MAX!
Homer hat on: Blunk!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CitA4RrrQNc

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Trek Factory Racing's Matt Shriver has announced he's leaving the team..........

 

[glassmoon]

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/nino-schurter-and-lars-forster-fined-after-joining-podium-at-the-2025-arax-xco-world-cup.html

Chapeau Nino and Lars!

 

[Ripper]

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/nino-schurter-and-lars-forster-fined-after-joining-podium-at-the-2025-arax-xco-world-cup.html

Chapeau Nino and Lars!

Love the rider protests to address this stupid move by WBD. I really hope an official from WBD can get asked why they're digging their heels in with this stupid rule change.

 

[glassmoon]

yeah... especially when 99% of the riders and fans didn't ask for such change or didn't have any problem with the tradition... and since the prize money are mostly pathetic in MTB why don't give the riders at least the opportunity to stand on the podium and enjoy the crowds cheers for their hard effort.

 

[Ricco']

MTB is becoming a joke.

The portuguese organization of the DH World Cup of Lousã in 2020 (one of the few events who stood against the pandemic) isn't even organizing competitive races anymore. They are instead promoting a testing event following the DH World Cup racing structure with Practices, Quali and Finals.

Vali Holl, Kolb, Bruni, Iles, Dunne, Coulanges, Levesque, Thirion, Meier-Smith, Hart, Hatton, Seagrave, Maes, Daprela, a.o., all participating.

It speaks volumes when it's better for an organization to take forward a testing day instead of a competitive race with all those names.

 

[jmdirt]

Trek Factory Racing's Matt Shriver has announced he's leaving the team..........

HMM. When he was a hotrod Jr. I was winding down my days of dirt racing (and couch surfing).

 

[jmdirt]

I don't really care how many people are on the podium, but it important exposure to/for sponsors.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

MTB is becoming a joke.

The Portuguese organization of the DH World Cup of Lousã in 2020 (one of the few events who stood against the pandemic) isn't even organizing competitive races anymore. They are instead promoting a testing event following the DH World Cup racing structure with Practices, Quali and Finals.

Vali Holl, Kolb, Bruni, Iles, Dunne, Coulanges, Levesque, Thirion, Meier-Smith, Hart, Hatton, Seagrave, Maes, Daprela, a.o., all participating.

It speaks volumes when it's better for an organization to take forward a testing day instead of a competitive race with all those names.

I'm afraid MTB racing with WB/D have followed the motorsport model; If you want a round of the series, you need to show the £$£$£$£$ - Otherwise nothing. I suspect a 'testing event' is a better deal financially for the organisers....