UCI MTB World Cup (All forms!)

[JR1012]

MVDP on the startlist in Heubach, Bike the Rock.

Sry souce is in german: https://www.rad-net.de/ajax.aspx/content/231e7d5b-56df-4eca-b18c-fe7403fb46e0.html

 

[glassmoon]

so a week before the Nove Mesto world series race - he might probably show up there too... hopefully

 

[OJRvE]

Will Puck do any Cross Country this year or is she fully focused on the road?

 

[glassmoon]

Will Puck do any Cross Country this year or is she fully focused on the road?

let's see "already" in Nove Mesto... this was her "post Strade" plan according some media outlets:

• Dwars Door Vlaanderen - April 2
• Tour of Flanders - April 6
• Amstel Gold Race - April 20
• La Fleche Wallonne Femmes - April 23
• Liege-Bastogne-Liege Femmes - April 27
• MTB World Cup (Nove Mesto) - May 23-25
• Tour de France Femmes - July 26 - August 3
• MTB World Championships (Crans Montana) - September 13-15

 

[Axel Hangleck]

So, hardly any MTB World Cups to show off the rainbow jersey........before the MTB Worlds in Switzerland.......I don't think she's actually raced in it since winning the XCO Worlds.

 

[glassmoon]

So, hardly any MTB World Cups to show off the rainbow jersey........before the MTB Worlds in Switzerland.......I don't think she's actually raced in it since winning the XCO Worlds.

well... same as Alan so far. And his road results are as expected so far: zero.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

MVDP on the startlist in Heubach, Bike the Rock.

Sry souce is in german: https://www.rad-net.de/ajax.aspx/content/231e7d5b-56df-4eca-b18c-fe7403fb46e0.html

Sam Gaze put his programme on instagram and he's also doing Heubach, as well as a race a few weeks before in Huret, France.
I'm guessing Alpecin's 3 MTB riders will all be in Germany???

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Laureus Awards: Tom Pidcock wins Action Sportsperson award after Olympic gold

British cyclist Tom Pidcock wins Action Sportsperson of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Axel Hangleck]

A busy weekend of XC racing; French Cup in Gueret, the Pan-Am Championships in Costa Rica, and also Whisky Off-Road races in the US.
I've no idea if any had live coverage, but I'm going to guess not.....

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Looks like Italian U23 rider Valentina Corvi (Canyon CCLTV) has signed for Canyon-Sram.......I don't think she'll be the last young rider to sign for a WT/WWT road team.

A BOLD NEW ADDITION TO CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO GENERATION - WMNCYCLING

Welcome to the team, Valentina!

wmncycling.com

 

[JR1012]

MVDP on the startlist in Heubach, Bike the Rock.

Sry souce is in german: https://www.rad-net.de/ajax.aspx/content/231e7d5b-56df-4eca-b18c-fe7403fb46e0.html

Puck also on the starlist.

 

[pastronef]

early starts for Nove Mesto elite races

Saturday XCC 11:30 am and 12:10 pm CET
Sunday XCO 10:00 am and 12:00 pm CET

 

[Axel Hangleck]

early starts for Nove Mesto elite races

Saturday XCC 11:30 am and 12:10 pm CET
Sunday XCO 10:00 am and 12:00 pm CET

Any reason why? So the U23 races are after the Elites then?

 

[pastronef]

Any reason why? So the U23 races are after the Elites then?

yes, on the Sunday, the XCO for the U23s will be after the Elites.

Elites race early not to clash with the Giro d'Italia tv schedule?

 

[Axel Hangleck]

yes, on the Sunday, the XCO for the U23s will be after the Elites.

Elites race early not to clash with the Giro d'Italia tv schedule?

Hmm, I don't remember that happening when Red Bull TV were covering MTB.....How much crossover is there between Road & XCO fans? I'm not sure it's particularly big......

 

[glassmoon]

Hmm, I don't remember that happening when Red Bull TV were covering MTB.....How much crossover is there between Road & XCO fans? I'm not sure it's particularly big......

it's a Discovery thing I guess - tv airtime overlap, etc

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Enduro World Cup first round in Pietra Ligura, Italy.

Hattie Harnden winning on a belt driven gearbox bike. Dan Booker won the men's by 0.3 of a second after 2 days of racing.

 

[Didinho]

MVDP on the startlist in Heubach, Bike the Rock.

Sry souce is in german: https://www.rad-net.de/ajax.aspx/content/231e7d5b-56df-4eca-b18c-fe7403fb46e0.html

He’s not starting in Germany anymore. Nove Mesto it is.

 

[jmdirt]

Enduro World Cup first round in Pietra Ligura, Italy.

Hattie Harnden winning on a belt driven gearbox bike. Dan Booker won the men's by 0.3 of a second after 2 days of racing.

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/d8NPYFIQdng?si=F_7M091a7605Ncvr

 

[Axel Hangleck]

He’s not starting in Germany anymore. Nove Mesto it is.

I wonder if he was originally meant to, but wasn't impressed by them announcing his entry???
18 months since his last XCO race, and decides to make Nove Mesto his comeback.......I can think of easier tracks to come back on.

 

[glassmoon]

Well apparently MVP/Alpecin never officially confirmed his participation... maybe organizers got carried away a little bit since the team will be there with Puck.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Yeah, organisers got carried away.....or forgot the 'start money' as seen in CX........

 

[Didinho]

Gaze will be there. And Puck indeed. Mathieu was never the plan. Organizers maybe trying to sell more tickets beforehand? Or is it free in MTB?

 

[Didinho]

Alpecin program for the next months. After the Tour de France they’ll give another update.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Will be interesting to see which races Pidcock does, Kurt Boogart has said he will race mountain bikes after the Giro has finished and prior to the Vuelta.