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Round 7 Opens in La Thuile: WHOOP UCI MTB World Series Brings Four Disciplines to Valle d'Aosta
The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series arrives at La Thuile this weekend for the most format-dense event on the calendar — XCO, XCC, Downhill, and Enduro all racing in one Alpine hub, with a night Enduro stage and the season's steepest DH course.
By ZealZag TeamRiding the Lenzerheide World Cup XCO Course: What the Race Circuit Looks Like From the Saddle
The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup course at Lenzerheide is accessible to visiting riders on non-race weekends. What the circuit actually involves — the rock garden, the arena climb, the lap structure — and how to build a trip around it.
By ZealZag TeamHatherly Solos, Keller Flies Home, and Schurter Takes His Last Bow at Lenzerheide XCO
Alan Hatherly survived a chain mechanical on the final lap to win the Lenzerheide XCO in 1:20:23 — Alessandra Keller claimed the women's title on home soil, and Nino Schurter crossed the line 24th in what was his final appearance at a World Cup he once dominated.
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Lenzerheide World Cup 2026: The 10th Anniversary Opens in the Alps
The UCI MTB World Cup returns to Lenzerheide for its 10th edition - Switzerland Bike Kingdom hosts XCC, XCO and DHI racing June 19-21, with the DH course delivering its signature finish-bowl jump.
By ZealZag TeamCink's Fairytale, Pieterse's Perfect Week: Leogang XCO Ends in the Mud
Ondřej Cink won his first career XCO World Cup at 34 years old, pulling away from a field that included every major cross-country name in a muddy seven-lap battle at Saalfelden-Leogang. Puck Pieterse completed the weekend double — XCC short track Friday, XCO Sunday — with 50 seconds to spare.
By ZealZag TeamRiding the Leogang XC Circuit: Cross-Country Trails in Austria's Best Bike Region
Leogang's reputation is built on its downhill bikepark, but the cross-country trail network running through the Leogangtal and Saalach valley is the reason XCO World Series athletes arrive days early. A guide to the trails, the lifts, and the training infrastructure that backs today's WHOOP UCI MTB World Series XCC race.
By ZealZag TeamLeogang: The Bikepark That Hosts the World Cup and Welcomes Everyone Else
Austria's EPIC Bikepark Leogang — 120-plus kilometres of trails across seven mountains, nine cable cars, and the same Speedster World Cup DH track that Vali Höll trains on, now open to any visitor who buys a lift pass.
By ZealZag TeamThe EPIC Opens: Training Day at Leogang as the MTB World Cup's Most Stacked Weekend Begins
The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series Round 4 opened in Saalfelden-Leogang today with practice sessions across downhill and cross-country — four disciplines, four days, one mountain, and a historic first: for the first time, the Elite Women's DH final is the headline event that closes Saturday's programme.
By ZealZag TeamGlory in the Mud: Lillo and Frei Win History's First Asian XCO World Cup at YongPyong
Dario Lillo led from first corner to last and Sina Frei doubled her XCC win to claim the first UCI XCO World Cup victories on Asian soil — on a course so destroyed by overnight rain that riders spent more time running than pedalling.
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