Events

UCI MTB World Cup 2016, Germany: XCO 2

With its location being right next to Albstadt town centre, this cross-country-only round of the World Cup is one of the best attended rounds on the calendar. The course has two major steep and long climbs, while the downhill descents are fast and technical, favouring riders willing to take risks to gain extra seconds.

UCI BMX World Championships 2016

Colombia is home to one of BMX's best female riders, Mariana Pajón, and hosts this year’s World Championships. The event takes place on a new track named after the legendary rider in the cycling complex in Medellin.

UCI MTB World Cup 2016, France: XCO 3

Four years after its last visit in 2012, the MTB World Cup comes back to La Bresse again for a cross-country-only round in this idyllic town in North-Eastern France.

X Games 2016

Now its third year at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin Texas, the X-Games plays host to BMX Park and Big Air/Vert competition.

UCI MTB World Cup 2016, Scotland: DH3

A firm favourite with spectators and riders alike, Fort William, with its 2.8km track, is regarded as one of the longest and toughest downhill courses in the world.

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UCI MTB World Cup 2016, Austria: DH4

Leogang continues its run as a World Cup venue with the 2016 visit being the sixth time the UCI has chosen the track to host the downhill competition.

Crankworx Les Gets Slopestyle 2016

The Les Gets alpine resort is the new home for the European leg of Crankworx's world tour of mountain bike festivals. The location, which straddles the French-Swiss border, Les Gets, is steeped in mountain bike folklore having held five World Cup races on its site.

With a new location comes an all-new course that will be sculpted from the dirt of the French resort.

Wiggle South Downs Epic MTB

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UCI XCO/XCE MTB World Championships 2016

The 2016 UCI MTB World Championships see the annual event split between cross-country and downhill disciplines with two separate venues in two different countries hosting the racing.

The Cross-Country and Cross-Country eliminator riders are first up in late June with racing taking place in Nové Město in the Czech Republic.

Red Bull Trans-siberian Extreme 2016

The Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme ultra-stage bicycle race will set off from Moscow on July 5, 2016. For the second time a number of international athletes will compete in the toughest bicycle race on the roads of Russia for 24 days in 14 stages to reach their destination in Vladivostok on July.

UCI MTB World Cup 2016, Switzerland: XCO 4/DH 5

Unknown territory last year, Lenzerheide in the Swiss Alps will provide more of a familiar challenge to the riders in 2016.

UCI MTB World Cup 2016, Canada: XCO 5/DH 6

Undoubtedly one of the World Cup classics, Mont-Sainte-Anne has been hosting UCI events since 1991. This edition will be the 24th time that the World Cup has raced at the Canadian venue.

UCI MTB World Cup 2016, Andorra: XCO 6/DH 7

Andorra's Vallnord makes a welcome return to the World Cup circuit having been last seen on the calendar in 2013. However, it did host the epic World Championships in 2015.

UCI DH MTB World Championships 2016

The 2016 UCI MTB World Championships sees the annual event split between cross-country and downhill disciplines with two separate venues in two different countries hosting the racing.

The downhill elite will be in Val di Sole in September for their Worlds. The Italian location has previously held the World Championships in 2008.