

ESO Sports, owner and operator of the Enduro World Series (EWS) and in which WBD recently invested, will drive the project to globally unify mountain biking and elevate it to new levels, in collaboration with the UCI.ĭiscovery Sports Events, the global promoter and event management leader, is expanding its relationship with the UCI to help promote the sport with further growth to its global audience.

The new structure will reflect the growth of the sport, allowing each of mountain bike’s different formats to flourish, reach new audiences and enhance the experience for fans both on-site and at home. In addition to the new venues joining the fold, established venues will host new formats on their tracks. Olympic cross-country and short-track cross-country each have nine total rounds, while downhill and enduro each have eight. In the new calendar, some mountain bike formats will be combined for the first time, races will be grouped by venues to maximize sustainability, and new venues will debut, while top rated venues will retain their place on the calendar. More details about the E-mountain bike enduro and the cross-country marathon will be released in September 2022. There will be 15 rounds covering 34 races in 10 countries and 3 continents (Europe, America and Australia), as ESO Sports and Discovery Sports Events partner to deliver the UCI’s new take on MTBĪs mountain biking enters a new era, racers and fans can expect Olympic cross-country, short track cross-country, downhill and enduro to line up for the first time in the sport’s history.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) presented the MTB calendar (Mountain Bike World Cup and Enduro World Series) for 2023, whose main novelty is that all the main mountain biking formats are for the first time united under a combined scheme to support the growth of the sport.
