The UCI Mountain Bike World Championships begin on August 28 in the Principality of Andorra, in the heart of the Pyrenees between Spain and France. The event will feature some of the world's best cyclists competing in this year's championships, which include the cross-country Olympic race.
The women's and men's elite short track and downhill competitions will take place on August 30th and 31st, with competition concluding with the women's and men's elite cross country Olympic races (XCO) on September 1st.
The final three days of action at the MTB World Championships will be broadcast live. Here's what you need to know.
How to stream the UCI MTB World Championships
FloBikes and the FloSports app will stream the final three days of competition beginning at 11:20 a.m. ET on August 30 in the U.S. and Canada. Replays, highlights and breaking news will be available on both platforms.
UCI MTB World Championships 2024 Schedule
Qualifier and junior races dominate the schedule on days 1 to 3, before the elite races at Pal-Arinsal round off the week. The full schedule is below:
Start times are Eastern Time and are subject to change.
MTB World Championships Schedule Day 1: Tuesday, August 27, 2024
04:30 AM: Women's U23 Cross Country Short Track – Qualifying – Heat 104:30 AM: Women's U23 Cross Country Short Track – Qualifying – Heat 205:30 AM: Men's U23 Cross Country Short Track – Qualifying – Heat 105:30 AM: Men's U23 Cross Country Short Track – Qualifying – Heat 206:30 AM: Elite Women's Cross Country Short Track – Qualifying – Heat 106:30 AM: Elite Women's Cross Country Short Track – Qualifying – Heat 207:30 AM: Elite Men's Cross Country Short Track – Qualifying – Heat 107:30 AM: Elite Men's Cross Country Short Track – Qualifying – Heat 2
MTB World Championships Day 2 Schedule: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
05:00 AM: Men's Junior Downhill – Qualifying05:00 AM: Women's Junior Downhill – Qualifying07:30 AM: Women's Elite E-MTB Cross Country09:00 AM: Men's Elite E-MTB Cross Country11:00 AM: Mixed Team Relay
MTB World Championships Day 3 Schedule: Thursday, August 29, 2024
05:00 AM: Women's Junior Downhill – Final 05:45 AM: Men's Junior Downhill – Final 09:45 AM: Men's Elite Downhill – Qualifying 09:45 AM: Women's Elite Downhill – Qualifying
MTB World Championships Day 4 Schedule: Friday, August 30, 2024
04:00 AM: Women's Junior Cross Country Olympic06:00 AM: Men's Junior Cross Country Olympic10:00 AM: Women's U23 Cross Country Short Track – Final10:45 AM: Men's U23 Cross Country Short Track – Final11:30 AM: Women's Elite Cross Country Short Track – Final12:15 PM: Men's Elite Cross Country Short Track – FinalMTB World Championships Schedule Day 5: Saturday, August 31, 202406:30 AM: Women's Elite Downhill – Final08:00 AM: Men's Elite Downhill – Final
MTB World Championships Day 6 Schedule: Sunday, September 1, 2024
03:00 AM: Women's Under 23 Cross Country Olympics05:00 AM: Men's Under 23 Cross Country Olympics07:30 AM: Women's Elite Cross Country Olympics09:30 AM: Men's Elite Cross Country Olympics
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships US riders
The American riders are:
cross country
Elite women
Haley Batten (Park City, Utah, Specialized Factory Racing)Savilia Blank (Inverness, California, Decathlon Ford Racing Team)Kate Courtney (Kentfield, California, Scott-SRAM Factory Racing)Gwendalyn Gibson (Ramona, California, Trek Factory Racing)Kelsey Urban (Kentfield, California, Team 31)
Elite Male
Christopher Blevins (Specialized Factory Racing, Durango, Colorado)
U23 Women
Madigan Munro (Boulder, Colorado, Trek Factory Racing) Sophia Waite (Littleton, Colorado, BH Coloma Team)
U23 Men
Riley Amos (Durango, Colorado, Trek Factory Racing) Carson Hampton (Boise, Idaho, Bear National Team) Braden Johnson (Littleton, Colorado, Santa Cruz Rock Shox) Bjorn Riley (Boulder, Colorado, Trek Future Racing)
Junior Women
Alice Hoskins (Gravity Collective, Charlottesville, Virginia) Vida Lopez de San Roman (Sebastopol, California) Bear National Team Ingrid McElroy (Danville, Pennsylvania) Bear National Team
Junior Boys
Ezra Cordell (Acworth, GA, Gravity Collective) Henry Coote (Manchester, MA, Competitive Edge) Nicholas Konecny (Breckenridge, CO, Bear National Team) Luke Mosteller (Tunnel Hill, GA, Bear National Team) River Valdez (Sedona, AZ, Bear National Team)
downhill
Elite Male
Austin Dooley (Yucaipa, Calif., Commencal Schwalbe) Dylan Maples (Orangevale, Calif., Commencal Muck-Off) Dakota Norton (Clinton, Tenn., Mondraker Factory Racing) Ryan Pinkerton (Alisa Viejo, Calif., Mondraker Factory Racing) Richie Rude (Redding, Connecticut, Yeti/FOX Factory Team) Luca Shaw (Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, Canyon Collective) Dante Silva (Chula Vista, Calif., Canyon Collective Pirelli Team)
Elite women
Abby Hoagy (Heidelberg, Germany, Beyond Racing MTB) Anna Newkirk (Riehen, Switzerland, Beyond Racing MTB) Abby Ronca (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Evolve Racing)
Junior Boys
Bode Burke (Rhododendron, Oregon, Outlaw Bike Team) Lucas Dedra (Transition Factory Racing, Huntington Station, New York) Ryder Lawrence (Intense Factory Racing, Menifee, California) Gavin Tomlinson (Gravity Collective, Burbank, California) Asa Vermette (Frameworks Racing, Durango, Colorado)
Junior Women
Cale Cushman (Old Town, Maine) Teagan Heap (Pivot Cycles, Boulder City, Nevada) Julia Lofqvist Traum (Issaquah, Washington) Matilda Melton (Transition Factory Racing, Bellingham, Washington)
E-MTB Cross Country
male
David Harrison (Sun Valley, Idaho)
Canadian riders at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
The Canadian riders are:
cross country
Junior
Raphael Carrier – Lac Beauport, QCTrien Desjardins – Gatineau, QCNicolas Gautier – Gatineau, QCAIslyn Hallahan – Peterborough, ONFélix-Antoine Leclair – Saint-Denis-de-Brampton, QCLily-Rose Marois – Lac Beauport, QCJacob Roy – Saint-Gertrude-Manneville, QCMaud Llurin – Lac Beauport, QCTTristan Tailleferre – Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, QCELeonor Winchell – Powell River, BC
U23
Ian Ackert – OntarioSevernWen Clark – King City, OntarioIsabella Holmgren – Orillia, OntarioAva Holmgren – Orillia, OntarioMilly Johnston – Comox, British ColumbiaMarin Row – Squamish, British ColumbiaElla McPhee – Squamish, British ColumbiaZorak Payet – Saint-Sauveur, QuebecCole Punchard – Huntsville, OntarioNoah Ramsay – Toronto, Ontario
elite
Leandre Bouchard – Alma, QC Gunnar Holmgren – Orillia, ON Jenn Jackson – Barrie, ON Tyler Auchel – Uxbridge, ON Roxanne Vermette – Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, QC Sandra Walter – Coquitlam, BC Carter Woods – Cumberland, BC
downhill
Junior
Geza Rogers – Port Moody, BC, Megan Bedard – Whistler, BC, Rebecca Beaton – Pemberton, BC, Dane Jewett – Squamish, BC, John Mauser – North Vancouver, BC, Michael De La Salle – Vancouver, BC, Griffin Taruk – Squamish, BC, Ryan Griffiths – Squamish, BC, Dylan Marino – Whistler, BC, Jack McLeod – Squamish, BC
elite
Gracie Hemstreet – Sechelt, BCEmmy Lunn – Comox, BCSophie Lawrence – Whistler, BCJacob Jewett – Squamish, BCBodie Coon – Rossland, BCFinn Isles – Pemberton, BCMark Wallace – Duncan, BCCaspar Woolley – Squamish, BCJonathan Hely – Kamloops, BCKirk McDowall – Port Moody, BC
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