The team relay (Team relay) is one of the events included in the mountain bike world championship programme. It has been running since the 1999 edition and consists of a mixed team relay, initially made up of 1 Elite, 1 U23, 1 Juniores and a female (usually ELITE). From 2017 to 2019 the members became 5 while, from the 2020 edition, they were increased to 6, i.e. one athlete for each category (EL, U23, male and female JUN).
