The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are delighted to reveal the latest details of the 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup calendar.
One of the flagship events on next year's calendar will be the first in the history of the sport with a 10-day all-format UCI Mountain Bike World Cup festival taking place from 7-17 September. The Haute-Savoie region will host XCO, XCC and DHI in Les Gets, Matathon in Chatel and Enduro in Morzine.
With the incredible images and atmosphere of the 2022 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Les Gets still in our minds, we can't wait to return to Haute-Savoie next year for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. This area has repeatedly demonstrated its commitment to our sport, and with this great combined event we will once again benefit from the fantastic organization and enthusiastic welcome that characterizes the Haute-Savoie region, which will host our second UCI Cycling World Championships UCI, in 2027 – David Lappartient, UCI president
MARATHON AND E-ENDURO
Also announced today is the calendar for marathon (XCM) and e-enduro (EDR-E), both designated as UCI Mountain Bike World Cup events from 2023 onwards. Kicking off the XCM calendar will be Nové Mesto Na Moravĕ in the Czech Republic, followed by Finale Ligure in Italy, Châtel/Morzine in France and Snowshoe in the United States.
Meanwhile, EDR-E will join marathons in the most famous of enduro venues, Finale Ligure, to kick off the season, before heading to Leogang in Austria. It's back to Italy for round three and the beautiful surroundings of Val di Fassa Trentino, before heading to France for rounds four and five. Loudenvielle in the Pyrenees will host round four before concluding the series in style in Châtel/Morzine as part of the ten day main festival in Haute-Savoie.
The marathons will also be open to amateur competitions in both enduro and marathon. All four rounds of the marathons will have no qualifying pre-requisites for entry.
