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WES Calendar: The XC e-MTB World Cup

The WES, the e-MTB XC World Cup, will have 6 races in its 2023 calendar, including one in Italy. Circuit not to be confused with the e-EDR World Cup included in the official UCI format.

Written by

David Finetto

28 February 2023

Ok, some confusion is allowed: but what is WES? The World Cup in electric format had not already been made official with the official calendar of the UCI World Cup? The answer is yes: but while the “official” format is in the Enduro version (precisely the e-EDR), the EWS is run as a Cross Country race.

Martino Fruet e-bike — Martino Fruet during the 2022 e-bike world championship course test – ©Michele Mondini

The UCI puts its hands forward and also maintains this format in order not to let the idea be "stolen". The XCE Eliminator also follows this path, not being part of the official UCI World Cup but organizing its own circuit always under the aegis of the UCI.

Jerome Gilloux, UCI e-bike world champion

WES Management SARL is the company responsible for the WES and, together with the UCI, has just released the 2023 WES calendar. A championship that debuted in 2019 and which will start with its most traditional event in Monaco on the 20th and 21st of May.

WES 2023 calendar

20 and 21 May – Munich
10 and 11 June – Bologna (Italy)
Date to be defined – Spa Francorchamps (Belgium)
September 22nd and 23rd – Sea Otter Europe (Spain)
September 30 and October 1 – Charade / Clermont-Ferrand
October 21 – Barcelona

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Written by David Finetto

ppgad@pucrs.br I am passionate about everything that has 2 wheels: in my youth I practiced competitive cycling on the road and on the track with good results. At the age of 18 I moved to cross country competing at national/international level as U23. Once I passed Elite, I made the choice to take things easier from the training point of view, and that's how my love for gravity disciplines was born, training as an FCI MTB instructor and guide. Now I have made my passion my profession by managing 3 MTB centers on the island of Elba (Elba MTB), creating the FANTAmtb and telling in an ironic but professional way, everything that revolves around MTB thanks to 365mountainbike and 365TV (YouTube 'PULITI dentro BIKER fuori').