Today, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and the Haute-Savoie region of France are pleased to confirm the two venues that will host the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series races from August 14 to 23.
Source: press release
The first weekend of action in Haute-Savoie will see the return of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series to Morillon from 14th to 16th August, after the successful debut of the venue in 2025. The Grand Massif municipality hosted the UCI Enduro World Cup season finale last year and will once again conclude the six-round series, with the overall standings up for grabs at the Enduro bike Park .
Just five days after the dust settles at Morillon, it will be the turn of Les Gets , which will host the last European races of the UCI World Cups of Olympic XCO, short track XCO and downhill, from 21 23 to August .
A staple of the UCI World Cup circuit since the 90s, when Nicolas Vouilloz , Steve Peat e Anne-Caroline Chausson they dominated the descent path, Les Gets It has been an annual fixture for Endurance and Gravity athletes of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series since 2019. Last year, Luke Martin (Cannondale Factory Racing) and Max Alran (Commencal/Muc-Off by Riding Addiction) gave the biased French crowd something to cheer about in both formats, and passionate home fans will be hoping for more red, white and blue victories in 2026.
The two consecutive weekends of off-road trails will see the mountain bike world converge in Haute-Savoie, with live music, entertainment, an exhibition, and activities for fans in the event villages. Last year's event attracted over 100.000 fans in the four formats and a once again notable turnout is expected.
Located in the heart of the French Alps and connecting point between France, Switzerland and Italy, the Haute-Savoie region is an important partner for these two stages of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series. Deeply committed to mountain biking and sport in general, Haute-Savoie has consistently promoted sport as a driver of regional vitality and as a means of enhance its extraordinary natural resources on the world stage .
The double-header of the 2026 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Haute-Savoie also offers a great preview of what the region has in store when it hosts the 2027 UCI Road Cycling World Championships. Held for the first time in Glasgow in 2023, the event brings together several UCI World Championships across cycling disciplines in a two-week celebration of cycling.
