Victor Koretzky (FRA) wins the mud battle in the international cross-country race in Albegna, Liguria, ahead of Titouan Carod and Juri Zanotti. Lars Forster rides at the front for a long time and finishes fifth. In the women's race, Chiara Teocchi (ITA) took victory ahead of Giada Specia and Martina Berta. Ginia Caluori was the first U23 rider to ride to fifth place.

In April, the series of 15 qualifying races for the 2024 Velosolutions UCI Pumptrack World Championships will begin. The best athletes from the qualifying races, which will be held on Velosolutions pump tracks around the globe, will earn the right to compete for the coveted rainbow jersey.

The Swiss Championships in the mountain bike discipline pump track will take place on September 14 in Monthey. A year later, world championship medals will be awarded at the facility in Valais.

The mountain bike season opener has a special significance this year with the CIC Swiss Bike Cup in Gränichen from March 16-17, 2024, where 800 starters are expected. With a view to the Olympic Games in Paris, the popular course in Aargau will provide an important first test of form for the national elite, which will be (almost) all at the start.

For the opening race of the 2024 season, the Argovia Vittoria Fischer Cup makes a stop in Ticino, in Capriasca. Local Filippo Colombo doesn't need to be asked twice about a race on his doorstep. He defies the muddy conditions the best and wins ahead of Simon Walter and Nick Burki. Paula Gorycka takes victory in the women's race ahead of Jana Glaus and Chrystelle Baumann.