Preparations for the Tour de Suisse Women are well advanced. However, it is still uncertain whether there will be a women's field at the start in Frauenfeld at the beginning of June. This is primarily due to the very slow process of returning the federal funding for the canceled 2020 Road World Championships in Aigle-Martigny.

The Swiss Enduro Series opens the registration portal for the first race of the season in Lenzerheide. The event on the weekend of July 3rd offers a variety of perfect bike experiences for die-hard downhillers, leisurely e-bike riders and families with children.

The Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup starts in Albstadt in just under four weeks and preparations are in full swing. From May 7 to 9, 2021, the best cross-country mountain bikers will ride in the Bullentäle in Albstadt-Tailfingen for the first points for the overall classification and have another chance to qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

In the second race of the Internationali d'Italia XCO on the island of Elba, Nino Schurter starts the season in second place, ahead of Maxime Marotte and behind Henrique Avancini. Andri Frischknecht takes sixth place despite having his knee stitched up on the presentation. Kate Courtney wins the women's event ahead of Chiara Teocchi and Caroline Bohe. Swiss rider Nils Aebersold wins the junior category.