The organizers of the E-Tour de Haute Tarentaise and the E-Tour du Mont-Blanc have announced that their elite races are now part of the UCI calendar. After the E-MTB Crosscountry and E-MTB Enduro categories, the UCI is now also offering the new E-MTB Crosscountry Marathon category. This affects the races in Tignes-Val d'Isère and Verbier.

At the Sakarya MTB Cup in Turkey, Switzerland's Gian Andri Schmid, Bruno Vitali and Ursin Spescha ride to third to fifth place. First and second place went to the Austrians Gregor Raggl and Charlie Markt. At the Sakarya Marathon two days later, Urs Huber will have to contend with Martin Stosek (CZE), Andreas Seewald (GER) and Kristian Hynek (CZE), all from Team Canyon-Northwave.

Ariane Lüthi wins the M2 race on the 65-kilometer course of the Montafon Mountain Bike Marathon. In the M3 race over 130 kilometers, the German Sascha Weber triumphed in the sprint ahead of the Swiss Hansueli Stauffer. Frans Claes (BEL) came third and Konny Looser fifth. Robyn de Groot wins the women's M3 race, with Esther Süss in fourth place.

Jérôme Gilloux (FRA) wins the second race of the E-Bike World Tour, the E-Tour de Haute Tarentaise in Tignes/Val d'Isère, France. Christoph Sauser takes sixth place behind French cross-country ace Stephane Tempier. Lea Dés-Landes (FRA) is the fastest in the women's race. Nathalie Schneitter rides to third place.