In a statement about women's road racing, the UCI casually drops the bombshell: "Turning to new specialities, the e-mountain bike, snow bike and pump track have been integrated into the UCI Mountain Bike Regulations. The UCI will organize World Championships for e-mountain bike from 2019. The first edition will take place during the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne (Canada)." This means that the first e-mountain bike world champions will be crowned at the end of August 2019 with the blessing of the UCI. There are no details yet on the race mode, which e-mountain bikes are permitted or the routes.