Mont Blanc is the towering monument of the Alps. And there are countless trails around the glaciated rock massif. Holger Meyer and Massimo Ferro have ridden the legendary Tour du Mont Blanc and published a video of their journey that is well worth watching.

Freerider Jérôme Caroli presents his new film project "Combine", which combines skiing and mountain biking, as well as paragliding in alpine terrain. Shot on the Grand-Combin massif near Verbier, from which the name derives, the film provides an exciting insight into the Valaisan, showing images and scenes, both of breathtaking nature - absolutely worth seeing.

The Enduro2 team race is celebrating its comeback in Switzerland and is once again focusing on the impressive single trails of Verbier and the extensive area of the four valleys. The format was first held in Davos in 2017, back then as Enduro2 Davos and now known as Enduro Team. The return is considered long overdue and will not just take place anywhere, but in one of the most attractive bike regions in the country.

The USA celebrates a historic double victory. Kate Courtney and Keegan Swenson secure their first world titles at the Marathon World Championships in Switzerland. On the 125-kilometre course from Verbier to Grimentz, they triumphed in a thrilling race in perfect conditions.

After the heavy snowfall in mid-April, the effects on the bike infrastructure in Valais are very different. While the Lower Valais is already off to a good start to the season, clean-up work is still ongoing in other regions. Shuttle providers such as Trail Taxi are providing valuable support in assessing the damage and are already making safe bike tours possible again in some areas.

In the latest episode of "Lude et son Velo", mountain biker Ludo May and filmmaker Nico Falquet give the term "happy hour" a whole new meaning. The last descent, the last rays of sunshine - the magic begins when the golden hour slowly gives way to night and the full moon casts a delicate glow over the single trails of Verbier. May describes this magical moment as "better than any happy hour in the local bar."

In " Une rincée de douze ", the latest work by filmmaker Nico Falquet, things get wet. "Biking in the rain is the best way to awaken your inner child," says Ludo May. The former enduro pro got soaked from head to toe on the trails of Verbier for the 13th episode of "Ludo et son vélo" and advises: "If it rains again, go out on the trails and enjoy it." Until then, film away for the mud fight!
 

Deep snow is only for skiers and snowboarders? Far from it. Ludo May regularly proves that he is also a master of short turns on his bike. This time he goes one better. High above Verbier, he and his friend Iso venture into the deep snow of the classic ski variant "La Marlénaz".

In the fourth episode of the video series "Let's ride", Ludo May takes his viewers on the best mountain bike trails around Verbier. Together with his companions Yann and Iso, Ludo rides the Col de Mille, VerJgo, Vallon d'Arbi, Jackass and Pierre Avoi, all of the region's classics.

Great trail classics such as Tête de Balme, Portail de Fully and Col de Mille: The Ride Camp in Martigny from September 1 to 3 offers great MTB cinema. There are still two places left!

In the latest episode of his series "Let's ride", Ludo May rides the most difficult trail in Verbier together with Kilian Bron. After a few challenges and carrying passages, the two gifted riding technicians find themselves at the start of the notorious trail called "Jackass". On this exposed mountain trail, Bron and May master seemingly unrideable passages.

From August 10 to 13, 2023, Verbier will once again be under power: the e-bike festival in and around Verbier offers numerous events such as gourmet rides, bike tests, the Bosch E-MTB Challenge, the infamous E-Tour du Mont Blanc and many more. Registration for the individual events is now open.

The twelfth episode of "Ludo et son vélo" is all about the "4 Saisons", the four seasons. If the "Four Seasons", the "Quattro Stagioni" are your favorite pizza and you like to ride good ones, you will certainly enjoy this last episode by Nico and Ludo. Although slightly reinterpreted, the "4 seasons" recipe consists of a base of loose soil, a few autumnal twigs, mountain herbs and some fresh snow. And what could be more fitting than enjoying the feast for the eyes with classical music by Vivaldi?

In exactly three years, Valais will host the 2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, bringing together seven mountain bike disciplines for the first time in the history of the UCI. On Tuesday morning, the "CM MTB Valais 2025" association presented the project in the company of the host destinations and world-class athletes Jolanda Neff and Camille Balanche. A fresco of the event logo was inaugurated in front of the town hall in Sion.

The Verbier E-Bike Festival will take place for the fourth time from August 11 to 14, 2022. For four days, Verbier and the Val de Bagnes will be all about e-bikes. The extensive program attracts visitors with numerous activities such as bike testing, gourmet rides and the Bosch E-MTB Challenge.

The trails around Verbier tend to be more challenging. However, after the success of the blue descent in 2019, the aim was to expand the easier options. Since the beginning of July, visitors to the Verbier Bike Park have been able to enjoy its first green downhill trail "Tsenelle", a 1.7-kilometre flow trail.

Trails, speed and a pinch of chili! That's the recipe that Ludo May and Nico Falquet have filmed for the eleventh episode of the cult series "Ludo et son Velo". "Un peu de pi(g)ment" is a poetic dish with the main ingredient "Wouaiy" from the bike park in Verbier, Ludo's favorite track. Enjoy your meal!

In Verbier, a mountain railroad with mountain bike transport will probably operate for the longest time in the world: in future, the gondola lift between Le Châble and Verbier will operate daily from five in the morning until midnight.

In the last two episodes of "Ride my Hood", René Wildhaber travels from west to east. In Val de Bagnes, he rides the top trails on the Col de Mille together with Mr. Motivationmonday Ludo May. Wildhaber meets Tina Weirather in the far east, in the Principality of Liechtenstein. Since the end of her career, the former World Cup skier has been commentating on the Ski World Cups for Swiss television channel SRF. The polysporty Liechtenstein native shows René Wildhaber her home circuit from Vaduz to Gaflei.

On Saturday, 9 October 2021, a serious accident occurred in Verbier: a 31-year-old mountain biker crashed into a rock face, fell several meters down a steep slope and died.

The e-bike festival in Verbier was once again sold out. Over the four days of the Verbier E-Bike Festival, the 2823 participants who wanted to discover or rediscover the fun of e-mountain biking enjoyed the pleasant weather and got to know the best routes in Valais on one of the 500 e-bikes provided for testing at the event. The format of the event remained unchanged compared to 2020 and was just as enthusiastically received as in previous years: On offer were e-bike activities for everyone - in collaboration with the biggest brands in the industry, who provided their latest e-mountainbike, e-gravel and e-road models. The festival kicked off with the E-Tour du Mont-Blanc, with two Swiss podium finishers.

You want sunshine and trails to ride? That could finally become a reality again this weekend. The weather forecast promises sunshine and warm temperatures, perfect for the tour over the Portail de Fully, the singletrail highlight high above Martigny.

In the latest and tenth episode of the series "Ludo et son vélo", filmed by Nico Falquet, Swiss mountain biker Ludo May and downhiller Jérôme Caroli and freeride ace Jérémie Heitz go on a special mission: from their home in Le Châble, they ride their mountain bikes up the 3'663 meter high Petit Combin followed by a crazy descent on snow.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has entrusted Valais with the organization of the combined UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2025, which will take place in September 2025. For the first time in the history of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, all seven mountain bike disciplines will be held in a single region.

No bike festivals in 2020? Wrong: three events have been announced and are already starting this weekend in Parpan. After that, the festivals in Verbier and Flumserberg will continue at weekly intervals.

Valais has submitted a bid to the UCI for the organization of the 2025 Mountain Bike World Championships. If the bid is successful, Crans-Montana, the Dents du Midi region, Grächen, Leukerbad, Verbier and Val d'Anniviers, Monthey and Zermatt have been confirmed as the venues. The first combined mountain bike world championships will be awarded in September.

The Verbier E-Bike Festival can take place as originally planned from August 13 to 16, 2020. The organizers have once again been able to attract numerous exhibitors for the second edition and are offering an attractive program with everything from bike tests to gourmet tours and competitions.

This year, the Xtreme Verbier would have celebrated its 25th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the organizers and photographer Dom Daher staged a photo that will now be remembered as an image of this legendary freeride event in 2020. The making-of video shows what it took to place the 25 lights on the ridge of the Bec des Rosses. And even though many bikers love night rides with headlamps, very few would want to be in the shoes of Yann Rausis, Jérémie Heitz and Xavier De Le Rue, who descended the 50° slope in the dark.

The Verbier E-Bike Festival will be making its debut with impressive numbers: 30 e-bike brands will be making a total of around 1000 different e-mountain bikes, e-gravel bikes and e-road bikes available for testing from August 15 to 18. The organizer is also not being stingy with the wide-ranging supporting programme and is launching side events for kids, connoisseurs and the athletically ambitious.

The first e-bike festival in Verbier from 14 to 16 August 2019 will also see the start of the "E- Tour du Mont-Blanc" - a 300-kilometre e-mountain bike team race around Mont Blanc. Mountain bike greats such as René Wildhaber, Christoph Sauser, Marco Aurelio Fontana and former downhill queen Tracey Moseley will be taking part.

From August 15 to 18, 2019, Verbier is hosting the first and largest e-bike festival. As the name suggests, everything revolves around e-bikes during these four days, from the expo and bike tests to the rides - from gourmet tours to challenging trail tours. Concerts, barbecues, kids' races and uphill challenges will also provide plenty of entertainment.

One week after the second Swiss Cup and Swiss Downhill Championships, the third race in the series takes place in Verbier. The winners on the challenging course are Janine Hübscher and Basil Weber. However, it's the up-and-coming riders in particular who are causing a stir, as their times would even have put them among the elite ranks.