The legendary Verbier mountain bike marathon—a 125-kilometer race to Grimentz—ended with a Swiss one-two finish in the men’s race, with Martin Fanger ahead of Urs Huber. French rider Tristan Arioli crossed the finish line in third place. In the women’s race, Paula Gorycka-Kurmann, a Polish rider living in Switzerland, won by a clear margin ahead of Margot Moschetti of France and Alessia Nay of the canton of Graubünden. 

Enduro, currently the problem child of mountain bike racing, is coming to live TV. The Swiss free-to-air channel Blue Zoom will broadcast the World Cup race at the Aletscharena Bellwald this coming weekend. According to the organizers, this is a world premiere.

The Val d’Anniviers is strengthening its position as a mountain biking destination by partnering with three riders who have deep ties to the region: Urien Minuty, Axel Bourquin, and Sélim Minuty will serve as the destination’s new enduro bike ambassadors.

This year, the Val d'Hérens is further expanding its outdoor offerings and strengthening its position as an essential mountain biking destination in the Valais. The new “Bike Val d’Hérens” network, which stretches across Saint-Martin, Evolène, Hérémence, Thyon, and Nax, offers more than 330 kilometers of newly certified trails suitable for all skill levels.

In 2025, part of the small Nesthorn near Blatten in the Lötschental crashed into the valley. Nevertheless, mountain biking is possible again in the summer, though not everywhere. While the Breithorn Bike route is largely destroyed or inaccessible, several other routes remain open. Plus, every rider who pedals and stops for a bite to eat helps secure the valley’s future.

In the summer of 2025, a roughly three-kilometer section of the fourth stage of the Valais Panorama Bike national mountain bike route in the Saflisch Pass area underwent extensive renovation and optimization. The aim of the work was to stabilize the existing trail in a sustainable manner and ensure its long-term accessibility for mountain bikes. Bikeplan was responsible for planning and construction management, while the construction work was carried out by the specialist trail construction company VastTrails.

The Mountain Bike World Championships took place in Valais from August 30 to September 14, 2025, bringing together eight disciplines for the first time. As a result, 1228 athletes from 60 nations competed for 27 titles and set a record number of participants. Now Valais 2025 is taking stock and looking to the future.

At the Cross-Country World Championships in Crans-Montana, Alan Hatherly defends his title with a solo show. Simone Avondetto takes silver, Victor Koretzky prevents a Swiss medal in the final meters. Isabella Holmgren defends her title in the U23 women's race, with bronze and silver going to Vida Lopez de San Roman and Valentina Corvi. Four Swiss women finish in the top 10

At the World Cross-Country Championships in Crans-Montana, the juniors thrilled with exciting races. The titles go to Maruša Tereza Šerkezi (SLO) and Lucas Teste (FRA), while Switzerland can celebrate silver and bronze with Anja Grossmann and Lewin Iten.

The mixed relay at the 2025 Mountain Bike World Championships in Crans-Montana offers drama right to the end. France secured gold with aplomb, Italy rode to second place and Switzerland narrowly saved bronze from Canada.

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.

The seventh day of the 2025 Mountain Bike World Championships in Valais brings spectacular pump track action. Sabina Košárková (CZE) and Eddy Clerté (FRA) secure the gold medals in Monthey. While Košárková triumphs in the women's final by a wafer-thin margin ahead of Christa von Niederhäusern (CH), Clerté narrowly beats Swiss rider Tristan Borel in the men's final.

On the sixth day of the 2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Valais, Aletsch Arena/Bellwald provided the perfect setting for the E-MTB Cross-Country decisions. The world championship titles went to Anna Spielmann (Austria) and Jérôme Gilloux (France). The silver medals went to Switzerland's Kathrin Stirnemann and Joris Ryf. Sofia Wiedenroth from Germany and Hugo Pigeon from France won bronze.

On the first day of the Mountain Bike World Championships in Valais, Canada's Elly Hoskin and the USA's Richie Rude secured the Enduro World Championship titles on the final stage. In the junior races, the gold medals went to Nežka Libnik (SLO) and Melvin Almueis (FRA). Switzerland's Noé Forlin and Elena Frei shine with silver and bronze.

The 2025 Mountain Bike World Championships have begun with the opening ceremonies in Sion. From Monday, 119 athletes from Swiss Cycling will be representing Switzerland at the home world championships.

Coexistence applies on the single trails in Valais, as it does on those in Graubünden. Now the canton is also promoting Fairtrail on both sides of the Rhone. With the Graubünden logo, but with its own campaign.