Scott snaps up overseas youngsters and the UCI launches Continental Series

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Kate Courtney will no longer be riding for Scott-Sram in 2025. Instead, the Swiss racing team has signed two young athletes from the USA and Canada. Almost everything remains the same at Thömus-Maxon, where only Luke Wiedmann is leaving the team. The UCI provides broader support for mountain bike racing and launches the Continental Series, which offers qualification opportunities for the World Cup, among other things. The iXS European Downhill Cup, which will feature six races in 2025, is also an important precursor to the World Cup. The downhill counterpart for young riders is the Propain Rookies Cup, which will offer five races next season.

Thömus-Maxon rides into the future with Keller, Flückiger, Forster and Albin

Thömus-Maxon Team 2025

The Swiss mountain bike team Thömus-Maxon is laying the foundations for a successful future and is entering the new season with great continuity and class. Team leader and world number 1 Alessandra Keller has signed a multi-year contract, as has Mathias Flückiger. The contract of the Olympic silver medallist even extends beyond the end of his active career. The cooperation with Lars Forster and Vital Albin has also been extended. Only Luke Wiedmann is leaving the team after four years.

European Downhill Cup publishes race dates for 2025

ixs Cup Innsbruck 2019

After a slightly longer planning period than usual, the iXS European Downhill Cup presents the 2025 race calendar, which includes six races in six countries, including downhill icon Fort William.

UCI announces the Continental Series 2025

Der Mountainbike-Weltcup kehrt im September nach Lenzerheide zurück.

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announces the introduction of the Continental Series in 2025. Their events will be included in the international mountain bike calendar and are seen as a further step in the professionalization of the World Cup.

Scott says goodbye to Kate Courtney and gets a new addition from the USA and Canada

Bjorn und Emilly ab 2025 in den Farben von Scott-Sram unterwegs.

After six years, Kate Courtney is leaving the Scott-Sram MTB Racing Team and moving on to an as yet unknown team. Nevertheless, there will still be an American on the team in 2025. It's Bjorn Riley, who was one of the world's best U23 riders. But Riley is not the only new team colleague of Schurter, Colombo and Frischknecht. Canadian Emily Johnston is also joining Scott-Sram with him.

These are the race dates for the downhill juniors

Propain Rookies Cup 2023

The Propain Rookies Cup enters another exciting season. The year 2025 brings a varied race calendar with some new locations. There will be five races in three different countries and will be a real challenge for the participants. The race series starts at the end of May in Winterberg (DE), continues on June 20 in Oberhof (DE), on July 11 in Saalbach (AT) and on August 8 in Königsberg. The final of the Rookies Cup will then begin on September 5, 2025 in Koprivna (CZE).