After the Brazilian cross-country double in Araxá, Minas Gerais, the gravity season begins with the Enduro World Cup in the spiritual home of the format, Pietra Ligure, in the Finale Outdoor Region (Italy), before the Enduro World Cup continues a week later in Bielsko-Biała (Poland) and the Downhill World Cup kicks off.

The UCI World Cup races in Pietra Ligure and Bielsko-Biała are the start of five consecutive race weekends, with Loudenvielle-Peyragudes (France) returning in the gravity formats and Nové Město Na Moravě (Czech Republic) in the endurance disciplines. This will be followed in Saalfelden Leogang (Austria) by the first triple with Cross Country and Short Track, Downhill and Enduro. 

After a short break, the World Cup continues in Italy. First in Val di Sole with Cross Country, Short Track and Downhill, then with the Enduro World Cup in Val di Fassa, and then with a new World Cup venue, which is already known from the Enduro World Series. La Thuile in the Valle d'Aosta in Italy will not only host the Enduro World Cup, but also a downhill competition at this level for the first time. Pal Arinsal (Andorra) will conclude the summer block with cross country, short track and downhill. 

After a break of around five weeks, the World Cup continues in Haute Savoie (FRA). On two consecutive weekends, cross-country, enduro and downhill competitions will be held at various venues in the French Alps - the main rehearsals for the Mountain Bike World Championships in Valais in 2025. Afterwards, the entourage will remain in Switzerland, traveling from southwestern to southeastern Switzerland, to Lenzerheide. The triple event in Lenzerheide from September 19 to 21, 2025 offers thrilling races and top entertainment. One week after the World Championships in Valais, Lenzerheide offers the first opportunity for a World Championships rematch. The organizing committee is extremely excited to be dancing on the World Cup floor again.

"A year of uncertainty has paid off and we are looking forward to continuing the success story of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Lenzerheide. We will do everything we can to ensure that the 2025 event also goes down in the history books," says OC President Christoph Müller. Marc Schlüssel, Co-CEO of the Lenzerheide vacation region, adds: "We are delighted that the Mountain Bike World Cup is returning to Lenzerheide. Lenzerheide also wants to establish itself as a classic in the racing calendar in the long term.

The races in Lenzerheide mark special highlights in Nino Schurter's great career. The home victory at the 2018 World Championships and his 34th World Cup victory, which made him the sole record holder in the World Cup, are among the best of his career. Will the races in 2025 write another chapter in his story? What is certain is that the renewed commitment to the World Cup in Lenzerheide could provide additional motivation for another season for Schurter.

The mountain bike circus will once again travel to North America for the last two World Cup races. One year after cross country and short track made their World Cup debuts on the Van Hoevenberg in the USA, the Olympic region of Lake Placid (New York) will also host a Downhill World Cup on the first weekend in October 2025. The big final races of the 2025 Mountain Bike World Cup will once again take place in Mont-Sainte-Anne, the famous Canadian venue.

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