The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets (FRA) from 2-4 July is just around the corner. After the world cup in Leogang, it will be second double header event this season including Cross-Country as well as Downhill. As usual all races will be broadcast live on Red Bull TV.

With only one race completed yet, the 2021 Downhill season is still very young and tough to predict. After Leogang saw Troy Brosnan (AUS) winning his first World Cup race since Vallnord in 2017 and Camille Balanche (SUI) demonstrating her affinity for Leogang winning the race on the same downhill track where she became World Champion last year, the cards will be reshuffled for the Les Gets race. Especially Austrian hot shot Vali Höll, who finished second in Leogang due to a minor crash in front of the finishing line, will be eager to prove herself. Not to mention the local heroes like Myriam Nicole, Marine Cabirou or Loic Bruni.

For the Cross-Country competition the picture is completely different. Three races are in the books already and the frontrunners are known – at least in the women’s competition, where there’s no way past Loana Lecomte. The French reigning U23 World Champion has won every race on the Olympic distance so far, making her the one to beat. No only in Les Gets but also at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Within the men’s competition returnee Tom Pidcock (ENG) is back for a final test after having had to pause in Leogang due to a broken collarbone. Next to him all eyes should be on Mathias Flückiger who finished among the top 3 in every race so far.

All races will be broadcast live on Red Bull TV:

XCC on Friday

DHI on Saturday

XCO on Sunday

For more information please visit: www.worldcuplesgets.com

 

Pictures by Bartek Wolinski and Boris Beyer for Red Bull Content Pool

From September 3rd to 5th, 2021 the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup with the disciplines Cross-Country (XCO & XCC) and Downhill (DHI) will take place in Lenzerheide. The event is planned with a limited number of visitors per day; ticket sales will start on July 1, 2021. Lenzerheide can’t wait to host this popular major event with an overwhelming atmosphere created by the fans.

In contrast to last year, when there was hardly any planning security for major events and the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup had to be canceled around two months before the event date, the current situation looks very promising. The organizing committee is planning the event with up to 10,000 visitors per day. “We are happy and grateful that the epidemiological situation in Switzerland has improved so much that it is possible for us to organize an event for bike fans,” says OC President Christoph Müller. Of course, you have to adhere to all official requirements and have to constantly reassess the situation, emphasizes Müller. “We know from experience that the pandemic is unpredictable and that the situation can look different from one day to the next. As of today, we are confident that we will be able to organize an unforgettable bike festival like in previous years. ”

Tickets are only available in advance

If you want to visit the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Lenzerheide, you have to buy your ticket online at mtbworldcup.ch in advance. as there will be no box office this year. In addition, all event participants – not just visitors, but also athletes, supervisors, helpers, etc. – must show a Covid certificate. The Covid certificate, which is issued in paper form or as a PDF document with a QR code, documents either a Covid 19 vaccination, a past infection and recovery or a negative test result. Since a negative antigen rapid test, which can be done free of charge in the pharmacy, is accepted, there are no additional costs for the visitors.

World Cup as part of the Bike Kingdom Games

As part of the repositioning of the Lenzerheide bike region as Bike Kingdom, the World Cup also receives a facelift. The festival will be marketed under the name Bike Kingdom Games. The platform is intended to offer even more scope for side events and innovative communication with the guests of the Lenzerheide holiday region, especially for future events. The king himself, local hero Nino Schurter, as well as the queen and reigning downhill world champion, Camille Balanche, are the protagonists of this year’s campaign.

For more information please visit www.bikekingdomgames.ch.

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