Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburgerland, Austria is home to some of the most famous slopes in mountain bike racing. Host of numerous UCI World Cups and UCI World Championships, the bike park has produced some of the most memorable action in the sport’s history since it started with the UCI Downhill World Cup in 2010. 

The 2025 edition will be a bumper affair, bringing together the worlds of Cross-country, Downhill, and Enduro in a four-day WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series event between June 5-8. It will also be the last of five consecutive race weekends so fans can expect fireworks as the various formats’ standings start to take shape. 

Where is it?  

The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series are hosted at The Epic Bikepark in Saalfelden Leogang – Austria’s largest bike region with more than 90km of lines and trials across seven mountains. The range forms part of the Southern Limestone Alps, which are themselves part of the Eastern Alps. Situated a stone’s throw from the picturesque town of Zell am See, its closest big city is Salzburg, which is 70km away to the north. 

What are the courses like? 

Each of the courses on offer in Saalfelden Leogang – Salzburgerland pit the riders against some classic Austrian alpine terrain. All feature extremely technical sections across a mixture of natural and man-made features as riders tackle root-filled forests and open, rocky, exposed mountainside. 

The 2024 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Saalfelden Leogang - Salzburgerland only hosted the Gravity formats. Richie Rude (Yeti/Fox Factory Racing) and Isabeau Courdurier secured their second wins of the season in Enduro, while Loïc Bruni (Specialized Gravity) and Vali Höll (YT Mob) bounced back from disappointment in Bielsko-Biała (Poland) to clinch vital victories in their defenses of the UCI Downhill World Cup overall title.  

The venue has previous with Cross-country too. In 2023, Jordan Sarrou (Team BMC) and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Ineos Grenadiers) made the UCI Cross-country Short Track (XCC) World Cup races a French affair, while Lars Foster and Puck Pieterse won the Olympic distance races. 

Get in on the action! 

In addition to the elite competition, the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series at Saalfelden Leogang, Salzburgerland, will also offer amateurs the chance to go between the race tape in Open Racing. Participants can test their skills in the Enduro and E-enduro categories. Stay tuned by signing up for the newsletter to receive more details in early 2025. 

More than just racing… 

Beyond the racing, the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Saalfelden Leogang, Salzburgerland, will offer a vibrant atmosphere with live music, entertainment, an expo, and fan activations at the event village. Stay tuned for more details on how to attend or volunteer, coming soon!