The 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series will be streamed across the globe via WBD Sports’ network including Max, Eurosport and discovery+, as well as a host of broadcast partners.

After a five-day break, the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series returns this Friday with Araxá, Brazil hosting the second rounds of the UCI Cross-country Olympic (XCO) and Short Track (XCC) World Cup seasons to conclude the Brazilian venue’s back-to-back doubleheader.

We look at everything you need to know about the Araxá round of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series races, including when the men’s and women’s XCO and XCC events are scheduled to take place, who is racing and how to watch.

WHEN?

The 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series round in Araxá, Brazil starts with the Women U23 UCI XCC World Cup round at 11:15 (UTC-3) Friday, April 11 and concludes with the Men Elite UCI XCO World Cup at 14:45 (UTC-3) on Saturday, April 12.

Below are the key timings for race weekend. All times are UTC-3 (EST+1/BST-4/CET-5):

Friday, April 11

·       11:15 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Women U23

·       11:55 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Men U23

·       13:00 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Women Elite

·       13:40 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Men Elite

Saturday, April 12

·       9:00 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Women U23

·       10:45 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Men U23

·       12:45 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Women Elite

·       14:45 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Men Elite

 

WHERE CAN I WATCH?

You can watch all the action from the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Araxá, Brazil wherever you are in the world. Both the men’s and women's UCI XCO World Cup U23 races will be broadcast live on the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series YouTube channel, but for all other races, tune in to one of the below channels or streaming services:

North America

Canada – Flobikes

USA  – Max

 

Central and South America

Brazil – Rede Minas (XCC and XCO live); Bandsport (XCO men delayed)

All other Central and South American territories: MTBWS TV

 

Asia

Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand – Eurosport

All other Asian territories: MTBWS TV

 

Oceania

Australia – Stan Sport

New Zealand – MTBWS TV

 

Africa

Angola, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cape Verde, Cote d'lvoire, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial, Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Niger, Reunion, Rwanda, South Africa, Eswatini, São Tome and Principe, St Helena and Ascension, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, Socotra, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Zambia – Supersport

All other African territories: MTBWS TV

 

Europe

Andorra – Max & Eurosport

Austria – discovery+ & Eurosport

Belgium – HBO Max & Eurosport

Bosnia & Herzegovina – Max & Eurosport

Bulgaria – Max & Eurosport

Croatia – Max & Eurosport

Czechia – Max, Eurosport & CT Sport+

Denmark – Max & Eurosport

Faroe Islands – Max & Eurosport

Finland – Max & Eurosport

France – Max, Eurosport & L'Équipe Live

Germany – discovery+ & Eurosport

Greece – Eurosport

Hungary – Max & Eurosport

Ireland – discovery+ & TNT Sports

Italy – discovery+ & Eurosport

Moldova – Max & Eurosport

Montenegro – Max & Eurosport

Netherlands – HBO Max & Eurosport

North Macedonia – Max & Eurosport

Norway – Max & Eurosport

Poland – Max & Eurosport

Portugal – Max & Eurosport

Romania – Max & Eurosport

Serbia – Max & Eurosport

Slovakia – Max & Eurosport

Slovenia – Max & Eurosport

Spain – Max & Eurosport

Sweden – Max & Eurosport

Switzerland – Eurosport & SRF2/RSI LA2

Türkiye: Eurosport

United Kingdom – discovery+ & TNT Sports 1

All other European territories – MTBWS TV

 

MTBWS TV is new for the 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series and is an evolution of WBD Sports’ distribution agreement with the streaming service Staylive. Find out more at https://watch.ucimtbworldseries.com/ and discover if it is available in your location here.

RIDERS TO WATCH

After last weekend’s fireworks in Araxá, we have an early indication of who is starting the season in red-hot form and who’s still a bit off the pace.

Victor Koretzky (Specialized Factory Racing) and Christopher Blevins (Specialized Factory Racing) shared the spoils in the men’s XCO and XCC in round one, and it’s hard to look beyond the pair when picking winners for this weekend’s racing. There will be plenty of riders vying to break up the Specialized Factory Racing monopoly, though, with Lars Forster (Thömus Maxon), Nino Schurter (Scott-SRAM MTB Racing Team) and Filippo Colombo (Scott-SRAM MTB Racing Team) coming closest in the XCO.

In the women’s field, Samara Maxwell (Decathlon Ford Racing Team) had the jump on the rest of the pack in the XCO and had enough in the tank to hold out for a debut UCI XCO World Cup win. The Kiwi will be aiming to do it all again on Saturday, but she’ll face stiff competition from a chasing pack that will now be closing down every move. Chief amongst them will be Nicole Koller (Ghost Factory Racing) and Savilia Blunk (Decathlon Ford Racing Team), who had to settle for second and third place, respectively, on Sunday, while Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon) can’t be ignored.

In the UCI XCC World Cup, UCI XCC World Champion Evie Richards (Trek Factory Racing-Pirelli) will be targeting a second win in as many weeks in the rainbow bands, while Blevins will have his work cut out for him if he’s to beat Koretzky and Mathis Azzaro (Origine Racing Division) once more.

Racing gets underway in Araxá on Friday. 

Full schedule and events details are available HERE.