For the third and final consecutive weekend of racing in Italy, the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series’ Gravity contingent heads to a brand-new UCI World Cup venue with the UCI Downhill and UCI Enduro World Cups taking to the trails of La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta.

We look at everything you need to know about the La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta round of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series, including when the Enduro and Downhill events are scheduled to take place, who is racing, and how to watch.

WHEN?

The 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series round in La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta, Italy starts with the UCI Enduro World Cup at 11:00 (UTC+2) on Saturday, July 5 and concludes with the Men Elite UCI Downhill World Cup at 14:00 (UTC+2) on Sunday, July 6.

Below are the key timings for race weekend. All times are UTC+2 (EST+6/BST+1/CEST):

Saturday, July 5

•  11:00 – UCI Enduro World Cup
• 12:30 – UCI Downhill World Cup | Qualification 1 Women Elite
• 13:00 – UCI Downhill World Cup | Qualification 1 Men Elite
• 14:15 – UCI Downhill World Cup | Qualification Women Junior
• 14:40 – UCI Downhill World Cup | Qualification Men Junior
• 15:30 – UCI Downhill World Cup | Qualification 2 Women Elite
• 15:50 – UCI Downhill World Cup | Qualification 2 Men Elite

Sunday, July 6 

• 11:30 – UCI Downhill World Cup | Finals Women Junior
• 12:00 – UCI Downhill World Cup | Finals Men Junior
• 13:00 – UCI Downhill World Cup | Finals Women Elite
• 14:00 – UCI Downhill World Cup | Finals Men Elite

WHERE CAN I WATCH?

There will be several ways to watch the Gravity-packed action unfold at Italy’s final UCI World Cup rounds of the 2025 season.

For the penultimate UCI Enduro World Cup round of 2025, there will be a course preview featuring the route and its key sections, practice day and race day video highlights on the official YouTube channel, key race moments on social media and live timings on the official WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series website. The UCI Downhill World Cup Qualification day can also be followed on live timing and across social media.

For the fifth UCI Downhill World Cup round of the season, you can watch the finals live anywhere in the world. Both the Men Junior and Women Junior UCI Downhill World Cup races will be broadcast live on Max, discovery+* and MTBWS TV, while the Elite finals will be shown on one of the below channels or streaming services:

North America

Canada – Flosports

USA – Max

South & Central America

All Central and South American territories – MTBWS TV

Asia

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

China - Zhibo.TV

All other Asian territories – MTBWS TV

Oceania

Australia – Stan Sport

New Zealand – MTBWS TV

Africa

All 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

Denmark – Max, Eurosport

Faroe Islands – Max, Eurosport

France – Max, Eurosport and La Chaine L’Equipe

Germany – discovery+, Eurosport

Hungary – Max, Eurosport

Ireland – 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 – MTBWS TV

Türkiye – Max, Eurosport

United Kingdom – discovery+, TNT Sports

All other European territories – MTBWS TV

RIDERS TO WATCH

While La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta might be a new addition to the UCI World Cup calendar, the venue has previously featured in the UCI Enduro World Cup’s precursor, the Enduro World Series – hosting five rounds between 2014 and 2021.

For Enduro, it’s therefore a return to a fan favourite, while the UCI Downhill World Cup riders are being treated to a brand new race track – as tested by Loïc Bruni (Specialized Gravity) and UCI Downhill World Champion Loris Vergier (Commencal/Muc-Off by Riding Addiction) in the off-season.

To mark its return to the Enduro series, La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta has prepared a challenging and spectacular course, featuring three demanding stages, including a high-altitude start above 2500 metres. Riders will face technical terrain, big mountain descents and the raw, natural trails that have made La Thuile a favourite among enduro fans. As a final touch, the day will wrap up with a short night stage, lit by floodlights – a unique addition to an already epic race day.

Less than a week after the dust has settled on Val di Fassa’s Dolomite two-dayer, the Enduro athletes are going again 530km west on the trails of La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta.

In the Men’s Enduro competition, Slawomir Lukasik (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team) has built a commanding lead in the overall series – his second win of the season in Val di Fassa – Trentino continuing an impressive run that has seen him stand on the podium at all five rounds to date in 2025. He leads the next closest Jesse Melamed (Canyon CLLCTV Factory Team) by 550 points and could claim the overall title with a win in La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta.

Melamed is one of only three riders to take a UCI Enduro World Cup win all year, so is in contention in La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta, while the other rider to stand on the top step in 2025 – privateer Daniel Booker – will be targeting a return to form after a disappointing 90th position last time out.

One rider who won’t be contesting the win is the last rider to win at the venue, Jack Moir (YT Mob) – the Australian injuring his ankle prior to racing in Val di Fassa – Trentino.

Privateer Ella Conolly meanwhile, made it a hat-trick of wins last weekend, and needs to do even less than Lukasik to confirm her first overall series. Her lead of 580 points over Simona Kuchynkova (Cube Action Team) means a win in La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta will also be enough. With three wins and two second places to her name this series, expect her to clinch her crown in style.

The Brit won’t have it all her own way though, with Kuchynkova, Nadine Ellecosta (Abetone Ancillotti Vittoria Factory Team), Morgane Charre (Pivot Factory Racing) and Bielsko-Biala winner Elly Hoskin ensuring it’s not a procession for Conolly.

While there are two runaway leaders in the UCI Enduro World Cup overall standings, things are finally balanced in the UCI Downhill World Cup as it approaches its halfway point.

Jackson Goldstone (Santa Cruz Syndicate) has won three rounds back-to-back, but with the La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta a completely new addition, it will be down to who can get to grips with the track the fastest – something Aaron Gwin (Gwin Racing), Danny Hart (Norco Race Division), Loris Vergier (Commencal/Muc-Off by Riding Addiction), Loïc Bruni (Specialized Gravity) and Ronan Dunne (Mondraker Factory Racing DH) have managed in the past. If the Canadian can make it four in a row, he’ll equal Aaron Gwin’s record for consecutive wins, set in 2012.

Despite Goldstone’s dominance, he only has a 100-point lead in the overall on Bruni, who again failed to tame the Black Snake in Val di Sole. The Frenchman is one of the most consistent riders on the circuit though, so he’ll be in contention in the Alps.

It looked like there might be a three-way battle for the overall, but with Amaury Pierron (Commencal/Muc-Off by Riding Addiction) fracturing his collarbone in practice in Val di Sole, rainbow jersey wearer Vergier has some catching up to do to be in with a shot.

Valentina Höll (YT Mob) meanwhile finds herself at the top of the women’s overall with a slender, 49-point lead over Gracey Hemstreet (Norco Race Division). The reigning overall series winner and three-time UCI Downhill World Champion’s winless streak continues, but her consistency – the Austrian recording another second place in Val di Sole – means she’s still the woman to beat.

Hemstreet failed to make it three wins in a row in Trentino, but the Canadian has proven herself to be a serious contender in 2025, while Tahnée Seagrave (Orbea / FMD Racing) will be looking to bounce back after her form was dented with a 15th place finish two weeks ago.

Racing gets underway on Saturday, July 5 in La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta. 

Full schedule and event details are available HERE.