After three consecutive weekends of racing, the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series goes again this Saturday and Sunday with a Gravity feast as the UCI Downhill and Enduro World Cups take to the trails of Loudenvielle - Peyragudes, France.

We look at everything you need to know about the Loudenvielle - Peyragudes round of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Serie, presented by FACOM, 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 Loudenvielle - Peyragudes, France starts with the UCI Enduro World Cup at 8:00 (UTC+2) on Saturday, May 31 and concludes with the Men Elite UCI Downhill World Cup at 13:10 (UTC+2) on Sunday, June 1.

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

Saturday, May 31

• 08:00 – 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, June 1

• 10:50 – UCI Downhill World Cup | Finals Women Junior
•  11:20 – UCI Downhill World Cup | Finals Men Junior
• 12:15 – UCI Downhill World Cup | Finals Women Elite
• 13:10 – UCI Downhill World Cup | Finals Men Elite

WHERE CAN I WATCH?

There will be several ways to watch the Gravity-packed action unfold at France’s first WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series round of the 2025 season.

For the UCI Enduro World Cup, 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.

For the second UCI Downhill World Cup of the season, you can watch the finals live anywhere in the world. Both the men’s and women's UCI Downhill World Cup Junior races will be broadcast live on the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series YouTube channel, while the Elite finals will be shown on one of the below channels or streaming services. Pre-show starts at 11:55 UTC+2, so set a reminder to join Ric McLaughlin live from the Pyrenees:

North America

Canada – Flosports

USA  – Max

South & Central America

All Central and South American territories – MTBWS TV

Caribbean – Rushsports

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

Austria – discovery+

Belgium – HBO Max, Eurosport

Bosnia & Herzegovina – Max

Bulgaria – Max

Croatia – Max

Czechia – Max

Denmark – Max

Faroe Islands – Max

Portugal – Max, Eurosport, La chaine L’Équipe

Germany – discovery+

Hungary – Max

Ireland – TNT Sports

Italy – discovery+

Moldova – Max

Montenegro – Max

Netherlands – HBO Max

North Macedonia – Max

Norway – Max

Poland – Max

Portugal – Max

Romania – Max

Serbia – Max

Slovakia – Max

Slovenia – Max

Spain – Max

Sweden – Max

Switzerland – MTBWS TV

Türkiye – Max

United Kingdom – discovery+, TNT Sports

All other European territories – MTBWS TV

RIDERS TO WATCH

The Lourdon Bike and Trail Park is a relatively new addition to the competition calendar for Gravity riders – the Loudenvielle - Peyragudes venue making its UCI World Cup debut in 2023, although it had hosted events in the former Enduro World Series in 2021 and 2022.

The venue has already shown it can deliver on the biggest stage, and if last year’s racing is anything to go by, we’re in for another epic weekend of racing.

In the Men’s Enduro competition, Slawomir Lukasik (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team) finally got off the mark by claiming his first UCI Enduro World Cup win in the Enduro Trails of Bielsko-Biała (Poland). The 31-year-old had come agonisingly close in Pietra Ligure - Finale Outdoor Region (Italy), and will hope his debut victory two weeks ago is a sign of things to come this season.

The Polish rider leads the overall from Jack Moir (YT Mob), who won twice at Loudenvielle - Peyragudes in the Enduro World Series days. Third-placed Gregory Callaghan has made his best start to a season since 2017, when he went on to win the third round, while UCI Enduro World Champion and 2022 Enduro World Series round winner Alex Rudeau returns having skipped racing in Poland.

Privateer Ella Conolly meanwhile leads the charge in the women’s rankings, putting together back-to-back second-place finishes. She’s still targeting her first UCI Enduro World Cup win, but it seems to be only a matter of time now for the Brit.

Morgane Charre (Pivot Factory Racing) has also recorded two podium positions in 2025 with consecutive third places, and the Frenchwoman has previous victories in the Pyrenees – winning at the venue in 2024 and 2022. Bielsko-Biała winner Elly Hoskins meanwhile has raced twice in Loudenvielle - Peyragudes in the U21 category and already showed  promise – claiming fourth (2023) and third (2024).

In Downhill, Loïc Bruni (Specialized Gravity) and Tahnée Seagrave (Orbea/FMD Racing) used all their experience to battle through difficult conditions in Poland and take their respective top spots in the rankings. While we’ve come to expect it from reigning overall winner Bruni, Seagrave looks back to her best and already appears at home on her new Orbea downhill rig. Both will be in contention in France, but there are a number of other riders trying to prevent them from making it two from two.

Benoît Coulanges (Scott Downhill Factory) is the only other rider to have won at the venue since its UCI World Cup debut in 2023 – the Frenchman going fastest last year. He finished 10th in Bielsko-Biała and will be looking at ways to squeeze more time out of his new Scott race bike. Amaury Pierron (Commencal/Muc-Off by Riding Addiction) and wild card Thibaut Daprela (Rogue Racing - SR Suntour) are some other local favourites looking to do it on home soil, while Richard Rude (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team) and Oisin O’Callaghan (YT Mob) will be attempting to spoil the partisan crowd’s party.

Seagrave’s biggest threat is Valentina Höll (YT Mob). The most dominant force in women’s downhill over the last four years, the Austrian is a favourite of every race she enters and it’s a surprise when she doesn’t make the podium – like her fifth-place finish in Bielsko-Biała.

Anna Newkirk (Frameworks Racing/5Dev) and Nina Hoffmann (Santa Cruz Syndicate) are others worth keeping tabs on, as is Harriet Harnden (Aon Racing - Tourne Campervans) – the reigning UCI Enduro World Cup overall winner qualifying third fastest in her debut UCI Downhill World Cup only to finish 14th after an incident-packed finals run.

 Racing gets underway tomorrow, Saturday, May 31 in Loudenvielle - Peyragudes.

Full schedule and event details are available HERE