In April 2025, Araxá, Minas Gerais (Brazil) will host the opening rounds of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series, drawing thousands of visitors to the city.

The impact of hosting major sporting events often leaves lasting benefits for local communities, and Araxá is no exception. After more than 20 years of hosting the Copa Internacional de Mountain Bike, the city has now reached a new level of accommodation demand with the introduction of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series. The 2024 edition marked the city’s first-time hosting rounds of the UCI Cross-country Short Track (XCC) and UCI Cross-country Olympic (XCO) World Cup, and 2025 will see an expanded calendar with two weekends of racing at the Grande Hotel Termas de Araxá.

Back in 2023, there were only around ten houses available for rent in the entire city. However, with the influx of visitors expected in 2025, over 200 homes are now registered for rent, and that number continues to grow. Many local families are planning to temporarily relocate with relatives in order to rent out their homes, creating a new source of income and employment opportunities for Araxá residents. As the supply of rental properties increases, prices have also become more competitive.

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To further expand the pool of available rentals, the event organizers have teamed up with AXA Consultoria Imobiliária, a local real estate consultancy. AXA has been instrumental in connecting with other agencies and homeowners, ensuring that all properties meet quality standards and are suitable for visitors. Anyone interested in listing their property can contact AXA via WhatsApp at +55 34 3438-0444.

The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series will kick off from April 3 to 6, with the second round following from April 9 to 13 on a completely different track, offering new challenges for athletes and thrills for the audience. One week prior, from March 28 to 30, Araxá will host the opening round of the Copa Internacional de Mountain Bike (CiMTB), Latin America's premier mountain bike competition, serving as a high-level warm-up for the season ahead.

THE LEGACY OF CiMTB

Since its inception in 1996, CiMTB has continuously innovated and contributed to the growth of mountain biking and the cycling market in Brazil. As a UCI event since 2004, it has been a key qualifying event for the Olympic Games, from Beijing 2008 to Paris 2024.

CiMTB solidified its global reputation in 2022 by hosting the opening round of the Mercedes-Benz Mountain Bike World Cup in Petrópolis, and in 2024, it organized the Araxá round of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series. CiMTB was also responsible for designing the celebrated mountain bike course at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, widely regarded as one of the best in the history of Olympic mountain biking since its debut in 1996.