Commencal MucOff by Riding Addiction’s Myriam Nicole is set to miss the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup curtain raiser in Lenzerheide, Switzerland this weekend. The former two-time UCI World Champion has been ruled out of the first couple of races of the year citing a battle with a concussion injury. The team have given their full support to one of the pre-season favourites and are working alongside her to get her back to racing as soon as possible. 

Nicole, who took the win in Lenzerheide last season, rounded out 2022 with a bronze medal at the UCI World Championships in Les Gets and entered this campaign as one of the favourites to take the overall title. 

Joining her on the sidelines will be the Santa Cruz Syndicate’s Jackson Goldstone and Trek Factory Racing’s Reece Wilson. 

Goldstone had been on a tear throughout the build up to this season and would enter it as the reigning UCI Junior World Champion having placed second to Britain’s Jordan Williams (Specialized Gravity) in the overall title chase. The Canadian suffered a burst appendix last month and is missing Lenzerheide to undergo surgery on it. 

Scotland’s Reece Wilson (Trek Factory Racing) is also due to miss the season-opener due to a broken leg. The 2019 UCI World Champion is already back on two feet and on the road to recovery where he will be hoping for a fully mended assault on the UCI World Championships in Fort William later in the year. 

You can watch all the action from the UCI Mountain Bike World Series from Lenzerheide, Switzerland on GCN+, Eurosport, and discovery+  08 -11 June. Don’t miss out!