We look at everything you need to know about the Mairiporã round of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series races, including when the men’s and women’s Cross-country Olympic and Short Track events are scheduled to take place, who is racing and how to watch.

WHEN?

The 2024 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series kicks off today in Mairiporã, Brazil with the U23 Women’s UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup round at 14:00 (UTC-3) Friday, April 12 and concludes with the Men’s Elite UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup at 14:30 (UTC-3) on Sunday, April 14.

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

 

Friday, April 12

• 14:00 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Women U23
• 14:25 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Men U23

 
Saturday, April 13

• 12:00 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Women Elite
• 12:35 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Men Elite
• 14:30 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Men U23

 
Sunday, April 14

• 10:00 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Women U23
• 12:15 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Women Elite
• 14:30 – 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 season opener in Mairiporã, Brazil wherever you are in the world. Both the men’s and women's UCI Cross-country 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 – Flosports

USA  – Max

 

South America*

Argentina – Claro

Brazil – TNT Sports YouTube Channel

Chile – Claro

Colombia – Claro

Peru – Claro

 

Oceania/Asia

Australia – Stan

China – Zhibo.tv

New Zealand – Staylive

 

Africa*

South Africa – Staylive

 

Europe*

Austria – Eurosport, discovery+

Belgium – Eurosport

Czech Republic – Eurosport, Czech TV

Denmark – Eurosport

France – Eurosport, L'Équipe

Germany – Eurosport, discovery+

Hungary – Eurosport

Ireland – discovery+

Italy – Eurosport, discovery+

Netherlands – discovery+

Norway – Eurosport

Poland – Eurosport

Portugal – Eurosport

Romania – Eurosport

Spain – Eurosport

Sweden – Eurosport

Switzerland – Eurosport, SRF

United Kingdom – Eurosport, discovery+

Rest of world – Staylive

 

RIDERS TO WATCH

While defending women’s UCI Cross-country overall champion Puck Pieterse (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and the reigning men’s UCI World and Olympic champion Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) won’t be lining up in Brazil, the field is still stacked with explosive talent.

Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon), Loana Lecomte (Canyon CLLCTV XCO) and Savilia Blunk (Decathlon Ford Racing Team) are amongst the favourites in the women’s Cross-country, while Nino Schurter (Scott-SRAM MTB Racing Team) will be looking to repeat his win from the last time the UCI World Cup visited Brazil in 2022.

In the UCI Cross-country Short Track, Keller and Evie Richards (Trek Factory Racing Pirelli) are the riders to watch in the women’s field. For the men, it’s hard to look beyond Victor Koretzky (Specialized Factory Racing) – the Frenchman the proud owner of a 100%-win record for the last three UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cups.

Racing gets underway today in Mairiporã. Full schedule and events details are available HERE.

You can find where to watch all of the racing action live in Mairiporã HERE.