The UCI Mountain Bike World Series unveils its flagship event in France

The UCI Mountain Bike World Series Festival Haute-Savoie, taking place in Châtel, Les Gets and Morzine-Avoriaz will combine UCI Mountain Bike World Cup racing alongside a festival that celebrates this iconic region steeped in mountain bike history in France. With more than 600km of dedicated mountain bike trails and 24 lifts available, the Portes du Soleil in Haute-Savoie is the perfect host for this exciting new festival.

With an outstanding natural heritage, Les Portes du Soleil is the spot for outdoor sports lovers. Between mountain pastures, alpine forests, summits on the Mont-Blanc and scenery across Lake Geneva, the Swiss Alps and the Dents du Midi, the surroundings will amaze riders and spectators alike.

Encompassing all six major UCI Mountain Bike World Cup formats, there will be no less than ten UCI World Cup races taking place across two weekends. It’s the first time in the history of the sport that the UCI Cross-country Olympic (XCO), Short Track (XCC), Marathon (XCM), Downhill (DHI), Enduro (EDR) and E-Enduro (E-EDR) World Cups will come together in a single event.

And it’s not just the biggest stars in mountain bike who will get in on the action — amateur races held in both XCM and EDR means anyone can take to the start line and see how they stack up against the fastest riders in the world. Ad The Department of Haute-Savoie, organiser of this international competition together with the UCI and Warner Bros.

Discovery, is a place rich with mountains, lakes and a stunning natural environment. It has hosted major sporting events that have made Haute-Savoie famous: the Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in 1924; the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in 1937; the UCI Amateur Road