A foggy morning made way for a sunny afternoon. With Downhill training starting early, riders struggled to spot the right lines in the lower, new section of the Speedster, a section that would prove to be decisive during qualifications for both Juniors and Elite riders.
Just days after the Cross-Country action finished in Nové Město, Czech Republic, more than 150 riders battled for multiple World Championship medals in Saalfelden Leogang, Austria.
The French cross-country mixed relay team secured their fifth world title in the team competition at the start of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships presented by Mercedes-Benz in Saalfelden Leogang, their first since 2016.
Great Britain's Thomas Pidcock and France's Melanie Pugin secured the medals in the E-MTB Cross Country race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships presented by Mercedes-Benz in Saalfelden Leogang.
- In less than one week the EPIC Bikepark Leogang will welcome the mountain biking elite to this year's UCI Mountain Bike World Championship in the disciplines Cross Country, Downhill and E-MTB.
Uninterrupted hiking enjoyment awaits all guests and locals on the Asitz in November, as the Leogang mountain lifts are operating continuously for the first time this autumn.
The organizers from Saalfelden Leogang now share important information for riders and teams as well as for journalists and spectators a few weeks before the start of the World Champs.
