27/08/2026
MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW: CANYON MEDAL PROSPECTS IN DOWNHILL AND CROSS-COUNTRY
Thirteen Canyon riders are aiming for glory in the Dolomites, including Mathieu van der Poel, who has set his sights on a Cross Country (XCO) World Championship title in his fourth discipline, plus defending women’s elite XCO champion Jenny Rissveds, and reigning German downhill champ Henri Kiefer, who’ll be looking to go one better than his second place in 2025.
The battle for mountain bike’s rainbow stripes heads to Val di Sole in Italy this year with cross-country and downhill titles on the line 🌈🇮🇹