Let's begin with the figure a significant portion of readers will turn to this article for: what are the chances and ambitions of Mathieu van der Poel? The Dutchman, who will be without his unwell compatriot Milan Vader in Scotland, has opted to skip the Short Race.

Please note that the participant lists have not yet been officially confirmed. Dutch time) Favorites World Cup mountain biking - men 2023 Dutch time)Ĭross Country races (Saturday, August 12) Rain is expected to dominate the weather on that day. Thursday appears to promise dry weather for the Short Race, but less favorable conditions are anticipated for Saturday's Cross Country races. To gain a more precise understanding of the course, take a moment to watch the UCI's reconnaissance video below!Ī mixed bag – that's the best way to describe the weather conditions for the mountain bike races. Glentress Forest is renowned as one of the premier mountain biking destinations in Scotland, offering a blend of technical sections, wooded slopes, and exhilarating descents, jumps, and other challenges. The laps for the Short Race on Thursday are a bit shorter and snappier, measuring nine hundred meters each, with 33 meters of elevation gain per lap. The Cross Country rounds scheduled for Saturday cover a distance of 3.5 kilometers, with an elevation gain of 145 meters to conquer. Nevertheless, that journey is well worth it, as the course in Scotland can be described as nothing less than stunning. Not that Glentress Forest, where the races will be held, is just around the corner: it's about an hour and a half to two hours' drive from the Scottish city to Tweed Valley. So, this year's World Mountain Biking Championships are set to take place in Scotland, as part of the 'super' World Cycling Championships hosted in Glasgow. Latest winners World Mountain Bike ChampionshipsĢ022 Nino Schurter / Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Short Race Sam Gaze / Pauline Ferrand-Prévot)Ģ021 Nino Schurter / Evie Richards (Short Race Christopher Blevins / Pauline Ferrand-Prévot)Ģ020 Jordan Sarrou / Pauline Ferrand-PrévotĢ019 Nino Schurter / Pauline Ferrand-PrévotĢ015 Nino Schurter / Pauline Ferrand-PrévotĢ013 Nino Schurter / Julie Bresset World Mountain Biking Championship 2023: - course, weather and times Practical information World Mountain Bike Championship 2023 They will also be present, and back home in the Netherlands, our focus remains on Van der Poel and Pieterse.

However, at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, it wasn't these two who clinched the victories, but Tom Pidcock (Great Britain) and Jolanda Neff (Switzerland). They have held sway for over a decade, and this week, they will naturally be back on the start line, tackling the technical course in Scotland. If you peruse the list of honors at recent editions of the World Mountain Biking Championships, two names stand out: Nino Schurter and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, the reigning king and queen of the discipline.

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