Cycling
2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships – Cross-Country Short Track
Next available date: Mon, 8 Sept 2025
Event location
3920 Zermatt
More dates
Tue, 9 Sept 2025
Event location
3920 Zermatt
More dates
Tue, 9 Sept 2025
Description
The UCI Mountain Bike World Championships will make history with two weeks of competition from August 30 to September 14, 2025. For the first time, all eight mountain bike disciplines — cross-country, downhill, e-bike, enduro, e-enduro, marathon, pump track, and short track — will be hosted in a single region. The Valais will be the world capital of mountain biking, with eight different destinations hosting the events, while the opening ceremony will take place in Sion. This extraordinary event will bring together 1,500 athletes, uniting the best riders on the planet.
The cross-country short track will be taking place in the destination of Zermatt - Matterhorn. Exciting races in front of the majestic Matterhorn offer a unique mountain bike experience.
Cross-country short track is a race in which the world's best cross-country men and women compete against each other. ‘Short track’ stands for spectacular overtaking manoeuvres, high speeds and an exciting spectator perspective. However, the discipline is clearly different from the downhill-orientated enduro scene and can be classified as a ‘gentle’ mountain bike variant in which physical skills take precedence over technical riding skills.
The circuit in Zermatt will be within walking distance of the village in the ‘Zen Stecken’ area and will take place almost exclusively on existing paths. Only a few construction measures are planned, which will be dismantled immediately after the races.
The world's best athletes will compete against each other directly in front of the Matterhorn, covering a distance of around 1.2 kilometres and around 80 metres in altitude per lap. The total race duration is 20 to 25 minutes. This means that several laps are completed, which significantly enhances the spectator experience.
The race will take place on Tuesday, 9 September. The training sessions and any qualification will take place the day before. In addition to the professionals, i.e. the so-called elite categories, the men's and women's U23 categories will also start.
Up to 20 media representatives are expected to attend the major event in the Matterhorn village. As one of three disciplines, the elite races in Zermatt will also be broadcast live on TV by Swiss television, thereby broadcasting the Matterhorn and the region to the whole world.
For more information: www.valais2025.ch
The cross-country short track will be taking place in the destination of Zermatt - Matterhorn. Exciting races in front of the majestic Matterhorn offer a unique mountain bike experience.
Cross-country short track is a race in which the world's best cross-country men and women compete against each other. ‘Short track’ stands for spectacular overtaking manoeuvres, high speeds and an exciting spectator perspective. However, the discipline is clearly different from the downhill-orientated enduro scene and can be classified as a ‘gentle’ mountain bike variant in which physical skills take precedence over technical riding skills.
The circuit in Zermatt will be within walking distance of the village in the ‘Zen Stecken’ area and will take place almost exclusively on existing paths. Only a few construction measures are planned, which will be dismantled immediately after the races.
The world's best athletes will compete against each other directly in front of the Matterhorn, covering a distance of around 1.2 kilometres and around 80 metres in altitude per lap. The total race duration is 20 to 25 minutes. This means that several laps are completed, which significantly enhances the spectator experience.
The race will take place on Tuesday, 9 September. The training sessions and any qualification will take place the day before. In addition to the professionals, i.e. the so-called elite categories, the men's and women's U23 categories will also start.
Up to 20 media representatives are expected to attend the major event in the Matterhorn village. As one of three disciplines, the elite races in Zermatt will also be broadcast live on TV by Swiss television, thereby broadcasting the Matterhorn and the region to the whole world.
For more information: www.valais2025.ch
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