Mountain Bike World Championship Expressions of Interest Now Open


The Cycling Ireland Off-road Commission (CIORC) has opened its selection process for the 2025 UCI Enduro, Downhill (DHI), Cross-country (XCO) and Short Course (XCC) World Championships which take place in Valais, Switzerland.


DisciplineDatesVenues
Enduro1 SeptemberAletsch Arena/Bellwald
Downhill4-7 SeptemberChampéry
XCC8-9 SeptemberZermatt
XCO11-14 SeptemberCrans-Montana


The technical guide for the event can be found here.


Juniors, Under 23s and Elite riders seeking selection and who meet the UCI eligibility criteria in their event or discipline are invited to complete an expression of interest form via this link by 23:59 on Monday 4 August 2025.


The Cycling Ireland High Performance Team will lead on this with an Expression of Interest process and defined selection criteria. The process is as per the published National Team Selection Policy:

CyclingIrelandNationalTeamSelectionPolicy2025V3.pdf


More information and the expression of interest form are available here:


World Championships Enduro, XC, DH 2025 – Cycling Ireland Offroad Commission