Tune into the 14 rounds of the UCI Mountain Bike World Series from that begin in Korea on May 1 and run all year to the last round on October 2 in the USA.
Here are all the details you need to follow the race on live streams and TV channels in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and for the rest of the world check out the listings on the event website here
Contested across 14 events from May to October there will be 9 Cross Country rounds, 9 Downhill rounds and 6 Enduro rounds to decide who wins the World Cup overall in each discipline.
Alongside the tried and tested courses like Nove Mesto, Lenzerheide and Les Gets, this year's racing adds in brand new venues in South Korea, La Thuile (Italy) and Soldier Hollow (Utah) to spread the competition right around the globe.
The returning men's XCO champion is Christopher Blevins who will have a fight on his hands to hold off the likes of Charlie Aldridge and Luca Martin then in the women's field with Samara Maxwell not racing this year the favourites are Jenny Rissveds, Evie Richards and Nicole Koller.
In the Downhill competition Jackson Goldstone and Valentina Höll will be back to defend their titles and in the men's Enduro Sławomir Łukasik will be looking to repeat the success he had in 2025.
Read on to see broadcast options for the UCI Mountain Bike World Series in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia as well as how to watch for free.
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How to watch the UCI Mountain Bike World Series across the world
Watch in the UK
Fans in the UK can watch the 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Series throughTNT Sportsand HBO Max.
TV viewers will find the action on TNT Sports, with live streaming available on the new home of cycling in the UK, HBO Max.
Plans start at £25.99/month, with month-by-month terms available at £30.99.
Watch in the USA
In the US, the 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Series will be on HBO MAX, which starts at $18.49 USD per month. This is the middle-tier “Standard” subscription that includes live sports.
Watch in Canada
Fans in Canada can watch the 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Series on FloBikes.
A subscription to FloBikes, which has pretty much every race you could wish for, costs CA$39.99 a month or CA$203.88 for the year.
Watch in Australia
Viewers in Australia can watch the UCI Mountain Bike World Series on STAN
To get access you’ll need a Stan Base subscription, which starts at $12 AUD per month AND the Stan Sport add-on, which is $20 AUD per month. This will give you access to live and on-demand racing, without ads. That’s a total cost of $32 AUD per month to watch the racing this year.
UCI Mountain Bike World Series 2026 event Schedule
(Image credit: Billy Ceusters/Getty Images)
Round 1 | May 1-3 | Race of South Korea, South Korea (Cross-country and Downhill)
Round 2 | May 22-24 | Nové Město Na Moravě, Czechia (Cross-country)
Round 3 | May 28-31 | Loudenvielle-Peyragudes, France (Downhill and Enduro)
Round 4 | June 11-14 | Saalfelden-Leogang Salzburgerland, Austria (Cross-country, Downhill and Enduro)
Round 5 | June 19-21 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland (Cross-country and Downhill)
Round 6 | June 26-28 | Val di Fassa – Trentino, Italy (Enduro)
Round 7 | July 3-5 | La Thuile – Valle d’Aosta, Italy (Cross-country, Downhill and Enduro)
Round 8 | July 8-12 | Pal Arinsal, Andorra (Cross-country and Downhill)
Round 10 | August 14-16 | Haute-Savoie, France (Cross-country and Downhill)
Round 11 | August 21-23 | Haute-Savoie, France (Enduro)
Round 12 | September 19-20 | Soldier Hollow, Midway, Utah, USA (Cross-country)
Round 13 | September 25-27 | Whistler Mountain Bike Park, British Columbia, Canada (Downhill)
Round 14 | October 2-4 | Lake Placid Olympic Sites, New York, USA (Cross-country and Downhill)
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