The travelling circus that is the Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup is back after a three week break with Leogang in Austria the base for this next stop of mountain biking s premier racing series. This is the first round of the World Cup for the downhillers and the third round for the cross-country riders.
Leogang has been a downhill-only round on the World Cup for many years, but for the first time cross-country riders and their teams are joining the party. Cross-country has only been raced at the Austrian venue for the World Championships in 2012 and in 2020. Let s catch up on everything you need to know about what s going on at Leogang for 2021.