The 2026 season of the Wilier-Vittoria MTB Factory Team is officially in the books. Lake Placid, USA, hosted the final round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, bringing to a close a nine-round campaign that took the team around the world from May to October. Throughout those intense months, the Italian squad was consistently in the thick of the action, and 4th place in the final team standings is a fitting reward for the hard work and consistency shown throughout the season.

The last dance! In Lake Placid, USA, it’s time for the final round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, bringing the racing season of the Wilier-Vittoria MTB Factory Team to a close. Tomorrow and Saturday, 2–3 October, the riders will put on one last show, looking to end the year on a high before enjoying a well-earned winter break. The Lake Placid Olympic Region is located in the northern part of New York State, around 460 kilometres north of Manhattan and not far from the Ca

A strong start to the US trip! At Soldier Hollow, Midway, Utah, for the penultimate round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, the Wilier-Vittoria MTB Factory Team came away satisfied with both the results and the form shown by its riders. In particular, Luca Braidot produced his best performance of the season. After finishing 10th in Saturday's Short Track, he delivered an outstanding ride in the XCO, taking 4th place, just 12 seconds off the win and only five seconds away fr