Wilier-Vittoria in Val di Sole, UCI MTB World Series Round 5 - Preview

It’s that time of year again — when the Mountain Bike World Cup returns to Italy, landing in Val di Sole, Trentino, for its fifth round. For the Wilier-Vittoria MTB Factory Team, it’s without a doubt one of the highlights of the season. Racing in front of a home crowd always brings an extra boost.

Scheduled from June 20 to 22, the Italian stop of the UCI MTB World Series has long earned its place as a classic on the global circuit. Riders will take on a natural 4-kilometer course with 190 meters of elevation gain. Rocks, roots, natural berms, adrenaline, and XCO-gravity sections define the loop set inside the Daolasa Bike Park in Commezzadura — widely regarded as one of the most technical and demanding courses on the calendar.

Once again, Wilier-Vittoria will field a full squad: European champion Simone Avondetto, Italian champion Luca Braidot, and Juri Zanotti will line up in the elite men’s races, while Sofie Heby Pedersen will compete among the elite women. Elian Paccagnella will focus solely on the XCO race, as he's also preparing for his final high school exams. In the U23 category, Gustav Heby Pedersen sits second overall in both the XCC and XCO standings, while Ella MacPhee continues to lead the women’s U23 XCO classification with confidence.

WHERE TO WATCH THE VAL DI SOLE WORLD CUP?

CLICK HERE to find out which channels/platforms are broadcasting the World Cup in your country. Here are the local start times for the XCC and XCO races, so you won’t miss a single pedal stroke from the Wilier-Vittoria riders!

Friday June 20th

• 15:45 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Women U23 (MacPhee)

• 16:25 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Men U23 (G.Pedersen, Paccagnella)

• 17:30 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Women Elite (S.Pedersen)

• 18:10 – UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup | Men Elite (Avondetto, Braidot, Zanotti)

Sunday June 22nd

• 09:00 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Women U23 (MacPhee)

• 11:00 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Women Elite (S.Pedersen)

• 13:30 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Men Elite (Avondetto, Braidot, Zanotti)

• 15:30 – UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup | Men U23 (G.Pedersen, Paccagnella)