2015 UCI MTB World Cup Calendar Announced

The 2015 Mountain Bike World Cup schedule has been released by the UCI with nine rounds confirmed for next year.

There will be seven rounds in Downhill (DH) and six for Cross-Country (XCO), with two new locations appearing on the World Cup calendar for 2015.

The first of the new destinations, Lourdes in France, will have the have the honour of opening the season next April, with the downhill racers kicking-off the World Cup action.

Lenzerheide in Switzerland is the other first time venue for 2015 and will host both DH and XCO racing on July 4 and July 5. The first round of the XCO World Cup begins with racing at Nové Město na Moravě on May 23 and May 24, before moving to Albstadt the next weekend.

The DH courses at Fort William and Leogang continue their regular appearances on the World Cup schedule, with the action taking place on consecutive weekends in June, while North America mainstays Mont-Sainte-Anne and Windham host both DH and XCO racing in August.

Val di Sole in Italy will see the finale of the World Cup season with the overall winners in both DH and XCO being decided there.

The Cross-Country Eliminator disappears from the World Cup schedule for 2015 but will still be part of the World Championships.

Check out the full schedule below.

2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup calendar

DHI #1: Lourdes (France) – April 11-12
XCO #1: Nové Město na Moravě (Czech Republic) – May 23-24
XCO #2: Albstadt (Germany) – May 30-31
DHI #2: Fort William (Great Britain) – June 6-7
DHI #3: Leogang (Austria) – June 13-14
XCO #3/DHI #4: Lenzerheide (Switzerland) – July 4-5
XCO #4/DHI #5: Mont-Sainte-Anne (Canada) – August 1-2
XCO #5/DHI #6: Windham (United States) –  August 8-9
XCO #6/DHI #7: Val di Sole (Italy) – August 22-23