RockShox + WHOOP UCI MTB World Series

LET’S GO RACING

The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series is back, and RockShox is back with it, returning for a second year as a proud series partner. This is where it all happens: the fastest, loudest, most unpredictable weeks on a mountain bike calendar. And this page is your all-access pass where we'll be dropping content you won't find anywhere else, updates, behind-the-scenes moments, and everything in between.

THE SEASON SO FAR

ISSUE 001 - MONA YONGPYONG, SOUTH KOREA

ISSUE 002 - LOUDENVIELLE, FRANCE

ISSUE 003 - LEOGANG & LENZERHEIDE

ISSUE 004 - LA THUILE, IT

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ISSUE 005 – ANDORRA

Pal Arinsal sits high in the Pyrenees of Andorra, a small principality equidistant between Barcelona and Toulouse. Home to many top athletes seeking high altitude training and a healthy tax break, there's no shortage of World Tour pros clocking miles through the steep climbs of La Massana. The altitude has a way of sorting people out quickly — fatigue here is sneaky, and the line between thriving and suffering is thinner than it looks.

In what seems to be an Andorran July tradition, electrical storms threatened to derail the weekend before it began. Thankfully no races were cancelled, and the women started XCC under thunder, rain, and an ominous sky. Jenny Rissveds of Canyon XC Racing, who calls Andorra home, was a rider to thrive — taking the win in a sprint finish against Laura Stigger of Specialized Factory XC. In the men's race, Bjorn Riley of Scott-SRAM MTB Racing read the moment perfectly, sensing that Adrien Boichis of Specialized Factory XC was missing his signature punch, and made his move — taking his first ever Elite XCC World Cup win.

The level of women's DH continues to rise, time gaps shrinking to impossible margins and the battle for the podium growing ever more fierce. No matter how high the level rises, Vali rises with it — winning her 5th race of the season. Ryan Pinkerton of Mondraker Factory Racing felt right at home in the loose dust, storming his way onto his first Elite Men's DH podium in 3rd.

In Sunday's XCO, Jenny Rissveds and Adrien Boichis were keen to get their mid-season break started and didn't bother waiting around — grabbing the lead early and holding it to the line. This weekend marked Jenny's 20th Elite World Cup victory, and something tells us 21 isn't too far away.

BY THE NUMBERS

1 - Bjorn Riley takes his first ever Elite World Cup win in Friday’s XCC race.

20 - Jenny Rissveds crushes the weekend, winning both XCC and XCO races, marking 20 Elite World Cup career wins.

4 - Adrien Boichis once again takes the top step on Sunday’s XCO podium, marking his fourth World Cup win of the season.

17 - Vali Höll continues to dominate Elite Women’s DH, riding into the summer break with her 17th Elite World Cup career win and 5th of the season.

Bjorn Riley celebrates first ever Elite World Cup win

BJORN RILEY: A PERFECT TIME FOR A FIRST

Sometimes the hardest part of racing is believing that you can win. At the World Cup level, you've already proven your technical and physical ability, but often the last piece of the puzzle is proving it to yourself. For Bjorn, that moment came during the XCC in Pal Arinsal, Andorra. Coming off his first Elite podiums in both Leogang and Lenzerheide, he had a moment where he realized if he was willing to take the chance, he could do more than just get on the podium. He could win.

"I've been thinking about it over the last two days. I don't usually take leaps of faith on the last lap because I'm already happy with a top 3, but today was different and I decided I had to go all out. I got a little scared though. I looked back and he was right behind me, and I don't usually have to sprint to the finish line, so that was scary!" - Bjorn Riley

FLIGHT ATTENDANT WINS UNDER ADRIEN BOICHIS... AGAIN.

18 podiums and counting for the Flight Attendant-equipped Specialized Epic 9, and Boichis has seven podiums and four wins. Curious how he sets up his winning bike? Boichis walks through his setup, covering his unique fit, Flight Attendant preferences, and the story behind his new race number.

Flight Attendant XC

SACHA’S TREK SESSION

Frame: Trek Session DH
Fork: RockShox BoXXer Ultimate
Shock: RockShox Vivid Coil Ultimate
Brakes: SRAM Maven Ultimate / B1 SwingLink
Rotors: SRAM HS2 200mm
Pads: Organic
Drivetrain: SRAM XX DH 165mm
Spider: Ochain R at 9° - Shop now

Vali Höll standing on podium in Andorra — "I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE
MOST BEAUTIFUL VICTORIES
FOR HER (VALI HÖLL). THE
LEVEL IS MORE AND MORE
CLOSE FOR THE RIDERS,
AND SHE'S STILL THERE
WHEN IT'S DIFFICULT.
WE ARE PROUD OF HER!"
- MAX COMMENCAL

VALI GOES 5 FOR 6 ON OCHAIN

8 out of 12 World Cup Elite DH winners this season were riding Ochain, including 5 wins from Vali Höll, proof that when the terrain gets rowdiest and the margins are thinnest, the fastest riders in the world are choosing Ochain.

But Ochain isn't just a DH tool. On mid and short-travel trail bikes, where there's less travel and wider gear ranges, riders often feel more of what's happening at the pedals — what we call pedal feedback. And that's where Ochain makes the biggest difference.

Shop Ochain

Ochain Spider and riders winning on ochain

Miranda is driving a Panasonic HC VXF1 during race weekends.
She bought it off someone in Whistler needing rent money.
While the picture is quite stable, her hand is not.

ON TO THE SECOND HALF

And with that, we're past the halfway point with just World Championships and three rounds remaining. We’re incredibly proud of every racer and the RockShox techs working tirelessly on the ground to make sure we're fighting for wins every weekend. Over the first six rounds of DH and XC, RockShox and SRAM riders stacked 21 Elite World Cup wins.