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Ella Conolly returned to the top for a second consecutive season, winning three UCI Enduro World Cups on her way to defending the overall crown. While the Briton’s campaign was defined by consistency, the men’s competition could hardly have been more unpredictable. A different rider won at every round, and with six still in contention heading into the finale, Adrien Dailly (Speed Project) chose the perfect moment to take his only victory of the season and secure a surprise UCI Enduro World Cup overall title.Defending men’s champion Sławomir Łukasik (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team) struggled to replicate the form that took him to the 2025 crown, eventually finishing ninth in the standings and opening the door for a new pool of contenders. Dailly ultimately emerged on top of an incredibly open title fight, writing his own underdog story in the process.The women’s field told a very different story. Conolly picked up where she had left off in 2025, combining outright speed with consistency to retain her title and establish herself once again as the rider to beat.While the UCI Enduro World Cup reached its conclusion in 2026, the season culminated at the UCI Mountain Bike Enduro World Championships, with the coveted rainbow jerseys decided in the spiritual home of Enduro racing.CONOLLY CLAIMS SECOND UCI WORLD CUP OVERALLAfter an incredible 2025 campaign that saw her stand on the podium at every UCI World Cup round, including three victories, Ella Conolly carried that momentum straight into 2026 as she set about defending her first overall title.She made the perfect start, winning the opening round in Loudenvielle – Peyragudes (France) by more than five seconds ahead of Mélanie Pugin (Speed Project). But it would not all be smooth sailing. Winnifred Goldsbury claimed her maiden UCI Enduro World Cup victory in Saalfelden Leogang – Salzburgerland (Austria), before Pugin took the win in Val di Fassa – Trentino (Italy), with Conolly finishing runner-up on both occasions.Any suggestion that Conolly’s grip on the title race was loosening was quickly put to rest. She returned to the top step in La Thuile – Valle d’Aosta (Italy), pairing speed with remarkable consistency across the demanding Alpine terrain, before following it up with another victory in Aletsch Arena – Bellwald (Switzerland). DNFs for Raphaela Richter and Goldsbury strengthened Conolly’s position in the standings, but the Briton needed little assistance from her rivals as another dominant display saw her tighten her grip on the overall.By the time the series reached its final round in Morillon, Haute-Savoie (France), Conolly held a 170-point advantage over Pugin and needed only a sixth-place finish to retain the title. The opening day did not go entirely to plan, with the Briton struggling in the intense heat and ending the day seventh, almost 40 seconds off the race lead. Pugin was also unable to fully capitalise, sitting just one place ahead overnight.Conolly recovered to finish fifth, comfortably enough to secure the UCI Enduro World Cup overall title for a second consecutive season. She ended the campaign 220 points clear of Pugin, with Elly Hoskin completing the overall podium in third, capping another season in which Conolly remained the benchmark from start to finish.DAILLY COMPLETES UNDERDOG STORY WITH SHOCK OVERALL CROWNAdrien Dailly (Speed Project) entered 2026 as an unlikely overall contender. After finishing just 68th in the UCI Enduro World Cup standings the previous season, few would have tipped the Frenchman to challenge for the title in a field packed with proven winners. But the reigning UCI E-Enduro World Champion steadily built his challenge before delivering when it mattered most.Dailly’s campaign began quietly. While fellow Frenchman Alex Rudeau took the opening victory in Loudenvielle – Peyragudes, Dailly finished fifth. Another fifth followed in Saalfelden Leogang – Salzburgerland, where defending overall champion Sławomir Łukasik  returned to winning ways, before a 12th-place finish in Val di Fassa left Dailly seemingly well outside the title conversation.But his season turned around in La Thuile. Dailly claimed his first podium of the campaign with second place behind Speed Project teammate Raphaël Giambi, before finishing runner-up again in Aletsch, this time behind another surprise contender in Ryan Gilchrist (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team). Without yet winning a round, Dailly’s consistency had suddenly propelled him into the heart of an increasingly unpredictable overall battle.Heading into the finale in Morillon, Canadian privateer Lief Rodgers led the standings, with Dailly just 82 points behind. Rodgers needed a podium to guarantee his maiden overall crown, but with the margins so tight, each of the top six riders remained mathematically capable of taking the title. Dailly, Rodgers, Giambi, Rudeau, Gilchrist and Łukasik all arrived with a chance, setting up a final-round showdown.Faced with his biggest opportunity of the season, Dailly produced his best performance. The Frenchman delivered a composed weekend to claim his first UCI Enduro World Cup victory of 2026 at exactly the right moment. With it came the overall crown, completing a remarkable rise. Dailly ultimately finished 43 points clear of Rodgers, with Gilchrist completing the overall podium in third.LIBNIK AND MARTI MONTESSINOS DOMINATE JUNIOR RANKSTwo riders stood head and shoulders above the rest of the Junior field in 2026, with Nežka Libnik and Hugo Marti Montessinos delivering dominant seasons on their way to the overall titles.After missing the opening round, Libnik wasted little time making her mark on the Junior Women’s competition. She claimed an outstanding four victories from six UCI World Cups, alongside a third-place finish in Aletsch. That remarkable run of form saw Libnik secure the UCI Enduro World Cup overall title by 35 points.In the Junior Men’s field, Marti Montessinos was even more dominant, winning every round he contested bar a runner-up finish in Val di Fassa. Such was his advantage that he had already wrapped up the overall crown at the penultimate round in Aletsch, meaning he arrived at the season finale in Morillon with the title already secured.UCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BRING THE SEASON TO A SPECTACULAR CLOSEThe Enduro season was not finished there, with the spotlight turning to Finale Outdoor Region, Liguria (Italy), a venue synonymous with the history of the discipline, for the UCI Mountain Bike Enduro and E-Enduro World Championships. It was the first time the battle for the rainbow jerseys had been staged at the iconic destination, which has hosted Enduro racing every year since 2008.The Elite Enduro titles produced thrilling racing right to the final stage. Ryan Gilchrist (Australia) added a rainbow jersey to his breakthrough UCI World Cup season, holding off Elliot Jamieson (Canada) by just four seconds to claim the Men’s Elite title, while Raphaela Richter (Germany) edged Isabeau Courdurier (France) by a single second to take the Women’s Elite crown. In the Junior categories, UCI World Cup overall winners Hugo Marti Montessinos (France) and Nežka Libnik (Slovenia) capped dominant seasons by adding rainbow jerseys to their 2026 honours.There was more success in E-Enduro, where Adrien Dailly (France) capped a memorable year by successfully defending his UCI World Championship title just weeks after securing the Enduro UCI World Cup overall, while Helen Weber (Germany) produced a commanding performance to win five of six stages and claim the Women’s Elite rainbow jersey.

The 2026 UCI Cross-country Olympic (XCO) World Cup season saw two new names crowned overall winners as Jenny Rissveds (Canyon XC Racing) and Luca Martin (Cannondale Factory Racing) emerged on top after months of fiercely contested racing.The title race was transformed early in the year as defending overall winners faced very different challenges. Samara Maxwell (Decathlon Ford Racing Team) stepped away from competition for much of the season, while Christopher Blevins (Specialized Factory Racing) suffered an injury at the opening round and struggled to rediscover the form that had carried him to last year's title.Their absence from the front of the standings created opportunities for a new generation of riders, but neither title was won without a fight. Rissveds had to fend off challenges from Swiss rival Sina Frei (Specialized Factory Racing), while Martin found himself locked in a season-long battle with compatriot Adrien Boichis (Specialized Factory Racing).MARTIN TURNS CONSISTENCY INTO FIRST XCO OVERALL TITLEAfter finishing third in the overall standings in 2025, Luca Martin (Cannondale Factory Racing) began the 2026 season determined to take another step forward. While the UCI Cross-country Olympic (XCO) World Cup opened with three different winners across the first three rounds in South Korea, Czechia and Austria, Martin's consistency ensured he remained firmly in contention. Three consecutive runner-up finishes were enough to put the Frenchman at the top of the overall standings despite not yet claiming a victory.Martin finally broke through in spectacular fashion with back-to-back victories in Lenzerheide (Switzerland) and La Thuile – Valle d'Aosta (Italy), establishing himself as the rider to beat in the title race.Those wins proved crucial as the second half of the season brought more mixed fortunes. A difficult outing in Pal Arinsal – Andorra resulted in a 22nd-place finish, while fourth place in Les Gets – Haute-Savoie (France) saw his lead come under increasing pressure from fellow Frenchman Adrien Boichis (Specialized Factory Racing).As the season headed towards its closing rounds, the battle for the overall had developed into a two-way fight between Martin and Boichis. However, the title race took a decisive turn when Boichis shifted his focus to road racing and opted not to contest the final North American leg. While Bjorn Riley (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing Team), Simone Avondetto (Wilier-Vittoria Factory Team) and Dario Lillo (Giant Factory Off-Road Team - XC) remained mathematically in contention, all three trailed by more than 550 points, leaving Martin firmly in control of his destiny.Missing the podium in Soldier Hollow, Midway, Utah (USA) and at the season finale at Lake Placid Olympic Sites, New York (USA) could not prevent the Frenchman from claiming his first UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup overall title. Having also claimed the UCI Cross-country Short Track (XCC) World Cup overall title, Martin completed the double, ultimately securing the XCO crown by 380 points ahead of Boichis, with Martín Vidaurre Kossmann (Specialized Factory Racing) completing the overall podium in third, capping a season built on consistency as much as outright speed.Luca Martin will join Decathlon Ford Racing Team for the 2027 season, riding VAN RYSEL’s first mountain bike, the RCR-XC, as the cycling brand becomes the team’s official bike and apparel supplier.RISSVEDS CLAIMS SWEDEN’S FIRST OVERALL TITLEJenny Rissveds (Canyon XC Racing) was one of the most consistent riders in the Elite Women's field throughout 2026, turning a string of podium finishes into her first UCI XCO World Cup overall title.The Swede made her intentions clear from the opening rounds of the season, finishing runner-up in both MONA YongPyong (South Korea) and Nové Město na Moravě (Czechia). She then moved to the top step of the podium for the first time in Saalfelden Leogang – Salzburgerland (Austria), beginning a run that would establish her as the rider to beat in the overall standings.Rissveds backed up her Austrian victory with further wins in Lenzerheide and Pal Arinsal, while narrowly missing the podium in La Thuile. A second-place finish in Les Gets further strengthened her position at the top of the standings, with the Swede combining race-winning speed with remarkable consistency throughout the European leg of the season.While Martina Berta (Origine Racing Division) mounted a late-season charge with a series of strong results, the Italian had left herself too much ground to make up and ultimately had to settle for third in the final standings. Instead, it was Sina Frei (Specialized Factory Racing) who emerged as Rissveds' closest challenger heading into the final rounds.By the time the series reached Lake Placid however, the overall title was firmly in Rissveds' hands. The Swede arrived at the finale holding a 220-point advantage over Frei, with only 330 points still available. An 11th-place finish was enough to mathematically secure the overall crown, making Rissveds the first Swedish rider to win the Elite Women's UCI XCO World Cup overall title. The title also comes a decade after she claimed Olympic gold at Rio 2016.CORVI AND SCHEHL COMPLETE U23 DOUBLE WITH XCO OVERALL TITLESHaving already secured the Under-23 UCI Cross-country Short Track (XCC) World Cup crowns, Valentina Corvi (Canyon XC Racing) and Paul Schehl (Lexware Mountainbike Team) confirmed themselves as the standout U23 cross-country riders of 2026 by adding the UCI XCO World Cup overall titles to their growing trophy collections.In the Women's U23 category, Corvi produced one of the most dominant campaigns of the season. The Italian won an extraordinary seven of the nine UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup rounds, with only a third-place finish in Nové Město na Moravě preventing a clean sweep before she opted not to start the season finale in Lake Placid after already securing the title. Such was her dominance that Corvi amassed 1,193 points across the campaign, finishing more than 400 points clear of her nearest rival and leaving little doubt over who was the class of the field in 2026. To top it all off, she also claimed the 2026 UCI Under 23 XCO World Champion title.The men's title race proved more competitive, but Paul Schehl ultimately emerged as the strongest rider over the course of the season, in what would be his final year in the U23 category. The German endured a mixed start, finishing second in MONA YongPyong before suffering a DNF in Nové Město na Moravě. Rather than derailing his title challenge, however, that setback sparked an impressive response. Schehl bounced back with four consecutive victories and added a third-place finish in Les Gets to establish a commanding lead in the standings.The North American rounds presented his toughest challenge of the season, with sixth place in Soldier Hollow followed by 33rd at the Lake Placid Olympic Sites. By that stage, though, Schehl had already built a sizeable advantage through his dominance across the European rounds. Despite the late setbacks, he comfortably secured the overall title by more than 100 points, completing a season that saw him join Corvi in claiming both the U23 XCC and XCO overall crowns.Across nine rounds and three continents, the 2026 UCI XCO World Cup tested the very qualities that define cross-country racing at the highest level: speed, consistency and the ability to respond when momentum shifts. Rissveds, Martin, Corvi and Schehl each followed a different path to the overall crown, but together their campaigns reflected the depth and competitiveness that shaped the 2026 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike season from start to finish.

The Swiss cross-country star won cross-country Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 and a rainbow jersey at the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. She is also a three-time UCI World Cup overall winner, with 17 career UCI World Cup race victories to her name.Neff recorded three top 10 finishes in the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series this season, demonstrating that she remains a major force at the highest level of mountain bike racing.She joins fellow stars Puck Pieterse, Samuel Gaze and Mathieu van der Poel on the team's mountain bike roster.The move marks a new chapter in Neff’s career as she targets further success in cross-country racing. Her experience in road racing and cyclocross also makes Alpecin-Premier Tech / Fenix-Premier Tech’s multi-discipline set-up a natural fit, as she looks to continue her development and share her experience with younger riders.