WHOOP UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD SERIES LAKE PLACID
BIGGER,
FASTER,
LOUDER!
OCTOBER 2-4, 2026
THE WHOOP UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD SERIES MAKES ITS RETURN TO LAKE PLACID IN:
Save the date, and get ready for another epic 3-day weekend of DOWNHILL at WHITEFACE and CROSS-COUNTRY at MT VAN HOEVENBERG—featuring all-out, heart-pounding, pedal-pumping action and festivities you’ll never forget… and this time, it’s the final stop of the series, so the stakes will be higher as titles are decided, and champions are crowned!
Press Release
Tickets
| GENERAL ADMISSION | ||
| Mt Van Hoevenberg & Whiteface General Admission Friday 10/3: All Ages | FREE GET NOW |
Whiteface General Admission Saturday 10/4: Ages 22-64 | $20 Ages 13-21 & 65+ | $10 Ages 12 & Under | FREE BUY NOW |
Mt Van Hoevenberg General Admission Sunday 10/5: Ages 22-64 | $20 Ages 13-21 & 65+ | $10 Ages 12 & Under | FREE BUY NOW |
| Whiteface Military Discount General Admission Saturday 10/4: Ages 22-64 | $10 BUY NOW |
Mt Van Hoevenberg Military Discount General Admission Sunday 10/5: Ages 22-64 | $10 BUY NOW |
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| PREMIUM ADMISSION | ||
| Whiteface 1-Day Premium Admission Saturday 10/4 All Ages | $140 - SOLD OUT - |
Mt Van Hoevenberg 2-Day Premium Admission Friday 10/3 & Sunday 10/5 All Ages | $140 BUY NOW |
Mt Van Hoevenberg & Whiteface 3-Day Premium+ Admission Friday 10/3 - Sunday 10/5 All Ages | $260 - SOLD OUT - |
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| Parking Mt Van Hoevenberg & Whiteface Friday 10/3 - Sunday 10/5 Per Day | $20 BUY NOW |
Lift Access For Races Facelift (Up/Down) & Warhorse (Up Only) Whiteface Saturday 10/4: Ages 13-64 | $20 Ages 12- & 65+ | $10 BUY NOW |
Scenic Gondola Ride (No Race Access) Whiteface Saturday 10/4: Ages 13-64 | $25 Ages 12- & 65+ | $20 - SOLD OUT - |
Schedule
Catch all the action—
Cross Country World Cup = XCO
Short Track World Cup = XCC
Downhill World Cup = DHI
Friday 10/3/25
Whiteface:
- DHI Training - Elite Women: 8:30am
- DHI Training - Elite Men: 9:45am
- DHI Training - Juniors: 11:00am
- DHI World Cup Qualifying 1 - Elite Women: 12:30pm
- DHI World Cup Qualifying 1 - Elite Men: 1:00pm
- DHI World Cup Qualifying - Junior Women: 2:00pm
- DHI World Cup Qualifying - Junior Men: 2:20pm
- DHI World Cup Qualifying 2 - Elite Women: 3:00pm
- DHI World Cup Qualifying 2 - Elite Men: 3:20pm
- XCC Training - All U23 Riders: 9am
- XCC World Cup - U23 Women: 9:45am
- Shimano Test Area: 10am – 4pm
- XCC World Cup - U23 Men: 10:35am
- Awards Ceremonies: Following Races
- XCO Training - Women: 11:30am
- XCO Training - All Riders: 12:30pm
- XCO Training - Men: 1:30pm
- Autograph Session w/Lea Davison—Official L.L.Bean Ambassador: 2pm – 3pm (at the “L.L.Bean To’s” by Mountain Pass Lodge)
- XCC Training - All Elite Riders: 3:35m
- XCC World Cup - Women: 4:20pm
- XCC World Cup - Men: 5pm
- Awards Ceremonies: Following Races
- Bjorn Riley “Dual Lines”—Film Screening: 6pm – 6:30pm (on the giant spectator screen)
- Meet Bjorn Riley: 6:30pm – 7pm (at the RockShox tent)
- BETA Friday Night Bike Jam: 6pm – 7:30pm (at the James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval)
- It Will Be Different For You - Film Screening + Open Q&A w/Lea Davison, Presented By Bivo : 7pm – 8:15pm (in the Lussi Ballroom at the Lake Placid Conference Center)
Saturday 10/4/25
Whiteface:
- DHI Training - Qualified Juniors: 9am
- DHI Training - Qualified Elites: 10am
- DHI World Cup - Junior Women: 11:30am
- DHI World Cup - Junior Men: 12pm
- Awards Ceremonies: Following Races
- Autograph Session w/Lea Davison—Official L.L.Bean Ambassador: 11:30am – 12:30pm (at the “L.L.Bean Booter” Jump at Legacy Lodge)
- DHI World Cup - Elite Women: 1pm
- Awards Ceremony: Following Race
- DHI World Cup - Elite Men: 2:10pm
- Awards Ceremony: Following Race
- AON Race Team - Volunteer Trash Pick-Up: Immediately Following Awards Ceremony (meet at the AON Racing Pit, all are welcome!)
- After Party - Live Music (Nubble & The Big Takeover): 4:15pm – 6:30pm
- Shimano Test Area: 9am – 12pm
- The Grind Junior XC MTB Race: 9am
- Ride with US Pros (youth ride w/Christopher Blevins): 10am
- XCO Training - Women: 10:30am
- XCO Training - All Riders: 11:30am
- XCO Training - Men: 12:30pm
- Autograph Session w/Kate Courtney & RockShox Pro Women: 4pm (at the RockShox/SRAM x NICA tent)
Sunday 10/5/25
Mt Van Hoevenberg:
- Kids Activities - Drum Craft, Poster Decorating, Bounce House: 8am – 5pm
- Shimano Test Area: 9am – 3pm
- XCO World Cup - U23 Women: 9am
- Awards Ceremony: Following Race
- XCO World Cup - U23 Men: 11am
- Awards Ceremony: Following Race
- Intermission - Live Music (The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow, Muddy Ruckus & Fogo Azul): 12pm – 1:30pm
- XCO World Cup - Elite Women: 1:30pm
- Awards Ceremony: Following Race
- XCO World Cup - Elite Men: 3:30pm
- Live Race Entertainment - Live Music (Muddy Ruckus & Fogo Azul): 3:45pm – 4:45pm
- Awards Ceremony: Following Race
— Schedule is subject to change —
Expo
What Happened in 2025
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