Thömus Maxon

Alessandra Keller, Mathias Flückiger, Lars Forster, Vital Albin

Why change a winning formula? The Swiss powerhouse team is back to defend overall titles and race victories with one of the most consistent squads out there. They ride in red, but their blood runs blue! Besides riding XTR, this team will also rock S-PHYRE footwear.

BMC FACTORY RACING

Loana Lecomte, Jordan Sarou, Titouan Carod

We are delighted to welcome BMC Factory Racing to Shimano. This team has a serious racing pedigree, and it was headlined in 2025 by three French stars. Loana Lecomte, Multiple National Champion, World Cup winner, and former World and European Champion, joins the squad. 2020 World Champion Jordan Sarou is one of the most successful and experienced riders in the pack, and Titouan Carod is fighting back to World Cup-winning form following their injury in 2024. Besides riding XTR, the team will wear S-PHYRE footwear.

Orbea FOX Factory Team

Rebecca Henderson, Simon Andreassen, Pierre de Froidmont, Jennifer Jackson

It’s a new-look Orbea team line-up for 2025, with only Belgian Champion Pierre de Froidmont remaining. Bec Henderson and Simon Andreasson join the squad with an impressive selection of World Championship titles, World Cup podiums and wins to their names, and Jen Jackson brings six National Championship wins. Excited to see what this strong squad can achieve.

GIANT Factory Off-Road Racing XC

Alan Hatherly, Dario Lillo, Jens Schuermans, Carter Woods,  Remi Thirion, Luke Meier-Smith, Dane Jewett, Jacob Jewett

With a move to the WorldTour with Team Jayco AlUla, XCO World Champion and World Cup overall winner Alan Hatherly will still include some XC in his calendar and is a huge addition to the Giant squad. He joins the rapid young duo of Dario Lillo and Carter Woods, plus seven-time National Champion and three-time Olympian, Jens Schuermans.

LIV Factory Racing

Linda Indergand, Ronja Blöchlinger, Tyler Jacobs, Marin Lowe

Current Swiss XCO Champion and Tokyo bronze-medalist, Linda Indergand, and 2023 U23 XCO and XCC World Cup winner, Ronja Blöchliger, have enjoyed great success within the LIV team, and are now joined by Tyler Jacobs and Marin Lowe in the U23 category.

Pivot Cycles – OTE

Raphaël Auclair, Owen Clark, Zorak Paille, Smon Ruelland, Maxime St-Onge, Rafaelle Carrier, Philippe St-Laurent, Lily-Rose Marois, Maude Ruelland

Team Pivot Cycles – OTE has a young group of riders including several national champions. After a successful season last year, Owen Clark and Maxime St-Onge have joined the team—ready for action!

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Orbea Factory Team – FMD

Tahnée Seagrave, Martin Maes, Pheobe Gale, Oliver Zwar, Darragh Ryan, Seagrave Kaos 

New year, new bike for FMD. With Tahnée Seagrave's return to the podium's top step in 2024, Pheobe Gale’s podium performances and Oli Zwar’s injury woes behind him, the long-standing British team looks to be on the rise. Add Martin Maes and young Darragh Ryan into the equation, and we have a recipe for some tasty racing! 

SCOTT Downhill

Benoît Coulanges, Dylan Levesque, Gonçalo Bandeira, Ethan Craik, Clavel Vicky, Marini Hugo

When you invite a two-time World Cup winner and reigning Vice World Champion into your roster, things are bound to get kicked into gear! Benoît brings his experience to a dynamic squad featuring rising stars Dylan Levesque and Gonçalo Bandeira. Meanwhile, after a tough year of injury and recovery, Ethan Craik is back with a vengeance, determined to reclaim his spot among the top riders. 

COMMENCAL X 7Mesh

Andréane Lanthier Nadeau, Elliot Jamieson, WeiTien Ho

When the seasoned Andréane Lanthier Nadeau teams up with the spirited Elliott Jamieson and Wei Tien Ho, you get a team bursting with pure flair! Riding the world champion META V5 and backed by Shimano, the COMMENCAL X 7 MESH trio blends top-notch professionalism with infectious positive vibes to light up the Enduro World Cups. With a special shoutout to the riders of the Blueprint Development Program: Noah Rubuliak, Anthony Shelly, Jaxon Blake, and Noah Milner.

Santa Cruz Syndicate (DH)

Jackson Goldstone, Laurie Greenland, Nina Hoffmann, Eliana Hulsebosch, Felix Griffiths

Jackson Goldstone was sidelined in 2024 with a torn ACL, and his 2025 comeback is highly anticipated. He is one of the most exciting talents in DH racing, and we can’t wait to see his iconic style and killer speed back on track. Laurie Greenland and Nina Hoffmann will look to pick up where they left off in 2024, fighting for more podiums. Ellie Hulsebosch and Felix Griffiths join in the junior ranks, where Ellie will look to once again lay down some mega victories.

Norco Race Division

Danny Hart, Erice van Leuven, Gracey Hemstreet, Bodi Kuhn, Lucas Cruz, Lina Frener, Greg Minnaar, Lily Boucher

Two-time World Champions Danny Hart and Erice van Leuven join the squad alongside Bodi Kuhn and exciting junior prospect Lina Frener. Gracey Hemstreet and Lucas Cruz complete the team, which spans an exciting mix of age and riding style and really looks to establish itself as a force to be reckoned with.

GIANT Factory Off-Road Racing DH

Remi Thirion, Luke Meier-Smith, Jakob Jewett, Dane Jewett

Remi Thirion is one of the most experienced and yet still most exciting racers on the DH circuit, especially when it gets wet! Luke Meier-Smith's raw speed is equally enthralling, and the young Jewett brothers certainly don’t lack some spice! 

Yeti / Fox Factory Racing

DH: Richie Rude, Camille Balanche, Tyler Waite, Jonty Williamson

EDR: Ryan Gilchrist, Slawomir Lukasik, George Swift, JT Fisher, Chloe Bear, Lacey Adams

Richie Rude is set to focus on DH once again, and if his speed at one-off World Cups in the past years is anything to go by, he’s going to make some waves! With a new bike dedicated to his successful comeback, there’s lots to look out for. Joining him at Yeti is the 2020 World Champion and 2022 World Cup overall winner, Cami Balanche. 

Enduro remains a big goal for Yeti, with Slawomir Lukasik chasing World Cup wins and King of Crankworx, Ryan Gilchrist, defending his e-EDR title. This is a serious Yeti Gathering!

Pivot Factory Racing

Bernard Kerr, Morgane Charre, Ed Masters, Jenna Hastings, Matt Walker, Ryan Griffith, Remy Meier-Smith 

Another squad spanning the gravity disciplines, Pivot Factory Racing is back with a healthy balance of serious speed and serious fun! Morgane Charre will be looking to add to her EDR wins tally, while Bernard Kerr keeps the big sends coming, their school bus running, and the kids in check.

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The biggest change this year will be the number of races. Cross-country and downhill have ten rounds each, while enduro is back up to seven.

From 30 August to 14 September, the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships will make history with two action-packed weeks of competition. For the first time ever, all eight mountain bike disciplines will come together in one epic host region: Switzerland. 

For the downhillers, La Thuile and Lake Placid are new venues that always attract exciting riders and provide enjoyable racing. They head back to Lenzerheide after a one-year hiatus, and with the change from September to June, there’s a chance it might not rain in Loudenvielle!

The enduro season sees a classic Italian trilogy, with Pietra Ligure, Val di Fassa and La Thuile all on the calendar. There is enough pizza, pasta and gelato to fuel them through to the season finale in Haute-Savoie. 

Our cross-country racers' season is bookended in the Americas, with Brazil kicking off the party and Mont-Sainte-Anne closing the season, just as in 2024, while Saalfelden Leogang and Lenzerheide make their return. 

A mixture of new venues, extra rounds, fresh kits, super-charged squads and renewed motivation will make the 2025 season full of fireworks from the very start. We can’t wait to see how the show unfolds! 

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