Mountain Bike World Championship Expressions of Interest Now Open
The Cycling Ireland Off-road Commission (CIORC) has opened its selection process for the 2025 UCI Enduro, Downhill (DHI), Cross-country (XCO) and Short Course (XCC) World Championships which take place in Valais, Switzerland.
Discipline / Dates / Venues
Enduro / 1 September / Aletsch Arena/Bellwald
Downhill / 4-7 September / Champéry
XCC / 8-9 September / Zermatt
XCO / 11-14 September / Crans-Montana
To see the technical guide for the events - click here
Juniors, Under 23s and Elite riders seeking selection and who meet the UCI eligibility criteria in their event or discipline are invited to complete an expression of interest form via this link by 23:59 on Monday 4 August 2025.
The Cycling Ireland High Performance Team will lead on this with an Expression of Interest process and defined selection criteria. The process is as per the published National Team Selection Policy: Download link at bottom of page.
More information and the expression of interest form are available here: World Championships Enduro, XC, DH 2025 – Cycling Ireland Offroad Commission
Three riders to represent Ireland at UEC XC European Championships this week
Ireland will be represented this week at the UEC Cross Country Mountain Bike European Championships by three riders.
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Chris Dawson, who retained his Senior National Championship yesterday in Co. Cork, will once again ride for Ireland at a major championship event. The Antrim native is no stranger to this weekend's course in Melgaço, Portugal, having raced there already this year, taking second place at the Melgaço International C1 UCI race in March.
Greta Lawless, who also retained her Junior National Championship yesterday, will make the trip. Lawless has represented Ireland in both cross-country and cyclo-cross in recent years, and the Dawson racing rider will no doubt relish an opportunity to wear green again in Portugal.
Ryan Daly rounds out the Irish contingent for this European Championships. The Junior has muscled his way onto the international scene in 2025, and has battled hard at three UCI Junior World Series rounds, culminating in a top-10 at the most recent event in Davos, Switzerland. Having represented Ireland in both XC and cyclo-cross in recent months, this weekend will mark Daly’s first event as a National Champion, having also taken the title yesterday in Cork.
The three riders will be joined by former Masters European Champion and multi time National Champion Robin Seymour as coach, and Kevin Moran as team manager.
Racing gets underway on Wednesday, July 23rd. The full schedule is available here.