The 2017 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships will be taking place in Cairns, Australia this weekend and South African riders will be representing in both XCO and DH disciplines. Here’s how you can follow the action and support our riders.
The one to watch: Greg Minnaar will be hoping to put the disappointment of losing the the overall podium at the World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy behind him. Photographer Credit: Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content Pool
Live Streaming on redbull.tv
The Elite men and Women’s DH and XCO races will be live streamed on redbull.tvhttps://www.redbull.tv/live/AP-1RA8HCC8N2111/uci-mtb-world-championship as per the schedule below. You can also watch a replay at any time.
XCO Women Saturday, SEP 9th – 3:50AM SAST Mariske Strauss, Rozalia Kubyana
XCO Men Saturday, SEP 9th – 6:20AM SAST William Mokgopo, Sithembiso Masango
DH Women Sunday, SEP 10th – 4:55AM SAST
DH Men Sunday, SEP 10th – 5:55AM SAST Greg Minnaar, Johann Potgieter, Stefan Garlicki
SuperSport
The Elite men and Women’s DH and XCO races will be broadcast live on Supersport as per the schedule below. Replays are scheduled as indicated here.
XCO Women SS2 Saturday, SEP 9th – 3:50AM SAST Mariske Strauss, Rozalia Kubyana
XCO Men SS2 Saturday, SEP 9th – 6:20AM SAST William Mokgopo, Sithembiso Masango
DH Women SS2 Sunday, SEP 10th – 4:55AM SAST
DH Men SS2 Sunday, SEP 10th – 5:55AM SAST Greg Minnaar, Johann Potgieter, Stefan Garlicki
Alan Hatherly will be hoping for a strong result in the U23 race. Photo: BOOGS Photography
Live Timing
You can get live timing updates for all the events on www.tissottiming.com. The Junior and U23 races are scheduled as follows:
XCO Junior Women Thursday, SEP 7th – 05:00AM SAST Tiffany Keep
XCO Junior Men Thursday, SEP 7th – 07:00AM SAST Pieter du Toit, Johann Trotzky
XCO U23 Men Friday, SEP 8th – 07:00AM SAST Alan Hatherly, Julian Jessop
XCO U23 Women Saturday, SEP 9th – 1:50AM SAST Frances du Toit, Bianca Haw
DH Junior Men Sunday, SEP 10th – 2:55AM SAST Cullen McMaster, Niko Velasco
Keep an eye out for South African National Champion Mariske Strauss in the Elite Women’s race. Photo: DoubleST
More information
Find out more about the event on the UCI website here.
You can view the full schedule of events here:
Schedule 2017 UCI Mountain bike World Championships.pdf