2025 UCI MTB World Champs - Where to watch?

[SCD]

Hi, what are the current options to watch the 2025 Champs? I have Staylive - but they don't have it in their schedule. DSTV is last option. I have a VPN to snoop around other parts in the world. But haven't found a good solution yet.
Anybody with a good idea? 

[Teebo]

It's really simple, just a stupid process. Don't know why they don't make it easier. 

 

https://ucimtbworldseries.com/

You need an account here. Then go to the 'where to watch' at the bottom of the page and scroll down to South Africa, it has 2 options to chose, their service and dstv, links go to the broadcast page. 

 

It's always a mission to navigate. 

[Headshot]

Yeah, its always sold off to Big TV - I also have the UCI stream for all the other races - - just paid another month for 6 weeks of no racing while everyone has an extended holiday and licks their wounds. Guess it will be catch up on tiz...

I see the world's  XCO track is Crans Montana which was hideously technical if not dangerous but it seems to have been toned down somewhat. There is a preview with Y Neff on the tube somehwere.

[Anthem24]

wrong event

Edited August 8, 2025 by Anthem24

[SCD]

On 8/7/2025 at 7:14 PM, Teebo said:

It's really simple, just a stupid process. Don't know why they don't make it easier. 

 

https://ucimtbworldseries.com/

You need an account here. Then go to the 'where to watch' at the bottom of the page and scroll down to South Africa, it has 2 options to chose, their service and dstv, links go to the broadcast page. 

 

It's always a mission to navigate. 

Unless I am wrong, this is for the series but not the World Championships.

[Teebo]

Really? Damn that's bleak, I thought it was included. My mistake.

Now I need to know too😢

3 minutes ago, SCD said:

Unless I am wrong, this is for the series but not the World Championships.

 

[tinmug]

I watched the Swiss stream (after trying several other countries for the Olympics: Switzerland was by far the best) last year. Free and a good stream, helps to have a wife that can speak a little French but the visuals are 90% of it anyway.

The catch is you have to be in Switzerland.

And you can be if you run a VPN.

FWIW if you sign up via to NordVPN here: https://refer-nordvpn.com/uNdpStCnBwz (considered the best VPN service), then I might get an extra free month or two on my account. Shameless plug. 😂 The upshot of running a VPN is the ability to place you, and your TV (and Netflix etc) just about anywhere in the world, and it's a lot cheaper than airfare and hotels and lost luggage and overpriced cappuccinos.

[DavidOWright]

Anyone made any more headway on this? Would be cool to watch both the marathon tomorrow and XCO next week.

It seems to suggest SuperSport will cover - do we know if they actually will?

It looks like Whoop is only the XCO series and NOT the World Champs - seems like madness but there we go!

[Headshot]

Apparently the UCI Youtube channel will show the worlds live, subject to geo blocking. Sounds like a Swiss VPN might work...will have to check

[DavidOWright]

Thanks so much!

 

[Martin Albrecht]

Any update on this? Seems super sort has the rights to the DHI finals, but won’t be showing them live (delayed broadcast scheduled for tomorrow morning at 1am or something stupid). So that means the YouTube live feed is geoblocked. But I have tried a number of countries for VPN, and the live feed link still doesn’t show up on YouTube. 
 

Do you guys think TIZ will show the DH if I don’t come right with YouTube and VPN? 
 

why on earth would supersort pay for the rights and then not show it live? 

[Rowl]

Women's DH is showing now?

1 hour ago, Martin Albrecht said:

Any update on this? Seems super sort has the rights to the DHI finals, but won’t be showing them live (delayed broadcast scheduled for tomorrow morning at 1am or something stupid). So that means the YouTube live feed is geoblocked. But I have tried a number of countries for VPN, and the live feed link still doesn’t show up on YouTube. 
 

Do you guys think TIZ will show the DH if I don’t come right with YouTube and VPN? 
 

why on earth would supersort pay for the rights and then not show it live? 

 

[Martin Albrecht]

11 minutes ago, Rowl said:

Women's DH is showing now?

 

Sorry, I looked at the UCI broadcast intent sheet and it only showed a delayed broadcast for SS. And when I looked earlier on the program guide I couldn’t find it either. But I see it is on 210 now. Luckily getting to watch the last ladies and then the men. 

Edited September 7, 2025 by Martin Albrecht
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[Kuys]

Im watching on Youtube VPN via Japan. Works great

[rock]

Andrew Neethling did a great job!

 

All the juniors on YT on Saturday and the elites on DSTV on Sunday.