The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series will now be available to viewers in Australia with all the action live and exclusive on Stan Sport. Launched in 2015, Stan is an over-the-top streaming service that offers unlimited access to thousands of hours of entertainment.
With the two Enduro opening rounds raced on home-soil, Australian Elite athletes had a great introduction to the Series last season. Luke Meier-Smith (GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM – EDR), Daniel Booker (NUKEPROOF SRAM FACTORY RACING) and Connor Fearon (FORBIDDEN SYNTHESIS TEAM) swept the Enduro podium in Maydena. In the endurance rounds, Rebecca Henderson (PRIMAFLOR MONDRAKER GENUINS RACING TEAM) took the third podium spot for Cross-country Olympic in Val di Sole (Italy) as she did in Cross-country Short Track at the last two events of the season in Mont-Sainte-Anne (Canada) and Snowshoe (USA). In the downhill races, Troy Brosnan (Canyon CLLCTV), one of the most well-known Aussie riders, will be back for the 2024 season.
Ben Kimber, Stan Director of Sport said:
We are thrilled to be partnering with WBD Sports to bring the expanded WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series to fans in Australia for the first time ever. We know viewers will enjoy following the Aussie riders returning for the 2024 Series and will also have a keen eye on the endurance rounds ahead of Paris 2024.
Trojan Paillot, SVP Sports Rights Acquisitions and Syndications at WBD Sports Europe, said:
We are thrilled to partner with Stan Sport to bring every race of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series to fans in Australia. This season marks the largest expansion of international mountain bike for many years featuring six new venues across three continents, totalling 15 event weekends. With the accessibility and diverse offerings of the Stan Sport streaming platform, we can deliver all these events to Australia's passionate mountain biking community, whilst furthering our mission to expand mountain bike’s global fanbase.
The opening round of the 2024 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series takes place in Mairiporã, Brazil this week (12-14 April) for the Endurance rounds. The Gravity competition will get underway in Fort William, Scotland from 3-5 May.
To catch all the 2024 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series action, fans in Australia can sign up to Stan Sport HERE.
