2017 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

[1][2] The Cross-Country Eliminator (XCE) was included as a UCI World Cup discipline for the first time since 2014.

New regulations were introduced in 2017 to reduce the numbers of competitors in the UCI World Cup downhill events.

The minimum number of UCI points required to compete in a World Cup was increased from 30 to 40.

The field sizes for the downhill finals were reduced from 20 to 15 (plus protected riders) for the Elite Women and from 30 to 20 for the Junior Men.

Additionally he won at the World Championships the gold medal at the single and at the mixed race and the Cape Epic.

Women's cross country elite podium in Albstadt (from left): Linda Indergand , Maja Włoszczowska , Yana Belomoyna , Jolanda Neff , Rebecca Henderson
Men's cross country elite podium in Albstadt (from left): David Valero , Mathieu van der Poel , Nino Schurter , Anton Cooper , Maxime Marotte