The 2023 UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Series kicks off in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, this week.
With the broadcasting change of the series from Red Bull to Discovery/GCN and the new racing format that includes Elite downhill semi-finals, we're all learning a lot about how the event will go down.
Below are all the free, YouTube live streams from Lenzerheide UCI Mountain Bike World Series competition.
To watch the live Elite Finals of downhill and XCO races, a subscription is required. We've found the easiest and most comprehensive route is by signing up to the Global Cycling Network / GCN+ https://welcome.globalcyclingnetwork.com/summer_usa - $8.99/mo or $49.99/year
(Vital has no affiliation w/ this service).
Free Live Race Streams in order of appearance
(these will be active when each race begins)
Lenzerheide World Cup Downhill Junior Women's Finals Live Stream - June 9, 4:10am PST
Lenzerheide World Cup Downhill Junior Men's Finals Live Stream - June 9, 5am PST
Lenzerheide World Cup Downhill Elite Semi-Finals Live Stream
Lenzerheide U23 Women's XCO Race Live Stream - June 10, 11:25pm PST
Lenzerheide U23 Men's XCO Race Live Stream - June 11, 1:25am PST
Lenzerheide Schedule (9 hours ahead of Pacific Time Zone)
Wednesday 7/6/2023
14:00 - 15:00 - UCI Downhill World Cup - Training - Junior Women - DHI
15:00 - 16:00 - UCI Downhill World Cup - Training - All Juniors - DHI
16:00 - 17:00 - UCI Downhill World Cup - Training - Junior Men - DHI
Thursday 8/6/2023
08:30 - 12:00 - UCI Downhill World Cup - Training - Group B - DHI
10:00 - 12:00 - UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup - Training - Women - XCO
12:00 - 14:00 - UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup - Training - All Riders - XCO
12:00 - 14:00 - UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup - Training - All Riders - XCO
12:00 - 15:30 - UCI Downhill World Cup - Training - Group A - DHI
14:00 - 15:30 - UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup - Training - Men - XCO
14:45 - 15:30 - RACE: UCI Downhill World Cup - Qualification - Junior Women - DHI
15:45 - 17:15 - UCI Downhill World Cup - Timed Training - Elite - DHI (unsure if accurate)
16:00 - 17:00 - RACE: UCI Downhill World Cup - Qualification - Junior Men - DHI
16:15 - 17:15 - UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup - U23 Training - XCC
17:30 - 18:15 - RACE: UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup - U23 Women - XCC
18:15 - 19:00 - RACE: UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup - U23 Men - XCC
Friday 9/6/2023
09:00 - 11:00 - UCI Downhill World Cup - Training - Group B - DHI
09:00 - 11:00 - UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup - Training - Women - XCO
11:00 - 13:00 - UCI Downhill World Cup - Training - Group A - DHI
11:00 - 13:00 - UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup - Training - Men - XCO
13:15 - 14:00 - RACE: UCI Downhill World Cup - Final - Junior Women - DHI
14:00 - 14:45 - RACE: UCI Downhill World Cup - Final - Junior Men - DHI
15:30 - 16:00 - RACE: UCI Downhill World Cup - Qualification - Women - DHI
16:00 - 16:45 - RACE: UCI Downhill World Cup - Qualification - Men - DHI
16:00 - 17:00 - UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup - Training - Elite Riders - XCC
17:15 - 18:00 - RACE: UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup - Women - XCC
18:00 - 18:45 - RACE: UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup - Men - XCC
Saturday 10/6/2023
08:30 - 09:30 - UCI Downhill World Cup - Training - Qualified Women - DHI
09:00 - 12:00 - UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup - Training - All Riders - XCO
09:30 - 10:00 - UCI Downhill World Cup - Training - Qualified Men - DHI
10:45 - 11:20 - RACE: UCI Downhill World Cup - Semi Final - Women - DHI
11:20 - 13:00 - RACE: UCI Downhill World Cup - Semi Final - Men - DHI
13:00 - 14:00 - RACE: UCI Downhill World Cup - Final - Women - DHI
14:00 - 15:00 - RACE: UCI Downhill World Cup - Final - Men - DHI
Sunday 11/6/2023
08:30 - 10:00 - RACE: UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup - U23 Women - XCO
10:30 - 12:00 - RACE: UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup - U23 Men - XCO
13:00 - 14:30 - RACE: UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup - Women - XCO
15:30 - 17:00 - RACE: UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup - Men - XCO
Really curious to see their viewrship numbers on the PPV
Spomer, do you know what the semi final broadcast is supposed to entail? I'm imagining something with lower production values and maybe no commentary? I'd be stunned if it's full fledged like the finals.
i have no idea. really curious to see as well. going to be a big week of learning for everyone!
Does anyone know if GCN+ subscription allows you to watch the replay on demand? Or do we have to tune in live even with a subscription?
@bigbrett on-demand replays are available (i'm watching nove mesto XC replay right now).
Anyone have info in regards to viewing on MAX (formerly HBO Max) ?
thank you for putting together this thread. makes life a little more simple, hopefully we will have some signal on snowshoe this weekend for the dhse.
Also curious about this. All the Discovery+ content I've seen on Max consists of their "shows." (Mainly reality shows like Alaskan Goldigger Midgets or whatever..)
here's the PDF link to the entries (DH starts on page 11).
quick count looks like 202 elite men, 45 elite women, 103 jr men and 24 jr women.
https://chronorace.blob.core.windows.net/webresources/20230608_mtb/entr…
Stacked! Making the top 30 is gonna be TOUGH.
Ok thats rad. That was my normal consumption of racing. Media blackout all weekend, go for a ride sunday and then come home and watch the wc.
Is it different commentators for gcn+ and max?
How are the spoilers handled for GCN? The old redbull app did a decent job not ruining the race if you were watching it for the first time as a replay.
HYPED
@StudBeefpile go into the GCN app before the weekend and poke around for the "no spoiler" mode...I think they have it pretty well dialed, with so much euro road racing on there. I was able to navigate to that first XC race with no spoilerization.
also HYPED
owl-x THANK YOU!
pit bits 1 from today. nothing too crazy, but wait for tomorrow. comments should be fairly interesting (wish we could show it now)
https://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/pit-bits-2023-world-cup-downhi…
the folks over at discovery must have forgotten about lenzerheide last year! Lol
I’d also avoid instagram. They were posting live during the race for the xc.
Am I right in thinking Eurosport are also showing the races live? If so, those with Sky TV should be able to watch live.
Thanks Sspomer, I am still debating to buy a year of GCN subscription.
There's also a Discovery+ app that you can register for through your Sky/Eurosport subscription if you want to watch on a device.
@iceman2058 posted this in a diff forum thread. not sure how it impacts everyone, but figured it'd be good here
"So after getting all excited about seeing MTB on Eurosport, it doesn't look like the DH made the schedule this week. There's a little car race called "24 hours of Le Mans" or whatever that apparently took priority... pffff....
GCN+ it is then."
@brash fwiw, the nove mesto xc broadcast replays look mint/flawless. was told by someone who watched live, that there were no hiccups or glitches. there's obviously no rob warner, but the coverage of the actual race seems dialed.
With a VPN installed you can watch the elite races here.
mute the commentators.
we just experimented with a live pit bits. lawlor cruising around. we'll work out some kinks, make it a bit more formal and keep it going in leogang and if you're online at the time, can ask questions via youtube. our regular pit bits video w/ more deets will show up later today. boosh!
Looks like replays are available. I downloaded app and I can see the replays from last XC race.
I dig the live pit bits, great idea. Super choppy though.
@sspomer footage is really choppy on the live pit buts there. Maybe something went wrong uploading? Stoked to see it though
thanks all, we're aware of the choppy. trying to sort that out for leogang.
Live in the pits of Lenzerheide with The Union!
bernard kerr's track walk video
Super excited for this weekend! Unfortunately, I'll be running a teacher workshop all morning on Saturday, so I'll be avoiding the innerwebs until I can watch the replay!
This season is gonna be nuts. The next to latest episode of the Downtime Podcast has a great discussion about how many riders in both men's and women's could be on the box...
Post a reply to: FREE LIVE STREAMS & RACE TALK - Lenzerheide Mountain Bike World Cup 2023