UCI Downhill Racing Teams 2026: Meet the Riders and Their Teams (2026)

Who will be competing in the thrilling world of downhill mountain biking in 2026? The anticipation is building as we approach this year's major events, thanks to the recent unveiling of the official UCI mountain bike racing team roster. You can find the details at the Pinkbike article linked here: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/the-uci-releases-the-2026-mountain-bike-racing-team-lists.html.

This year, there are 83 teams officially registered as UCI MTB Teams, and among them, 29 have enlisted riders specifically for downhill racing. This represents a slight decrease from last year's roster, which included 30 downhill teams.

It’s important to note that while some athletes may choose to compete independently or as part of teams that opted out of paying the UCI fees, the 2026 team list largely reflects the riders we can expect to see battling it out on the World Cup tracks throughout the season.

Curious to see who’s on the roster? Below is a comprehensive breakdown of the downhill racing teams for this year, along with the names of the riders representing each team. Keep in mind that this list exclusively highlights downhill racers and does not account for riders involved in cross-country (XC) or enduro (EDR) categories.

Downhill Racing Team Roster:

• AON RACING
  
  Harriet HARNDEN
  
  Henry KERR
  
  Stan NISBET
  
  Reece WILSON

• CANYON DH RACING
  
  Troy BROSNAN
  
  Marine CABIROU
  
  Henri KIEFER
  
  Aletha OSTGAARD
  
  Luca SHAW

• COMMENCAL 101
  
  Sacha Gabriel BRIZIN
  
  Oriol CUADRAT CASTELLS
  
  Baptiste PIERRON

• COMMENCAL SCHWALBE BY LES ORRES
  
  Lisa BAUMANN
  
  Tilly BOADLE
  
  Valentina HÖLL
  
  Evan MEDCALF
  
  Antoine PIERRON

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• COMMENCAL/MUC-OFF BY RIDING ADDICTION
  
  Max ALRAN
  
  Till ALRAN
  
  Myriam NICOLE
  
  Amaury PIERRON
  
  Loris VERGIER

• CONTINENTAL ATHERTON
  
  Dan ATHERTON
  
  Gee ATHERTON
  
  Rachel ATHERTON
  
  Malik BOATWRIGHT
  
  Elise EMPEY
  
  Charlie HATTON
  
  Luke WAYMAN

• CRESTLINE SPEED SHOP
  
  Bode BURKE
  
  Alden PATE
  
  Frida Helena RØNNING
  
  Gavin TOMLINSON

• CUBE FACTORY RACING
  
  Max HARTENSTERN
  
  Kasper HICKMAN
  
  Rosa ZIERL

• CUBE NEXT GEN
  
  Álvaro PESTANA

• FRAMEWORKS RACING / TRP
  
  Michael DELESALLE
  
  Aaron GWIN
  
  Raina LOGAR
  
  Zanna LOGAR
  
  Jack MCCREDIE
  
  Anna NEWKIRK
  
  Asa VERMETTE

• GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM - DH
  
  Dane JEWETT
  
  Jakob JEWETT
  
  Luke MEIER-SMITH
  
  Rémi THIRION

• MONDRAKER FACTORY RACING DH
  
  Oli CLARK
  
  Ronan DUNNE
  
  Ignacio GARCIA AYORA
  
  Ryan PINKERTON

• MS-RACING
  
  Rebecca BRUNO
  
  Thomas BRUNO
  
  Nick ETHERTON
  
  Eleonora FARINA
  
  Sebastian HOLGUIN VILLA
  
  Tuhoto-Ariki PENE
  
  Valentina ROA SANCHEZ
  
  Gloria SCARSI
  
  David TRUMMER
  
  Kasper WOOLLEY

• NORCO X ADIDAS RACE DIVISION
  
  Lina FRENER
  
  Danny HART
  
  Gracey HEMSTREET
  
  Bodhi KUHN
  
  Greg MINNAAR
  
  Erice VAN LEUVEN

• NUKEPROOF AXESS RACING
  
  Joe BREEDEN
  
  Louise-Anna FERGUSON
  
  Oscar GRIFFITHS
  
  Mille JOHNSET
  
  Milatul KHAQIMAH
  
  Fernando Juan MUÑOZ
  
  Camden RUTHERFURD

• ORBEA FMD RACING
  
  Phoebe GALE
  
  Cole HULSEBOSCH
  
  Martin MAES
  
  Illy MORRISON
  
  Darragh RYAN
  
  Kaos SEAGRAVE
  
  Tahnee SEAGRAVE
  
  Oliver ZWAR

• OUTLAW INTENSE RACING
  
  Boston BRYANT
  
  Cohen BUNDY
  
  Alex MALLEN
  
  Luke MALLEN
  
  Drake PARKER
  
  Jake POLITO
  
  Pella WARD

• PIVOT FACTORY RACING
  
  Jenna HASTINGS
  
  Bernard KERR
  
  Dylan MAPLES
  
  Roger VIEIRA

• SANTA CRUZ BURGTEC BY GOODMAN
  
  Lisa BOULADOU
  
  Thomas ESTAQUE
  
  Mylann FALQUET
  
  Thibault LALY
  
  Nathan PONTVIANNE
  
  Raoul SCHNEEBERGER

• SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE
  
  Jackson GOLDSTONE
  
  Felix GRIFFITHS
  
  Nina HOFFMANN
  
  Eliana HULSEBOSCH
  
  Andreas KOLB

• SCOTT DOWNHILL FACTORY
  
  Jess BLEWITT
  
  Vicky CLAVEL
  
  Benoit COULANGES
  
  George Ethan CRAIK
  
  Hugo MARINI
  
  Dakotah NORTON

• SPECIALIZED GRAVITY
  
  Marcel BARRACHINA NAVARRO
  
  Loic BRUNI
  
  Ava CHAUMET LAGRANGE
  
  Finn ILES
  
  Marie Rosa JENSEN
  
  Jordan WILLIAMS

• STOIC RACING
  
  Cameron BRAGG
  
  Benny DE VALL
  
  Landon DE VALL
  
  Indy DEAVOLL

• TEAM HIGH COUNTRY
  
  Zac BRADLEY-HUDSON
  
  Roisin MCGUINNESS
  
  Ryder WILSON

• THE ALLIANCE
  
  Bellah BIRCHALL
  
  Jackson CONNELLY
  
  James MACDERMID
  
  Sterling STEVENS-MCNAB
  
  Ursula SUMMERS

• TREK - UNBROKEN DH
  
  Jack Oliver DAVIS
  
  Sacha EARNEST
  
  Oisin O CALLAGHAN
  
  Lachlan STEVENS-MCNAB
  
  Matt WALKER

• UNNO FACTORY RACING DH
  
  Simon CHAPELET
  
  Filippo MURACHELLI
  
  Davide PALAZZARI
  
  Veronika WIDMANN

• YETI / FOX FACTORY RACE TEAM
  
  Matilda MELTON
  
  Richard RUDE JR
  
  Tyler WAITE
  
  Jonty WILLIAMSON

• YT RD
  
  Erik IRMISCH
  
  Hannes LEHMANN
  
  Matyáš POVOLNÝ
  
  Tristan STADLBAUER

As the competition heats up, which team or rider are you most excited to watch in action this year? With so many talented athletes on the list, it’s bound to be a thrilling season! Feel free to share your thoughts below; who do you think will dominate the downhill scene in 2026?