WBD have announced that the recently-concluded Morillon round of the 2026 UCI Enduro World Cup will be the last of the current format.
Only the 2026 and 2027 UCI Enduro World Championships will run as the current World-level enduro events as Warner Brothers Discovery pressing pause on the series whilst they confer with ‘organisers, venues and stakeholders’.
From 2027 onwards, there is only World Champs and nothing else.
The UCI and Warner Brothers Discovery have elected to make the 2027 a World Championship-only year for enduro. Morillon will now be the final UCI Enduro World Cup round in the present format. Finale Ligure will still host the 2026 UCI Enduro World Championships this October.
No promises of live final stages, docu-series or some of the most competitive racing in years has managed to keep the Good Ship World Enduro afloat. Much of this likely has to do with Warner Bros’ continuing financial struggles.
Q1 in 2026 saw WBD lose $2.9 billion on revenue of $8.9 billion despite promising numbers towards the end of 2025 according to MarketBeat. The group combined still has in excess of $32B in debt (similar to Burkina Faso’s GDP).
Hopefully this is the reset that enduro needs at the global level and the future is bright for a revitalised World Enduro. We feel for the riders and teams that have invested so heavily into top flight enduro racing.
Read the full press release below.
“Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) today announce that the 2026 UCI Enduro World Cup will be the final season of Enduro under the current UCI World Cup structure.
The decision reflects a shared belief that each mountain bike format has its own unique characteristics, community and development pathway, and that long-term success requires an approach tailored to its specific needs and ambitions. WBD Sports and the UCI believe that Enduro’s future will be best served through a structure designed specifically around the format’s unique identity, one that offers greater flexibility in its operating framework, more room for innovation and a stronger focus on participation and community engagement.
For over a decade, the Enduro World Series (EWS) and WBD Sports, have played a key role in helping drive the growth, professionalisation and international reach of Enduro, both at elite and amateur levels. Together with athletes, teams, organisers, partners and fans, they have helped elevate the format to new heights, broadening its reach and strengthening its position within the mountain bike landscape. Since Enduro’s integration into the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series, the format has benefited from increased visibility and exposure as part of a broader mountain biking platform.
Among the most significant milestones of this period was the launch of the UCI Mountain Bike Enduro and E-Enduro World Championships in 2024, cementing Enduro’s place on the sport’s biggest stage. While the UCI Enduro World Cup concludes at the end of the 2026 season, the UCI Mountain Bike Enduro and E-Enduro World Championships will continue and take on even greater significance as the pinnacle events of the format. The UCI World Championships will become the focal point of the global Enduro calendar, bringing together the sport’s best athletes and serving as the flagship celebration of the Enduro community.
The 2026 UCI Mountain Bike Enduro and E-Enduro World Championships will take place in the Finale Outdoor Region (Liguria, Italy) from 16 to 18 October, bringing the world’s leading riders to what is widely regarded as the spiritual home of Enduro.
The format’s future on the world stage is also secured for 2027, with Enduro and E-Enduro confirmed as part of the UCI Cycling World Championships in Haute-Savoie, France. Among the venues selected for this landmark event is Morillon and the Grand Massif region, fresh from hosting last week’s 2026 UCI Enduro World Cup finale, which attracted more than 500 professional and amateur riders. In 2027, the French destination will once again welcome the world’s best Enduro athletes as they compete for the sport’s most prestigious title and the iconic rainbow jersey.
While the path forward is still being defined, conversations are underway among the venues, organisers and stakeholders who have helped shape the sport over the past decades. Drawing on their deep understanding of Enduro and its community, they are exploring new opportunities to ensure its continued growth and long-term sustainability, while staying true to the values that have made Enduro unique: participation, adventure, creativity and a shared passion for the ride, where the journey is every bit as important as the result. This includes initiatives such as the integration of Enduro Open side events at selected WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series weekends.
By giving Enduro the freedom to continue evolving on its own terms, this transition represents the beginning of a new chapter for a discipline with a rich heritage, a passionate community, and many more stories still to tell.”
