Popular rider and social media commentator, Wyn Masters will get the New Zealand campaign off the start line at the UCI MTB World Championships in Val di Sole, Italy.

Nine New Zealand mountain bikers lie in the top-20 in respective overall standings going into the final European round of the UCI MTB World Series in Les Gets, in the Haute Savoie region of south east France.

A 36-strong New Zealand team has been named for the UCI MTB World Championships at Val di Sole in Italy this month.

New Zealand mountain bikers climb to the high altitude of Andorra for the sixth round of the UCI MTB World Series for both downhill and cross-country this weekend.

New Zealand’s growing list of MTB racers take on arguably the steepest terrain on the circuit at La Thuile in Italy near the French border for the latest round of the UCI World Series for downhill, cross-country and enduro this weekend.