The 2023 downhill world cup is upon us. This also means silly-season and team rumors have come to an end as the UCI officially released the full list of teams competing in the 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Cups.
Jump to each team and its rider lineup using the list below.
25 different bike manufacturers operate official factory teams this year.
Commencal has by far the most with no less than 6! Both 2022 overall winners Amaury Pierron and Camille Balanche are riding Commencal again this year.
Canyon isn’t far behind either with 3 factory-supported teams.
Trek has two top-tier teams with World Champ Vali Höll in one and former World Champ Reece Wilson in the other.
The rarest bike in the entire world cup circuit has got to be raced by the Frameworks Racing Team. More specifically by the only team rider and designer himself, Neko Mullaly.
Lapierre is back with a DH effort and legend Sam Hill has reserved his spot to maybe race some World Cups again.
Factory Teams
Commencal / Muc-Off By Riding Addiction
Elite Men:
- Amaury Pierron (2022 Overall Winner)
- Thibaut Daprela
- Gaëtan Ruffin
Elite Women:
- Myriam Nicole
Junior Men:
- Hugo Marini
Dorval AM Commencal
Elite Men:
- Benoit Coulanges
- Baptiste Pierron
- Miran Vauh
- Samuel Zbinden
Elite Women:
- Camille Balanche (2022 Overall Winner)
- Monika Hrastnik
Trek Factory Racing Gravity
Elite Men:
- Loris Vergier
- Reece Wilson
- Kade Edwards
Junior Men:
- Bodhi Kuhn
Rockshox Trek Race Team
Elite Women:
- Vali Höll
(2022 World Champion)
Junior Men:
- Tegan Cruz
Specialized Gravity
Elite Men:
- Loic Bruni (2022 World Champion)
- Finn Iles
- Jordan Williams
Santa Cruz Syndicate
Elite Men:
- Greg Minnaar
- Laurie Greenland
- Jackson Goldstone
Elite Women:
- Nina Hoffmann
Continental Atherton
Elite Men:
- Gee Atherton
- Andreas Kolb
- Charlie Hatton
- Dan Atherton
- Jim Monro
Elite Women:
- Rachel Atherton
Junior Men:
- Dom Platt
Pivot Factory Racing
Elite Men:
- Bernard Kerr
- Ed Masters
Elite Women:
- Jenna Hastings
Junior Men:
- Ryan Griffith
- Jakob Jewett
- Dane Jewett
Intense Factory Racing
Elite Men:
- Aaron Gwin
- Dakotah Norton
- Joe Breeden
- Seth Sherlock
Cube Factory Racing
Elite Men:
- Danny Hart
- Max Hartenstern
- Simon Chapelet
Madison Saracen Factory Team
Elite Men:
- Matt Walker
- Greg Williamson
Scott Downhill Factory
Elite Men:
- Brendan Fairclough
- Dean Lucas
- Dylan Levesque
- Yannick Baechler
- Johan Garcin
- Elliot Vallon
Elite Women:
- Marine Cabirou
Junior Men:
- Alix Francoz
- Vincent Jouvenal
Junior Women:
- Vicky Clavel
MS Mondraker Team
Elite Men:
- Brook MacDonald
- David Trummer
- Tuhoto-Ariki Pene
- Jacob Dickson
- Kilian Schnöller
- Toby Meek
Elite Women:
- Eleonora Farina
Canyon CLLCTV Factory Team
Elite Men:
- Troy Brosnan
- Luca Shaw
- Dante Silva
Elite Women:
- Mille Johnset
Union – Forged By Steel City Media
Elite Men:
- Antoine Pierron
- Oliver Davis
- Lachlan Stevens-McNab
Elite Women:
- Frida Ronning
Junior Men:
- Christian Hauser
Giant Factory Off-Road Team
Elite Men:
- Rémi Thirion
- Luke Meier-Smith
- Remy Meier-Smith
GT-Continental Factory Racing
Elite Men:
- Wyn Masters
- Ethan Craik
Elite Women:
- Jess Blewitt
Junior Men:
- Ryan Pinkerton
Commencal IC Studio
Elite Men:
- Thomas Estaque
- Hugo Frixtalon
- Matteo Iniguez
Forbidden Synthesis Team
Elite Men:
- Connor Fearon
- Magnus Manson
Continental Nukeproof Factory Racing
Elite Men:
- Ronan Dunne
- Christopher Cumming
- Harry Molloy
Elite Women:
- Veronika Widmann
- Louise-Anna Ferguson
Norco Factory Team
Elite Men:
- Mark Wallace
- Lucas Cruz
Elite Women:
- Gracey Hemstreet
Canyon CLLCTV FMD
Elite Men:
- Kaos Seagrave
- Oliver Zwar
Elite Women:
- Tahnee Seagrave
Junior Men:
- Rudi Eichhorn
Junior Women:
- Phoebe Gale
NS Bikes UR Team
Elite Men:
- George Brannigan
- Kye A’Hern
Junior Women:
- Vanesa Petrovská
Unno Racing
Elite Men:
- Angel Suarez
- Ike Klaassen
- Niko Velasco
Frameworks Racing
Elite Men:
- Neko Mulally
- Colin Mulally
Noteworthy: Racing a custom race bike, designed by Neko himself and purpose-built for racing.
Transition Factory Racing
Elite Men:
- Tristan Lemire
Junior Men:
- Taylor Ostgaard
Junior Women:
- Valentina Roa Sanchez
YT Mob
Elite Men:
- Oisin O’Callaghan
Elite Women:
- Sian A’Hern
Nukeproof SRAM Factory Racing
Elite Men:
- Sam Hill
- Dan Booker
Lapierre Zipp Collective
Elite Men:
- Antoine Rogge
Satelite & Privateer Teams
Noteworthy teams with popular riders first:
Beyond Racing
Anna Newkirk, Abigail Hogie, Evan Turpen
Canyon CLLCTV Pirelli
Henri Kiefer, Henry Kerr, Lucas Lagneau
Pinkbike Racing
Ben Cathro, Mylann Falquet, Wyatt Harrington, Aimi Kenyon, Thibault Laly, Thomas Ollier, Nathan Pontvianne
Propain Positive
Phil Atwill, Marco Lamaris, Sokratis Aris Zotos
Gen-S
Gaëtan Vige, Raphaël Giambi, Christopher Grice, Izabela Yankova
Backyard Racing Factory Team
Noel Niederberger, Janis Lehmann
Unior-Sinter Factory Racing
Jure Zabjek, Léona Pierrini, Ben Zwar
555 Gravity Racing
Ryan Brannen, Douglas Goodwill, Luke Williamson
Chili Racing Brigade
Jamie Edmondson, Anna Charlotte Germann
Commencal/Schwalbe
Austin Dooley, Pau Menoyo Busquets
Commencal IC Process
Raphael Iniguez, Elliot Lees, Siel Van Der Velden
Commencal Les Orres
Antoine Vidal, Léo Abella, Lisa Baumann, Jack Piercy, Erice Van Leuven
Evolve Racing
Dean Lindsey, Colin Mcelyea, Evan Medcalf
Fusion Racing
Joshua Arcus, Kael Foale, William Ireland, Alex Lord, Duke Millington, Ellie Smith
Gamux Factory Racing
Mike Leon Huter, Lino Lehmann, Pascal Tinner
IJ Racing-Chigüiro Extremo Team
Sebastian Holguin Villa, Christine Miche Lewis Montes, Jacobo Mejia, Fernando Juan Munoz, Ton Rusinol Sala
Impact Racing
Anna Craig, Toby Driscoll, James Anthony Tomas Elsmore, Alfie Heming, Michael Stuart Jones, Roger Vieira
K Bike
Eliott Baud, Kimi Viardot
KIWIDH
Josh Barry, Cameron Beck, Josh Bonnar, Cameron Clement, Sacha Earnest, William Harvey, Ryan Hastings, Kalani Muirhead, Ty Muirhead, Wyatt Stevens-McNab
Les Arcs Mountainbike Team
Oskar Bouffioux, Yaël Fourcy, Léo Grisel, Léo Guichard, Emily Horridge, Baptiste Jalladeau, Suzy Langlois, Mariana Salazar, Kelian Vanreusel, Chloé Vionnet
Muc-Off Young Guns
Lucas Craik, Luca Thurlow
Outlaw United
Etan Bravard, Ethan Donohoe, Dillon Flinders, Marcus Goguen, Caden Gray, Jack Macleod, Dylan Marino, Drake Parker, Jake Polito, Zac Stratton
Pole Factory Racing
Onni Rainio
RBF Racing
Stacey Fisher, Gareth Northam, Katherine Sharp
Resolute Racing
Oscar Griffiths, Mikayla Parton
Rogue Racing – After Skull Team
Andrea Bonanomi, Davide Cappello, Nicholas Fugazza, Stefano Introzzi, Simone Medici, Davide Palazzari, Sofia Priori Viale, Julian Stimpfl, Patrick Venturi
Synergy 37
Mario Baldwin, Elise Empey, Matthew Empey, Lia Ladbrook, Carter Sloan
Team High Country
Lewis Allbon, Jackson Connelly, Jobe Gentle, Yuki Kushima, Zali Miklas
The Alliance
Caitlin Flavell, James Macdermid, William Macdermid, Alex Wayman, Luke Wayman
