Extreme Weather Shuts Down UCI Junior Finals in Andorra—What Happens Now? originally appeared on BikeMag.
A press release that went out earlier today has announced significant changes to the UCI downhill World Cup schedule for Saturday, July 12, 2025, which sees the cancellation of the junior men’s and women’s finals.
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Following reports of extreme weather conditions on the race course in Andorra, the UCI issued a notice of rescheduling to avoid the expected foul weather. While they have rescheduled the UCI downhill World Cup women’s and men’s elite races, they have altogether canceled the junior downhill World Cup finals race. This means that the last qualifying round times determine the final result and the winner of this round of the World Cup in the junior category.
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In the junior men’s field, this would mean that Max Alran has by default won this round, Asa Vermette took second place, and Tyler Waite is in third as per the last round of qualifying. As for the Junior Women’s UCI Qualifying, Aletha Ostgaard looks to have taken first place, followed by Marie Rosa Jensen in second, and Rosa Zierl in third place.
That’s the way the cookie crumbles.Photo: UCI
The Downhill Junior qualifier times have become the final results, I guess.Photo: UCI
Despite the race cancellations and rescheduling, the cross-country practice and race times have remained unchanged, but the UCI has stated that they will update the public and athletes as things progress.
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Read the full press release from the UCI below.
Due to the latest weather forecast from the Andorra Government, indicating electrical storms with lightning predicted, the schedule for the UCI Downhill World Cup on Saturday, 12 July 2025, will not proceed as planned.
The revised race schedule is as follows:
- 8:00-9:00 AM CET: Combined downhill training session – Elite only
- 10:00 AM CET: UCI Downhill World Cup – Women Elite
– 11:00 AM CET: UCI Downhill World Cup – Men EliteThe Finals of the Junior UCI Downhill World Cup are cancelled. Following the article 4.11.010 of UCI Regulations, if the final cannot take place due to unforeseen circumstances, the last qualifying round determines the final result.
This safety decision has been made by the UCI, WBD Sports, and the local organizers to ensure the welfare of athletes, teams, marshals, volunteers, spectators, and everyone involved in the event.
The Elite UCI Downhill World Cup races will be streamed live on digital platforms (HBO Max, discovery+, TNT Sports, Eurosport and MTBWS TV). More information on Where to Watch is available on ucimtbworldseries.com.
The cross-country training schedule remains unchanged (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM tomorrow).
Further updates will be communicated if there is any deterioration in the weather that affects this revised schedule.
This story was originally reported by BikeMag on Jul 11, 2025, where it first appeared.