The 2021 UCI World MTB Championships takes place in Val di Sole, Italy, from 25 to 29 August, and there is a large South African contingent heading north to do battle.

The 2021 Championships marks the first time that the new MTB World Champions will be crowned in six disciplines at the same event. In addition to Cross Country (XCO), Team Relay (XCR), Downhill (DHI), Four-Cross (4X), and Electric-MTB (E-MTB), from 2021, the International Cycling Union (UCI) has introduced Short Track (XCC) in the Mountain Bike World Championships program.

Junior Women

• Andrea Schofmann – XCO (debut) – Ranked 8th in the UCI XCO Junior Women’s World Rankings
• Madison Mann – XCO (debut)

Junior Men

• Kai Von During – XCO (debut) – Ranked 6th in the UCI XCO Junior Men’s World Rankings
• Gunther Katzke – XCO (debut)
• Luca Ruwiel – XCO (debut)
• Matthew Scott – XCO (debut)
• Martin Vermeulen – DHI (debut)

Under 23 Women

• Danielle Strydom – XCO

Under 23 Men

• Keagan Bontekoning – XCO
• Unathi Nxumalo – XCO (debut)
• Daniel Van Der Walt – XCO
• Johan Van Zyl – XCO

Elite Women

• Candice Lill – XCO
• Mariske Strauss – XCO
• Frances Du Toit – DHI
• Sabine Thies – DHI

Elite Men

• Alan Hatherly – XCO – Ranked 9th in the UCI Elite Men’s XCO World Rankings
• Matthew Beers – XCO
• Arno du Toit – XCO
• Greg Minnaar – DHI – Ranked 5th in the UCI Elite Men’s DHI World Rankings
• Theo Erlangsen – DHI
• Cullen McMaster – DHI
• Johann Potgieter – DHI

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