From May to October and with 9 rounds, this is how the calendar for the 2026 XCO World Cup is being built

Just a few days before the start of the second half of the 2025 season, the organization is already working on the calendar for the XCO World Cup next year. We have had access to the first draft and there are already quite a few changes anticipated for 2026.

First draft of the 2026 XCO calendar: nine rounds and a historic start in South Korea

The draft plans for the 2026 season to have a total of nine XCC/XCO rounds, compared to the ten that the 2025 calendar had. The start is scheduled for May 1-3 in PyeongChang (South Korea), in what will be the first time that the XCO World Cup visits this country. And the grand final would arrive on October 2-4, also outside of Europe, most likely in Canada.

After its start in South Korea, the World Cup will hold 6 rounds in Europe spread between May and August, before moving to the final block outside the continent. In addition, of the last 2 events, we already know that one will be at the new venue of Soldier Hollow, in Midway (Utah, USA), as announced by the organization.

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Compared to 2025, the calendar is reduced by 1 event and is pushed back from April to May with the absence of Brazil for the next year. But the provisional plan aims to open and close the season outside the continent, as has been the norm.

• May 1-3 - XCO 1 - PyeongChang, South Korea
• May 23-24 - XCO 2 - Europe
• June 12-14 - XCO 3 - Europe
• June 19-21 - XCO 4 - Europe
• July 3-5 - XCO 5 - Europe
• July 10-12 - XCO 6 - Europe
• August 14-16 - XCO 7 - Europe
• August 26-30 - XCO World Championships Val di Sole, Italy
• September 19-20 - XCO 8 - Soldier Hollow, USA
• October 2-4 - XCO 9 - Outside of Europe

The UCI and the organizers are finalizing the details of a definitive calendar that we will know in the coming weeks.