The elite XCO debuts this weekend in La Nucía

The Shimano Super Cup Massi La Nucía 2025 will kick off the XCO calendar this weekend. The event will take place on February 8 and 9 and will feature a grid full of stars from the discipline, such as Jolanda Neff, Sam Gaze, Bec Henderson, David Valero, and Simon Andreassen.

The Shimano Super Cup Massi La Nucía 2025 starts the calendar with a grid full of stars

The event, with UCI C1 category, will be the first of the Shimano Super Cup Massi circuit and this year comes with a record number of participants with over 420 registered bikers. Among the highlighted cyclists who have already confirmed their presence are New Zealander Sam Gaze, Swiss Jolanda Neff, Spaniards David Valero and David Campos, Estonian Janika Loiv, Danish Sebastian Fini, Canadian Cole Punchard, Portuguese Ana Santos, Australian Bec Henderson, and Danish Simon Andreassen.

In a circuit designed by Carlos Coloma himself, La Nucía consolidates in its fourth edition as one of the most important events in national and international MTB.

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The event will start on Saturday, February 8 with children's races in the morning, valid for the Open XCO of the Cycling Federation of the Valencian Community. In the afternoon, it will be the turn of the male masters and juniors.

Sunday, February 9 will be reserved for the elite races. The day will start with the male cadet race at 9:00 am, followed by the female race (all categories) at 10:30 am. The elite male and sub-23 race will start at 12:30 pm.

How to watch: free entry and streaming

For all those who want to come to the Valencian town, the Shimano Super Cup Massi La Nucía will have free and open entry for the public.

In addition, the elite and sub-23 men's races will have streaming broadcast through the Youtube channels of OCISPORT and the BH Coloma Team.