2021 Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Event – The first mountain bike competitions were held in California (USA) in the early eighties. Since then the discipline has grown very fast, in all aspects. The first World Championships to be officially recognized by the UCI dates back to 1990. A World Cup was set up the following year.

Snowshoe previously hosted the 2019 Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Finals and will host the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships.