UEC MTB Eliminator European Championships

Sakarya will host one of mountain biking’s most spectator-friendly showdowns on June 7, 2026, as the UEC MTB Eliminator European Championships (XCE) takes over Ayçiçeği Bicycle Valley. This is the “blink and it’s gone” discipline of MTB—short, explosive heats, elbows-out acceleration, and head-to-head racing where position changes in seconds and the crowd is never far from the action.

As a Continental Championship (CC) event, the race will bring together Europe’s fastest MTB Eliminator riders, with elite women’s and men’s categories delivering nonstop drama from qualification to the final sprint for gold. And the setting makes it a perfect sports-tourism day trip: a purpose-built cycling venue, high visibility for spectators, and a city that knows how to stage bike sport at scale. Even if you’re not racing, you’ll still want to be there—because XCE is made for live watching, and in Sakarya the action stays close, loud, and unforgettable.