South Africa’s Greg Minnaar will contest the final UCI Downhill World Cup race of his illustrious career this weekend. SuperSport has acquired the live broadcast rights for the entire event. Here’s how you can watch Minnaar and fellow South Africans, Alan Hatherly and Candice Lill live this week.
By Sean Badenhorst
After the disappointment of not broadcasting the recent Elite UCI Mountain Bike World Championships races live, despite advertising they would (they did show the men’s Downhill on streaming), SuperSport has informed us that the final round of the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup will be broadcast live – on its TV channels – this week.
The event takes place at Mont Sainte Anne, Canada, which is six hours behind South Africa. Here’s the broadcast schedule from SuperSport:
Friday 4 October
22h30 (South African time): Elite women XCC – Channel 206
23h05 (South African time): Elite women XCC – Channel 206
Saturday 5 October
19h15 (South African time): Elite women Downhill – Channel 199
20h00 (South African time): Elite men Downhill – Channel 199
Sunday 6 October
17h15 (South African time): Elite women XCO – Channel 208
20h00 (South African time): Elite men XCO – Channel 208
STAYLIVE
Those that have subscribed to Staylive will be able watch all the Elite men and women’s races live online as in the past. Here is the link: https://app.staylive.io/cycling/
