UCI Downhill - Package 2 - Standard Fort William

Thursday 3rd August: Arrival Day

Please make your own arrangements to arrive at the hotel in Fort William for check-in. 

Today at the Nevis Range, the Junior Men & Women will be taking part in their qualifying session, the all-important timed runs which will determine their order down the hill for Finals tomorrow. You can purchase tickets for this event directly from the Cycling World Championships.

The evening meal is not included at the hotel, you can choose to soak up the excellent atmosphere in Fort William town centre at one of the many restaurants or bars.

Our hotel

The Muthu in Fort William has an excellent location on the High Street, from here you will be able to easily travel to the event venue and soak up the atmosphere in the town centre. The bedrooms are spacious and comfortable with many having a view of the loch and surrounding mountains. All rooms are ensuite with central heating and TV, Tea and coffee making facilities as well as direct dial telephone are also included. The on-site M&M restaurant and lounge bar offers wholesome, freshly cooked meals and a wide selection of drinks including local drams and ales.

Please refer to the hotel details page of the hotel to find out more about what’s included with your stay.

Friday 4 August

You will enjoy a relaxed breakfast in the hotel. There is a free shuttle bus to the event village at the Nevis Range, which you can access from Fort William town centre. 

Today at Aonach Mor, the Junior Men & Women will race the Finals to determine who will stand atop the podium and wear the coveted rainbow jersey for the next year. You will also be able to enjoy watching the Elite Men & Women’s qualifying. Your event ticket provides you access to the event village, where you can browse the stands in the Expo, make the most of the grandstand seating overlooking the finish line and podium or take a hike up the mountain to see the track up close.

Evening meal is not included at the hotel, you can choose to soak up the excellent atmosphere in Fort William town centre at one of the many restaurants or bars.

Saturday 5 August

You will enjoy a relaxed breakfast in the hotel. There is a free shuttle bus to the event village at the Nevis Range, which you can access from Fort William town centre. 

The final day of racing is the Men & Women’s Elite Finals with the best riders in the world all vying for the World Championship title on the testing Fort William track. With the included tickets, you will be able to get up close and personal with the action trackside by walking up the mountain to thrilling features and jumps. You can take in the thrilling atmosphere in the finish area where riders are cheered in by the crowds and live timing screens show the best of the action. 

The evening meal is not included at the hotel, you can choose to soak up the excellent atmosphere in Fort William town centre at one of the many restaurants or bars.

Sunday 6 August

After breakfast, please check out of the hotel and make your own arrangements for onward travel.

The UCI MTB Downhill World Championships return to Fort William for the first time since 2007, however there has been a UCI World Cup event held here every year since. Fort William is a firm favourite with the riders, with the long and challenging course, extreme weather conditions on the exposed hillside and huge crowds of passionate fans scattered down the track and in the finish arena.

At the 2022 World Cup, Nina Hoffman took Germany’s first ever victory in Fort William – topping a podium stacked with talent. Camille Balanche and Myriam Nicole are consistently on the podium at World Cup races, and 2022 World Champion Valentina Holl will be looking to repeat the feat in 2023 at Fort William. 

In 2022, it was French dominance in the Men’s DH with Loic Bruni, Amaury Pierron and Loris Vergier locking out the World Championships podium on home soil in Les Gets. With the unpredictability of changing track conditions in Fort William and an almost 5-minute course riders will be tested to their limits and anything can happen. Home hopes will rest on the shoulders of 2020 World Champion Reece Wilson from the Scottish borders.

The Junior races are where British talent will be on show. In Les Gets 2022, young talent Jordan Williams took the World Championship title and the rainbow jersey, while in the girls there is now a steady stream of British riders featuring on the podium of World Cup races.

Fort William and Lochaber are very easy to get to regardless of where you are travelling from. The area is extremely well serviced with good rail and road links, and Glasgow and Inverness airports are 98 and 70 miles respectively from Fort William. A lot of people also fly into Edinburgh or Glasgow airport from other UK airports. Glasgow airport is 100 miles and Edinburgh is 145 miles from Fort William. There are also flights into Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire which is about 45 minutes south of Glasgow and 150 miles from Fort William.