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From 16 to 18 October 2026 Finale Ligure<\/a> hosts the UCI Mountain Bike Enduro and E-Enduro World Championships: three days in which the world\u2019s best riders race for six rainbow jerseys on the trails between the sea and the plateau above the town. The base is Finale Marina, with the village on the seafront and the ceremonies in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II; the racing itself happens inland, from Calice Ligure to Vezzi Portio.<\/p>\n

It is only the third edition of the enduro World Championships, after Val di Fassa in 2024 and Valais, Switzerland, in 2025. For Finale it caps a long story: the first Finalenduro was held here in 2008, and the area has hosted international races ever since, World Cup rounds included.<\/p>\n

Day-by-day schedule<\/h2>\n

Thursday 15 October<\/h3>\n

Teams arrive and riders confirm their entries. In the evening there is an opening night with rider Harald Philipp at the Cinema Teatro Moretti in Pietra Ligure<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Friday 16 October<\/h3>\n

Official practice on the stages runs from 8am to 5.30pm. From 7pm to 9.30pm the opening ceremony and the Team Parade of the nations fill Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II: the best chance to see the riders up close.<\/p>\n

Saturday 17 October<\/h3>\n

E-Enduro day, the race on pedal-assist bikes: the World Championship runs from 8am to 3pm, the Open race for amateurs from 9.30am. Prize giving at 5pm. In the centre of Finale Marina \u201cTaste the World\u201d serves food and drink from the competing countries.<\/p>\n

Sunday 18 October<\/h3>\n

The main event, the Enduro, runs from 8am to 6pm, with prize giving at 6.30pm and a closing party in the square from 9pm to midnight.<\/p>\n

The Expo Village on Lungomare Migliorini and Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II is open Friday and Saturday 9am\u20137pm and Sunday 9am\u20136pm. Times and updates are on the official event website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The race courses<\/h2>\n

The Enduro is 76 km long, with six timed special stages and over 2,100 metres of climbing on the pedal. It climbs above Calice Ligure and Orco Feglino, crosses Colla San Giacomo, enters Mallare with the new Little Dog stage, follows the ridge towards Rocca dei Corvi and Vezzi Portio and finishes on the classic DH Men trail.<\/p>\n

The E-Enduro covers 63 km, again with six stages: it starts in the Maremola valley, touches Orco Feglino, Calice Ligure and Noli<\/a>, and runs through the Toboga and the Prati di Ferrin, home of the 24H of Finale.<\/p>\n

Where to watch<\/h2>\n

The organisers have set up three spectator areas along the courses:<\/p>\n