This season marks a new chapter for the Cycle-ball World Cup: women’s tournaments are part of the international series for the first time. The UCI scheduled them at no fewer than three 2026 rounds — Kobe in Japan, Prechtal in Germany and Mosnang in Switzerland. The last of those stops is on the calendar for 21 November. It gives women’s teams a series setting in which to compete beyond the World Championships.
Women’s cycle-ball joined the UCI World Championships programme in 2023, so opening World Cup rounds to women is a further step for the discipline. Each team has two players, who move the ball using their bicycles. Speed matters, but so do balance, precise control of the front wheel and quick changes of direction on a compact indoor court. The format brings together the close control of a ball game and the handling skills of cycling.
Before the season, the UCI highlighted Swiss pair Sava Baumann and Chiara Dotoli, silver medallists at both the 2024 and 2025 World Championships, along with Japanese pair Sayaka Tokuhiro and Nana Yamashita, who took bronze in 2025. Their records show that the new women’s World Cup events already have an international field. The Mosnang round offers another chance to see how the format develops through its first season.