Unfortunately, this time it took us a long time to publish the final PROPAIN Rookies Cup calendar. But now the time has come and we're also providing some information about changes to the final in Schladming.

The PROPAIN Rookies Cup will once again comprise five rounds in 2024 and will take young riders to Germany and Austria. One race is scheduled every month from May to September. It starts in Winterberg, where the series traditionally kicks off at the iXS Dirt Masters Festival. The race is somewhat unfortunately scheduled for Friday, but there was no other option due to the lack of a bridge day in contrast to the usual Ascension weekend.

At the halfway point, we head to Saalbach Hinterglemm for the annual Glemmride Festival. Anyone who has ever been there knows that there is a lot on offer besides the race. There's an expo area to explore, big air shows to marvel at, side events to take part in, concerts to celebrate and, for those not taking part in the race, there are countless trails to ride yourself. So it's worth taking your bike with you, even if you're a parent.

The crowning finale will then follow in September. Once again, it's off to Schladming Dachstein, where the iXS International Rookies Championships will be held at the same time as the series finale. However, in order to distribute the attention a little differently and thus make the program even more attractive, the sequence of the individual races will be changed slightly compared to previous years.

It starts on Friday with the seeding run for the Rookies Championships, while the prestigious titles will be awarded on Saturday. The grand series finale will then follow on Sunday and the overall winners for 2024 will be decided. For the U19 and Open Women classes, which are not included in the Rookies Champs, Friday will not simply be omitted, but they will have a timed training run. This means that everyone will get their money's worth and the weekend will be hard to beat in terms of excitement.

PROPAIN Rookies Cup Calendar 2024

As always, registration for the individual races starts around eight weeks before the event. The series registration can be completed from 10.00 a.m. today, March 01, 2024. Four out of five races must be booked, which corresponds exactly to the scored races, as there will again be one deleted result.