Jack Moir was one of many athletes left without a team when the YT Mob collapsed. That, it turns out, is something he’s just fine with. Or, well, mostly fine.

The Australian announced that 2025 was his last World Cup season. After a long career, equal parts challenging and rewarding, Moir is stepping back from racing.

Burnt out and looking for balance

World Cup racing is a busy game and, for those from the southern hemisphere, requires a ton of time far away from home. Moir cited a loss of balance between racing and life at home as part of his reason to retire after 2025.

“The last couple years have been a real struggle for me to maintain a relaxed and happy life outside of racing,” Moir shared, adding the decision could have come earlier. “For a while I have had feelings of wanting to retire from racing, but I have still been able to fight for world cup wins, so it has been a constant battle in my mind that I am wasting an opportunity that I have worked so hard for.”

“I have just realized that racing doesn’t mean absolutely everything to me any more, and it is not sustainable to force yourself to do the work required to try be the best in the world when you’re not ALL IN,” Moir said. “I am burnt out, and it is time to enjoy some of my other passions in life without them being overshadowed by the constant stress and commitment of racing. So at the start of last season I decided it would be my last year racing World Cups”

Not racing, but not done

“I’m really proud and grateful for my journey so far, and am so thankful for everyone that has followed along and supported me throughout my career. Whether that be sponsors who made this dream a reality, or all the mad dogs who have yelled at me at the races or watched my videos,” Moir added. “I still love riding bikes, and want to direct my time and energy into some cool film projects that I just haven’t had the time to do while being fully focused on training and racing.”

We’re hoping that means many more Metal Mondays to come from Moir.

Downhill people’s champ

Moir’s 14-year racing career started in downhill. He earned several significant results but seemed to be knocked back by injury soon after each time. That included a second at Fort William World Cup in 2017 and numerous top 10 results. He raced for Yeti Fox, then Bergamont Hayes and then spent several years with Intense Factory Racing.

“Looking back on some of these photos and still wondering how what was suppose to be one gap year between high school and university turned into 14 years of travelling the world, World Cup podiums in downhill/enduro and ultimately an enduro world title,” Moir said, adding, “I didn’t even make the Aussie worlds team my first year.”

From DH to Enduro favourite

In 2020, Moir started mixing in Enduro World Series events and quickly found success. Podiums led to wins and then, in 2021, the Enduro World Series overall title with Canyon Cllctv. In 2023, Moir moved to the YT Mob. More podiums and wins followed, but injury kept Moir from the top overall spot.

“For some reason my success was always a surprise to me, and I ended up achieving way more than I ever thought I could,” said Moir. “But I always did put everything into it, tried my best to make the most out of shitty situations, and kept pushing through even when my back was against the wall.”

Outside of racing, Moir built a cult following for his Moi Moi TV series on YouTube as well as for his Metal Mondays videos. With YT still struggling to get going, Moir hinted that he’s still looking for a brand to pick him up for any content and product testing roles out there.

Shifting enduro rankings

Moir’s retirement announcement comes shortly after Jesse Melamed revealing he won’t be racing full time in 2026. With Moir and Melamed out, two of the consistently top-ranked men are stepping away from the overall points race. That leaves Richie Rude to fend of a new set of challengers in his quest to defend his overall title.