The Enduro World Series has just announced an updated racing schedule for 2021 that sees the introduction of double-header events and the removal of the Chilean and Colombian rounds.
After a reduced season of racing this year, the EWS is looking ahead to the next year of racing and it has already pushed the season start back to the end of June in Val Di Fassa. The Italian round will kick off the 2021 EWS with a double-header event, this will see riders racing both on Thursday and Sunday in the same week.
The EWS say this will provide: "double the racing for both athletes and fans, this new format will also help budgets for privateers and teams, as well as lessening the environmental impact by reducing the amount of travel. The season is grouped into longer blocks of travel to allow for more racing than ever before, with the EWS expanding to nine rounds and EWS-E increasing to four."
Each race weekend is also set to include a new format of racing, this will come in the form of the 'Pro Stage'. The 'Pro Stage' will see racers take on a short and fast stage the evening before the main race and will offer extra points in the Pro Men's and Women's categories and the top three in U21 and Master.
 | The Pro stage will provide a fast and exhilarating start to an EWS weekend. It will use a specially designed, high-speed stage aimed at creating close racing and excitement for spectators, as well as offering up extra points for the racers.— Ruaridh Cunningham, EWS Sport Coordinator |
The new scheduling will also provide the opportunity for the EWS100 and EWS80 races to get a full day of dedicated racing at every venue. Another new addition to the schedule will be a series of 'Gold Qualifiers'. These events will be large scale regional races that will provide more points than standard local racing and should offer a more effective way for riders to earn enough points to qualify for the Pro races.
 | Although 2020 was a tough year for everyone, the extended off-season gave us an opportunity to reflect on all aspects of the EWS and EWS-E and we’re excited to introduce these changes. It’s the biggest shake-up to the format in the history of the series and we’re excited about the direction of the sport.
“We are obviously incredibly disappointed for our partners who we are unable to visit in 2021, but they have our full support and we look forward to returning to them as soon as we can.
“There’s a lot to look forward to in 2021, the increase in the number of both EWS and EWS-E races and the return of the Trophy of Nations. And on a personal level, I can’t wait to see both the EWS and EWS-E conclude in the Tweed Valley, where the Enduro World Series team is based - it’ll provide the perfect backdrop to finish our biggest season to date.— Chris Ball, EWS Managing Director |
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I'm not even going bring up how exclusive this is for privateers who have very limited race and travel funds.
And I actually DON'T know anyone that is sick!
European based privateers basically have the same deal monetarily as American and Canadian except flights are cheaper because they are less far. Also everything is like a million times cheaper over here than in US and Canada. Your living costs here are much cheaper and if you book the right flight well enough in advance, it's probably going to be relatively similar. The most expensive EWS I went to was Whistler and it wasn't the most expensive flight + transfer that I've paid in Europe.
Basically EWS racing is expensive as hell and you need to make your own luck.
Having roadtriped the US a few times, I have learnt that their idea of distance is different to ours. Travelling an hour and a half to ride would be a well planned in advance big day out for us. Ill never forget the state trooper directing me to a campsite. “Just follow this road a short while until you get to it”. Two hours later.....
In Ireland trails are typically great end of september / start of october
still dry and all the fecking insects are gone!
+ trophy of nations
I looks like now they added one or two rest days in between and call it two separate races TaDa: a "double header". This ain't no progress.
"The sky is falling!"
People talking about saving the planet... Pretty amusing in some ways. The planet doesn't need saving. It was here before homo sapiens sapiens and it will be here after homo sapiens sapiens. I'll be dead in 40 years and after that what happens I really don't give a monkey's. If my kids are that bothered about the planet being uninhabitable for their kids I have already suggested to them not to have any kids. I can't see it happening though. Humans will continue to adapt until we become extinct - which at this rate seems most likely to happen as a result of humanity eating itself than as a result of climate change.
2) Not surprised to not see a US leg.... I doubt any event organizer wants to spend any time trying to figure out if they can have the event, etc... XGames is going to happen in Aspen, but only because they eliminated a ton of events and there will be no spectators, etc.
Also, sahme to find everytime the same locations, I thought this sport was about dicovering new places, and quickly adapt to it.
I guess money is the only real concern ...
Everyone know that !
There are a few international sporting events going ahead, but without the money of F1/Tennis/Golf/Cricket to back up quarantine, the EWS was never a chance to happen in Oceania in 2021.
As a Tasmanian local, I promise to keep a regular eye on Derby for you until EWS can come back in 2022 or 2023, and will let you know next week just how nice the trails are running over Christmas. With a bit of luck I will even go and keep an eye on things in Rotorua for you as well as soon as they let us in next year
nice!
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