EWS Whistler & Trophy of Nations Cancelled for 2021
Just two weeks after adding Crans Montana to the 2021 calendar, the EWS has announced another schedule change due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the ongoing uncertainties around travel, the organisers have decided to hold the series in two distinct blocks in Europe. The first block will take place in mid-summer with the opening four rounds in Val di Fassa and La Thuile, The second block will be in the autumn with two rounds in Loudenville then Crans Montana, Pietra Ligure and the season finale in the Tweed Valley. This will help teams to manage their budgets and also negate the effects of any travel restrictions or quarantine periods.
Unfortunately, this means that the EWS and Crankworx have decided to cancel the Whistler round in August. The Trophy of Nations has also been canceled as there is a possibility that not all nations will be able to attend and there is a desire to avoid team racing. Instead, Finale Ligure will now hold the already scheduled EWS-E race that was planned for 24-26 September on 18-19 September. Both the Whistler EWS and the Trophy of Nations are expected to return in 2022.
Revised 2021 EWS Calendar:
Rounds 1 & 2: Val Di Fassa, Italy // 23 - 27 June
Rounds 3 & 4: La Thuile, Italy // 8 - 11 July
Rounds 5 & 6: Loudenvielle, France // 2 - 5 September
Round 7: Crans-Montana, Switzerland // 9 - 12 September
Round 8: Pietra Ligure, Italy // 25 - 26 September
Round 9: Tweed Valley, Scotland // 2 - 3 October
2021 EWS-E Calendar:
Round 1: Valberg, France // 19 - 20 June
Round 2: Crans-Montana, Switzerland // 11 - 12 September
Round 3: Finale Ligure, Italy // 18 - 19 September
Round 4: Tweed Valley, Scotland // 30 September
Press Release: Enduro World Series
The Enduro World Series (EWS) today launches a revised 2021 event calendar that will see racing consolidated into two distinct blocks based in Europe.
The ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic mean the EWS has decided to defer both the Whistler round and the Trophy of Nations until 2022.
Scheduled to take place in August, Whistler is always a fan and rider favourite on the EWS calendar. However, with the ongoing uncertainties around travel and other restrictions, an early decision has been made to consolidate the EWS’ racing season in Europe for this year. Crankworx has agreed this is the best decision. This will allow riders and teams to base themselves in one area for the summer, helping to manage budgets and also negate the effects of any travel restrictions or quarantine periods.
The EWS looks forward to returning to Whistler in 2022
With the possibility that not all nations will be able to attend, alongside a wish to avoid team racing, the decision has also been reached to press pause on the Trophy of Nations for 2021. While it may be one of the biggest weekends on the calendar, it has been decided to focus on delivering a solid, fair and safe EWS and EWS-E season. The Nations event will return in 2022 when riders can once again represent their home nations and race as teams between the tapes.
The Bluegrass Finale EWS-E presented by Vittoria will be one of the toughest EWS-E races in the calendar
In its place will be a race that will showcase Finale Outdoor Region’s iconic trails like you’ve never seen them before. The Bluegrass Finale EWS-E presented by Vittoria will represent one of the biggest EWS-E races to date, taking in huge days on the bike with record numbers of climbing and descending over the weekend of September 18-19.The following weeked the series will move just a few miles along the Italian coastline for Vittoria EWS Pietra Ligure on September 25-26. The season will then conclude in style in Scotland the following weekend with the Vittoria EWS and EWS-E Tweed Valley.
A spokesperson for the EWS said: “Both Whistler and the Trophy of Nations will be sorely missed this year, but we fully expect both to be back next year when we can enjoy them to their full potential. We feel confident in the 2021 calendar, and with nine rounds of the EWS and four EWS-E races it’s our biggest season of racing to date.”
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Definitely not World.
Have any other team, from any part of the world show up try to beat the “World Champions”. Seriously.
www.enduroworldseries.com/race/tier2/north-american/2021
I am not seeing any events this year, but it may just be outdated.
5 songs each over the course of the series. Multi-discipline dance styles, including the all-important 'freestyle'.
Live stream.
Warner and Claudio commentate.
Drinking rules:
Drink every time Warner says 'this man'.
Drink every time Warner sets up a talking point and Claudio leaves him hanging.
(Yes, all the seasons have been a bit Euro-loaded, but at least there was usually at least one event on almost all the other continents to slightly level the field.)
I didn't imply it would effect the future. I just thought maybe don't do the "World" part this year, so there won't be any wondering if there should be a pandemic asterisk attached, and concentrate on the Continental part. I mean, this "World" Series is _literally_ just a European Series (and one UK stop, but even if you don't count that as Euro, at least they can drive to it)
And don't forget that the traveling athletes also have to leave behind family & friends, potentially for multiple months if they want to do all the races and quarantine on both ends.
At least when there were some events on other continents the playing field gets leveled a bit. The Euro riders had to deal with the same conditions of traveling as the rest of the world for at least some events.
I'm not saying it's impossible for international riders to make it to Europe, but just that it becomes not a fair game. If the EWS acknowledged the pandemic enough to cancel every event outside of Europe, they should also acknowledge the pandemic enough to just cancel the championship since it's not a fair "World" race anymore, it's literally a European championship masquerading as a World series.
So yes, it's possible for everyone to make it, but it's not a fair game this year; and EWS/UCI should acknowledge that and skip crowning a "World" champ.
Go ride your home trails you sanctimonious f*ckwits
Now go take advantage of that s**t and book yourself another week.
Europe- has some of the highest covid rates in the world, combined with a super slow vaccine distribution.
EWS- yes, this is clearly the safest place to do all our racing
Australia and New Zealand- ehhh, we're good.
North and South America- well, f*ck
2020 was zero racing and no Whistler bike park. WTF
Good luck.
What self respecting athlete wants to take part (pressure from sponsers aside)?
The ebike hate needs to go away. If you don't like ebikes, that's fine.
We don't see this level of hate when talking about motos and I'll be the first to tell you that I dislike motos; but I don't go on and on about it.
All the athletes coming into Canada would just need to quarantine for 14 days to a government run facility (designated hotel), and this is all done at their own expense. Ride to the facility from the airport would be all provided, right after being immediately detained after landing at the airport by special goons hired by our own government. Bummer, i really wanted to see EWS in Whistler. Poor choice here by EWS given the minor technicality in getting into Canada.
'wise decision'
- Josh Bender
Now the regimes will get what they want ant it’s all your fault.
Go and get test, I’m not saying what you need to be tested for though....
My mums more into women, how dare you assume her sexuality you pig. Typical trumper.