Crankworx Whistler Cancelled for 2020
Crankworx Whistler has been cancelled for the first time since the event's inception in 2004 due to the impacts of Coronavirus.
This was due to be the 17th Crankworx Festival however restrictions laid out in Phase 3 of the BC Restart Plan have led to its cancellation. The plans, released on May 15, include a continued ban on the gathering of more than 50 people until the virus is more under control due to a vaccine, treatment or widespread immunity. With none of these options looking likely by August, the decision has been made to cancel the event for 2020.
 | Our thoughts are with the athletes who train so hard for Crankworx Whistler, and our global community of mountain bikers whose enthusiasm and excitement is what drives us. We’re very lucky to have the support of the industry, especially our partners and sponsors. This enables us to focus on what’s next, and on getting back to doing what we do, bringing the world together for the ultimate experience in mountain biking, when the time is right. |
| I would like to acknowledge the Crankworx team, and our entire Whistler Blackcomb summer staff, who have worked hard for years to grow this festival to the major event is has become. While it is disappointing to put this great community event on hold, we fully appreciate the need for discretion and are very supportive of all provincial decisions made to keep our community safe. |
Press Release: Crankworx
Crankworx mountain bike festival, the annual celebration of gravity-mountain biking held in Whistler Village and the Whistler Mountain Bike Park, will not be held this August.
Whistler Blackcomb and Crankworx Events Inc. can now confirm the Whistler stop of the Crankworx World Tour cannot be staged in its hometown in British Columbia, due to provincial restrictions barring events of its size during Phase 3 of the BC Restart Plan.
Whistler’s festival stop marks the largest of three legs in the Crankworx competition circuit. The marquee event of Crankworx Whistler is Red Bull Joyride, which attracts up to 35,000 fans to watch the best slopestyle mountain bikers from around the world from the base of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. 2020 was set to be the 10th anniversary of Red Bull Joyride but the milestone will now be celebrated in 2021, provided Whistler is once again safe to host events of this size and nature.
August was to mark the 17th Crankworx Whistler. The festival lasts 10 days and features professional gravity mountain biking, programming for children and youth, female-specific riding clinics, an exhibition of the latest bikes and products, and cultural programming designed to showcase the incredible photography and filmmaking intrinsic to the mountain bike scene
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i swear we see almost as many out of state plates around town than locals - its bad.
sorry to hear you are going through the same pains we are.
Thanks for keeping it safe.
Virus : yeah you are.
Ebikes?
Please?
lol
/sarcasm.
www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/planning-scenarios.html
www.conservativereview.com/news/horowitz-cdc-confirms-remarkably-low-coronavirus-death-rate-media
Another interesting documentary that is food related is: Game Changers. May be more entertaining to y'all. At least watch the preview. We found it on Netflix. In this video you get to watch three (famous, I guess) sports star types be human guinea pigs by eating burritoes. Two of the guys eat regular meat, cheese, processed nastiness (although I am sure they tasted great, to them) and the other one ate a vegetarian bean burrito. The next day, I believe it was, the doctor takes a blood sample from each, puts it into a special spinny machine to separate the red and white blood cells, and lo and behold, the vegetarian version is a lot more clear, while the two meat ones are cloudy. Kinda gross.
Anyway, entertaining to watch, eat more veg, grow your own tomatoes (much tastier than from the store) and hug your family. Bye
Infection Fatality Rate (23k / 1.7M = 1.4% IFR)
Actual Cases with an outcome as of May 1 = estimated actual recovered (1,671,351) + estimated actual deaths (23,430) = 1,694,781.
Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) = Deaths / Cases = 23,430 / 1,694,781 = 1.4% (1.4% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have a fatal outcome, while 98.6% recover).
Mortality Rate (23k / 8.4M = 0.28% CMR to date) and Probability of Dying
As of May 1, 23,430 people are estimated to have died out of a total population of 8,398,748 in New York City. This corresponds to a 0.28% crude mortality rate to date, or 279 deaths per 100,000 population, or 1 death every 358 people.
Read this - even a month out of date its staggering... www.ft.com/content/6bd88b7d-3386-4543-b2e9-0d5c6fac846c
TL;DR - overall deaths across the globe are up as much as 16% in some countries...weird there is a pandemic going on at the same time, eh?
Seriously though, look into it... Hospitals get extra money for every covid "death" that is recorded. It's a business decision. Would love to take some laps with you and have a proper debate, but the whole world is too scared at the moment. f*ck man, people are even wearing masks while riding bikes on the trail. In the woods. Away from society. It's absolutely comical.
Your death rate stats are too low as they dont take into account the 16% spike in global deaths overall for the year (on top of COVID reported numbers!).
I hate it as much as anyone but this thing is killing people left and right and will continue to do so.
Last point on the masks - you are free to not wear it, but like they are free to wear them. Dont judge those wearing them since you clearly dont want them judging you for not wearing one. Just be nice, smile and move on man...we're all lucky that we can still go out in the woods, and have fun. Could be a lot worse...sure crankworx cancel sucks, but really...who cares
According to the CDC, so far this year, Florida has had 1,762 deaths from COVID and 5,185 from pneumonia.
Average pneumonia deaths in Florida from 2013-2018 for the same time period are 918. Its almost as if people are dying of COVID but its not being reported taht way...shocking I know! Draw your own conclusions from this data...dont just blindly follow what they tell you like a well...sheep. Are you seeing the irony of your comments yet? lol.
Hmmmmmmmm...you first, lemming. I wonder if your family will wear masks to the funeral...
I wanted to say 'b1t*h' like the Bellingham spaz up there, but even I can't really feel right about it even in a humorous vein.
Anyway congrats, you must be stoked!
www.bitchute.com/video/KjkwaqKZ7iry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnur8Bb7XRw
www.bitchute.com/video/irLLdHQHpPc1
As an aside; “actually with a scientist” ???? come on man, back up with the scientist’s significance, their other peer reviewed work, “scientist” is meaningless without that.
I am a bit confused as to all of this politicky talk/insults/rage, but here are my thoughts: T
he second video with Pamela had some interesting points, and I heard from a friend who worked in the health industry that yes, some deaths that have been written down with covid as the cause of death aren't correct because they are not as profitable.
The way he explained it, and this was a few weeks ago so its kind of fuzzy, is that when someone dies, the hospital gets a certain amount of money for some reason (I don't remember what) Depending On What They Died From. And so even if the cancer kills them before the covid does (or whatever else they may have) they may get more money if they write down the cause of death as covid. The difference in numbers is shocking.
I do not remember exactly what the disease or amount was, but if you died from this disease/affliction, they only got around $3000, but if the cause of death was covid, it was around $35,000. I am not kidding. Ow. I would rather they get boatloads of cash for keeping us alive, not when we die...
Anyway, these are not my numbers, and of course this is second-hand, but I trust this guy more than some random person on the internet or news.
Edit: the disease was pneumonia. I asked a family member.
Secondly, in the second video, Pamela had a framed poster behind here desk that was for the film "Forks over Knives" Great video! I would urge you each to watch it the part with a shot of open-heart surgery is gross, but it is very educational.
Thank you all for your time, and try to stop and smell the roses in life, Rosewheel
The converse to that is several states have been reporting a suspiciously large spike in pneumonia deaths these past few months.
Source (unfortunately it's behind a paywall): www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2020/05/26/spiking-pneumonia-deaths-show-coronavirus-could-be-even-more-deadly/5245237002
“Pneumonia kills about 50,000 people each year in the U.S., according to the CDC.
This year, at least 89,555 deaths have been attributed nationwide to pneumonia between February and mid-May.
It tends to follow a typical flu season, coming on in December and peaking in January and February before declining in March to April.
But preliminary CDC data from this year show pneumonia deaths steadily climbed in March to peak in April, mirroring the trend line for deaths linked to the coronavirus outbreak.
Surrounding states are also seeing death counts several times greater than normal:
Indiana: 1,832 COVID-19 deaths; 2,149 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 384)
Illinois: 4,856 COVID-19 deaths; 3,986 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 782)
Tennessee: 336 COVID-19 deaths; 1,704 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 611)
Ohio: 1,969 COVID-19 deaths; 2,327 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 820)
Virginia: 1,208 COVID-19 deaths; 1,394 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 451)
West Virginia: 72 COVID-19 deaths; 438 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 117)”
And honestly all it takes is a little common sense to realize how dumb that would be in the first place. Why would medicare pay 10x more just based on what is written as the cause of death. The hospital keeps very detailed records of what treatment a patient receives and for how long, and thats what the payment are based on (covid or not). Why would the government ever pay so much extra? Also, even if they were paying a 10x premium do you think its not highly regulated? Do you think hospitals would just that freely and openly engage in medicare fraud?
Thank you for that. I was wondering whether it was worth it to post about something that I was far from 100% sure of in the first place. And yes, you are absolutely right, it does sound dumb hearing it from another person.
Myself personally, I wish everyone would throw politics, profit, and ego out the window when dealing with things like this, and even if you think it isn't a problem or everyone's being too dramatic about the whole thing, just remember folks, it could be someone elderly that you hold dear who dies next because someone else thought the same thing. And I sure don't want my grandma and grandpa to leave this existence before their time. So the least we can all do is be a bit more thoughtful than normal. And (Ahem) check our facts before spouting off online.
Last thing I want to say folks, is that we are all in this together (hopefully) and remember, it's not just you or I who are being inconvenienced, but pretty much every other human being on the planet.
Caio.