Tourist Trophy – The Tourist Trophy 2021 has already been canceled due to the coronavirus –

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The Tourist Trophy 2021 has already been canceled due to the coronavirus

Tourist Trophy - The Tourist Trophy 2021 has already been canceled due to the coronavirus -

Canceled in 2020, the 101st edition of the Tourist Trophy was to take place from May 29 to June 12, 2021. Alas, the Covid-19 pandemic still not being eradicated, the Isle of Man has chosen to postpone its famous and terrible motorcycle road race. Explanations.

"What The Flute", would the Tourist Trophy be cursed? Site readers – who, as everyone knows, have a bit more RAM than others – may wonder when they learn of the second consecutive cancellation of the most famous motorcycle road race….

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The 100th edition, contested in 2019, had been as sad because of the death of Daley Mathison as it was sad because of the terrible weather. The 2020 vintage was therefore expected to foot firm boot, especially as leading pilots had planned to change mount:, John McGuinness on Kawasaki and !

Tourist Trophy - The Tourist Trophy 2021 has already been canceled due to the coronavirus -

Last March, just three months before the opening of hostilities (a week of testing at the end of May then a week of racing at the beginning of June), the event had already been canceled due to restrictions decided by the Isle of Man in order to protect yourself from the unknown coronavirus … Nine months later, unfortunately, the same cause has the same effect: the Tourist Trophy 2021 will not take place !

Tourist Trophy - The Tourist Trophy 2021 has already been canceled due to the coronavirus -

"Despite the hopes of a vaccine throughout the world, and although we are moving on the island towards a deconfinement program (only the inhabitants and rare" key "workers can go there since March 23, Editor‘s note), it is clear that we are still a long way from really knowing what the next year will look like in terms of travel and tourism ", explain the Mannois.

The probability of seeing the island reopen its borders next May to foreigners (drivers, teams, marshals, sponsors, media, spectators, etc.) is therefore unfortunately too low for the organizers to reasonably hope to carry out their project in 2021. Even by shifting the date ?!

Tourist Trophy - The Tourist Trophy 2021 has already been canceled due to the coronavirus -

Supported by the teams and sponsors, the postponement of the "TiTi" until later in the 2021 season was not accepted by the business department, this local "ministry of the economy" having been notified by travel agencies and accommodation "that this option would involve a significant risk due to the delay of existing reservations"…

The later events of the Classic TT and the Manx Grand Prix are to date maintained from August 21 to September 3, 2021. The Tourist Trophy, the real one, will have to wait until 2022: from May 28 to June 11 to be exact, predict its organizers….

Tourist Trophy - The Tourist Trophy 2021 has already been canceled due to the coronavirus -

Remember that another island also had to postpone one of its flagship motorcycling events: Australia will not open the 2021 Superbike World Championship! The appointment is officially kept on the provisional calendar, but no date has yet been set. "Keep Calm and Stay Tuned"…

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