2021 Crankworx Whistler Canceled

Crankworx Red Bull Joyride. | Fraser Britton photo.

While the Whistler Bike Park just celebrated opening day, today came with some bittersweet news for the riding community. Crankworx just announced the annual 10-day mountain biking festival in Whistler is canceled for the second year in a row. On top of their ski season being cut short, this is just another big loss for Whistler and the mountain sports community. With British Columbia only being on step one of a four-step reopening process, the chances were just too slim that the show could go on this year. Bad news aside, Crankworx promises mountain bikers good times to come with the final competitions already rescheduled for August of 2022, including the 10th anniversary of the Red Bull Joyride.

Luckily, this season's remaining competitions are still set to go on in Innsbruck, Austria and Rotorua, New Zealand. This will be the first time ever Rotorua marks the final stop of the Crankworx world tour, hosting a jam packed lineup of international mountain bikers. Here athletes will grind it out to compete for the most badass title in mountain biking, the King and Queen of the Crankworx World Tour. Set for November 1-7 of this year, it is most definitely a competition you won’t want to miss.