Press Release | May 10, 2021
The Red Bull Erzbergrodeo has been canceled for 2021. The FIM Hard Enduro World Championship expects that the next round—the Abestone Hard Enduro in Italy—will go on as planned for its scheduled date of July 10-11.
Erzbergrodeo. Photo Courtesy of Red Bull
Update on May 10, 2021:
Wels, Austria (May 10, 2021) — Due to the ongoing complications felt by the Covid pandemic, the running of the Red Bull Erzbergrodeo has been cancelled for 2021.
Ready to form round two of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship, WESS GmbH with disappointment, but mutual understanding, learn that Austria’s Red Bull Erzbergrodeo won’t take place this year.
Long regarded as one of the pinnacles of Hard Enduro races in the world, it is both a rider and fan favorite for many people.
But due to the complexities of organizing an event of this magnitude under such tight Covid restrictions, it’s not possible to deliver a race to the same high standard of what has gone before.
Organizers had in fact worked on several formats and scenarios to make the race happen, but new Covid-19 regulations and guidelines published by the Austrian federal government, left them no alternative but to cancel for 2021.
WESS GmbH would like to thank the event organizers for every effort made in trying to make Red Bull Erzbergrodeo a reality this year and look forward to bigger and better times at the Iron Giant in 2022.
As part of the Red Bull Erzbergrodeo Covid-19 guarantee, all registered participants will be reimbursed their full entry fee without any deductions. The same applies to all visitors who have already purchased an entry ticket or a VIP ticket for the 2021 event. More information will be published shortly on redbullerzbergrodeo.com.
Plans are already in place for the 2022 Red Bull Erzbergrodeo to take place on June 16-19.
The FIM Hard Enduro World Championship continues with round three, the Abestone Hard Enduro in Italy on July 10-11.
Winfried Kerschhaggl – FIM Hard Enduro World Championship Series Manager: “Naturally it’s disappointing to see Red Bull Erzbergrodeo canceled for another year, but having spoken closely with the organizers, it’s understandable. It goes without saying that this race is a favorite among riders and Hard Enduro fans, and will be truly missed for 2021. Nobody expected to see the Iron Giant lie quiet for two years. But all willing, we will be back in 2022. Looking ahead to the championship we have a lot of exciting racing still to take place, especially round three at the all-new Abestone Hard Enduro in July, which is quickly followed by the iconic Red Bull Romaniacs.”
The following is from a press release issued in February 2021:
Eight events are planned for the 2021 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship, starting with Extreme XL Lagares on May 7-9.
This is a press release from WESS Promotion…
Wels, Austria (February 19, 2021) — WESS is pleased to confirm the eight world-class events that will form the 2021 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship.
Kicking things off in Portugal with the prestigious Extreme XL Lagares on May 7-9, competitors then face the iconic Red Bull Erzbergrodeo one month later in Austria. New ground is then broken with the arrival of the Abestone Hard Enduro in central Italy in early July.
Jonny Walker at 2018 ErzbergRodeo
New Italian Hard Enduro
A brand-new race for Hard Enduro fans to enjoy, the Abestone Hard Enduro will take place in Abetone, Tuscany on July 10-11. Organized by the vastly experienced Hard Enduro competitor Michele Bosi and his team, the race is set to take place across two days. Saturday will see racers tackle a one-hour mountainous loop, which will be ridden four times, with the addition of an extreme test at the end of each lap. The top 50 riders will then advance through to Sunday’s main event—a three-hour multi-lap Hard Enduro.
More info on the Abestone Hard Enduro can be found on the event’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
Two weeks later and it’s full steam ahead for arguably the most-demanding race on the calendar, the five-day Red Bull Romaniacs in Romania. A Hard Enduro Rallye like no other, it will prove a decisive halfway marker in the fight to become the first FIM Hard Enduro World Champion.
From Romania competitors head to Tennessee, USA for the Red Bull TKO, before returning to Europe for Poland’s Hero Challenge on September 11-12.
Finish line of Red Bull Romaniacs
Poland’s Hero Challenge
Set for its second edition, the Hero Challenge proved a great success in 2020. Held at the Enduro Park Poland and MXDG Motocross complex near Dabrow Górnicza – east of Katowice – the event will provide a true test for competitors with elements of SuperEnduro, Cross-Country and Motocross added to the Hard Enduro format. The opening day will begin with a Cross-Country race, where the top-30 riders qualify through to a SuperEnduro finale in Dabrow Górnicza’s city center.
More info on the Hero Challenge can be found on the event’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
Sunday’s main race will be a three-hour multi-lap event that mixes Hard Enduro with Cross-Country. All 250 competitors will face a physically demanding 17-kilometre course that will feature a mixture of steep climbs, forestry trails, motocross jumps and SuperEnduro obstacles.
With Spain’s Hixpania Hard Enduro and Germany’s GetzenRodeo providing two spectacular races to conclude the 2021 calendar, the stage is now set for this year’s FIM Hard Enduro World Championship.
Organizers will continue to closely monitor the ongoing developments of the coronavirus pandemic with the schedule being adjusted if needed.
2021 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship calendar
| May 7-9 |
Round 1: Extreme XL Lagares – Portugal |
June 3-6 |
Round 2: Red Bull Erzbergrodeo – Austria |
| July 10-11 |
Round 3: Abestone Hard Enduro – Italy |
| July 27-31 |
Round 4: Red Bull Romaniacs – Romania |
| August 13-15 |
Round 5: Red Bull TKO – Tennessee |
| September 11-12 |
Round 6: Hero Challenge – Poland |
| October 1-3 |
Round 7: Hixpania Hard Enduro – Spain |
| October 29-30 |
Round 8: GetzenRodeo – Germany |
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