Cycle News Staff | December 1, 2021
Five dates are scheduled for the 2021-22 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship season, which kicks off on December 4 in Lodz, Poland.
2021-22 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship Schedule
December 4, 2021 – Atlas Arena – Lodz, Poland
January 20, 2022 – Pais Arena, Jerusalem, Israel
February 5, 2022 – Papp Laszlo SportArena – Budapest, Hungary
March 19, 2022 – Sachsen Arena – Riesa, Germany
March 20, 2022 – Sachsen Arena – Riesa, Germany
The fervor of Polish fans should shake the floor of the Atlas Arena.
No less than four former World Champions will compete at the opening in Poland.
Taddy Blazusiak (GasGas), runner-up in 2020, is hungry for revenge. The six-time world champion will face Billy Bolt (Husqvarna), the Englishman putting his title on the line. Americans in SuperEnduro include 2018 champion Cody Webb (Sherco) and three-time champion Colton Haaker (Husqvarna). Jonny Walker (Beta) will be looking for his first world crown in SuperEnduro, and 2016 Junior World Champion Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) is making a return to SuperEnduro after three years of absence.
Taddy Blazusiak is psyched up and ready for round one at his home race in Poland this Saturday, December 4.
Spaniard Pol Tarres (Yamaha) who will be very motivated to sign his first success in SuperEnduro, as will German Tim Apolle (Beta), who will inevitably battle his former enemy in the Junior category, Will Hoare (GasGas). Other players looking to battle are Diego Herrera (TM) and Magnus THOR (Husqvarna).
Junior: the new generation is on fire
After a successful outdoor season (he finished 10th overall), Dominik Olszowy (GasGas) is one of the favorites for the Junior class. He will face fierce competition led by Leon Hentschel (GasGas), Harry Edmondson (Fantic) and Dan Mundell (Beta). Fabien Poirot (Husqvarna), Norbert Zsigovits (GasGas) will try to hook up the right pace from the opening round of Lodz.
The European Cup will be present at all except the second round.
A word from the promoter
Bastien Blanchard, promoter of the SuperEnduro world championship, welcomes the return of the riders to arenas around the world: “Above all, it is a satisfaction for all the event organizers. We know how difficult it is to organize events like the FIM SuperEnduro World Championship. We are happy that the public and our fans are able to come and encourage all our pilots in compliance with the health standards set by the local authorities. Our goal this year is to do our best to ensure that all stages can be played happily. This is why we have already made the decision to postpone the two races scheduled for Riesa in Germany, we remain very alert on the situation in Israel and we will take the necessary decisions if this proves necessary. Now I just have one thing to say… let’s go racing!”
Live coverage begins on SuperEnduro.tv 6 p.m. (local time) this Saturday.
