Crankworx Whistler has been cancelled for the first time since the event’s inception in 2004 due to the impacts of Coronavirus. While it was announced earlier that Cranworx Innsbruck has been postponed to September 30, 2020, restrictions laid out in Phase 3 of the BC Restart Plan have led to the cancellation of Crankworx Whistler. 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. We caught up with Crankworx General Manager Darren Kinnaird to understand more about the decision, what goes into planning the Crankworx World Tour, and what he thinks the future of mountain bike racing will look like.

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