This COVID-19 is said to be coming to an end with the arrival, finally, of a vaccine. But for some, it's already too late to rejoice. Thus, the great classic, as adored as it is criticized as a dangerous vestige of the world before that is the Isle of Man TT, will have to skip its 2021 edition. That of 2020 was devastated by the pandemic. But that doesn’t matter: the dates for 2022 have already been announced…
Le Isle of Man TT is an institution and a singularity in an era that favors reassuring political correctness. But he's not the one hurting her right now. THE coronavirus, on the other hand... Thus, for the second year in a row, this major meeting is suspended.
The organization tried by all means to avoid cancellation. She had even considered celebrating it in August. However, for logistical reasons this was impossible. We will have to wait until 2022 to revisit the most dangerous race in the world, a year where the dates have already been confirmed: from sSaturday May 28 to Saturday June 11, 2022.
In 2001, already the TT…
From the government of the Isle of Man, Minister Laurence Skelly said it was best to make a decision as soon as possible to “ providing certainty and clarity to race fans and all other participants in our event ". Before the arrival of the coronavirus, the TT of the Isle of Man had only been canceled once, in 2001, due to the foot-and-mouth epidemic which had wreaked havoc in the United Kingdom.
At the moment there is still no news on what will happen with the ManxGP and Classic TT, scheduled from August 21 to September 3, 2021. Everything seems to indicate that the organization will wait until next spring to confirm whether these road tests will take place or will also have to be postponed...
