The Best Places To Race Pump Track In 2021

Dec 14, 2020

Written by Bart de Jong

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As the Red Bull UCI Pump Track World Championships continues into its 4th year, we take a look at some of the best places to race the 2021 circuit. Following the success of the last World Final in 2019 where Tommy Zula and Payton Ridenour battled it out with 70 riders from around the world in Bern, Switzerland to take home the first UCI Gold Medal in pump track racing respectively, the Red Bull UCI Pump Track World Championships is back!

Whether your aim is to take home gold or just spend time improving your skills in this adrenalin-pumping sport, here are some of the top locations - from Fukushima to Edinburgh, you can hone your skills year-round.

With qualifiers taking place across Europe, North America, Africa, South America, Oceania, and Asia for 2021, putting the hours in now could mean that you find yourself with a chance of winning the rainbow stripes next year.

Preliminary 2021 calendar:

Bariloche - Argentina - 7 February

Cambridge - New Zealand - 20 March

Durban - South Africa - 21 March

Deqing - China - 24 April

Gaston County - USA - 15 May

Springdale, Arkansas - USA 22 May

Genk - Belgium - 23 May

Paris, Texas - USA 29 May

Beijing - China - 29 May

Lisbon - Portugal - 5 June

Gambetolla - Italy - 12 June

Orivesi - Finland - 19 June

Schüpfheim - Switzerland - 19 June

Harstad - Norway - 3 July

Edinburgh - UK - 11 July

Fukushima - Japan - 29 August

More details to be announced for below countries in 2021:

Canada

Netherlands

Lithuania

Austria

Sweden

Australia

Germany

UAE

Registration will open soon! For more information and to register head to redbullpumptrackworldchampionships.com

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