Your title is a bit misleading, he might travel tomorrow, but sure not optimal at all!

Indeed. I changed it a bit to avoid click bait.

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Any update on if he will manage to travel?

I think he is out. When he tried to check in for his flight he was told there was no elite exemption for him. I assume he would have had to quarantine which would have meant missing the race.

Whether this got sorted and he took a later flight I don’t know.

He did travel, but sent back to Spain.

Can’t take a later flight and still race, because of 7 day quarantine once on US soil.
So unless they ‘fudge’ something, he is out.

That's not good for the race. I wonder if he can just take a test in Spain and another one in the US after landing?

Poor form to not know what your requirements are. You'd hope the champ would have a competent team around him to ensure this stuff didn't happen.

Would be interesting to know, who was responsible to get the travel exeptions... and suddenly my interest for paying/watching the event is lowered by 99%

So if he can't race Miami , would there be any issue with him just getting a plane to Dubai? Time zones are not that bad, short flight, but can you jump in as a pro with that short a notice?

I don't know all the facts around it so I am not quick on criticizing him nor his team. Could have been an honest mistake by either side. Here in Ontario, the whole pandemic regulations seem to change everyday with lots of ambiguity and grey areas.

Too bad for the race, wanted to see the guy racing Sanders. I think the last time they raced each othe,r other than Kona, was Oceanside, and Frodeno schooled him. But he has improved quite a bit and it should have been a tighter race.

To be fair the ladies race is the gun race anyways, Jan being out actually makes the men's race tighter.

Never count the goat out. When you’re that big you know people! 😉

^^^ Agreed.

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Kiwami Racing Team

You have made a huge assumption there!

I believe you need to enter 3 weeks out. But I guess it is possible they would bend the rules for him.

Dubai is a red zone for Covid at moment. Not sure he would get in. Might be wrong.

On his latest post on instagram he answered a comment asking if he was racing Miami and said “Maybe 😉”.

I’m pretty sure he figured it out. Also Talbot seems to know what’s up.

Of course he would, how do you think the other 30+ pros get in? Plus it's a dictatorship, they just bend the rules as they please. It is more about quarantine once he gets back.

Interesting...

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In the UAE, the vaccine is compulsory. So, they're probably not doing waivers. There is discussion on going regarding all USFOR stationed and deployed in the UAE in regards to mandatory vaccination timeline. I've been told it's only a matter of time before our hosts send the email.

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