Editing Isle of Man TT (section)

==Cancellations==
===World Wars I and II===
From 1915 to 1919, and 1940 to 1946, no TT events took place, due to the outbreak of [[World War I|World Wars I]] and [[World War II|II]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events?meet_code=TT01%20%20&era=#:~:text=TT%202001,%2D1918%20and%201939%20%2D%201945.| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210416044158/https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events?meet_code=TT01%20%20&era=| archive-date = 2021-04-16| title = Meetings - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website}}</ref> Events continued from 1920 to 1939 and 1947 to 2000.

Since TT 1947, the Isle of Man TT has only been cancelled three times: 2001, 2020 and 2021, all of which were due to viral outbreaks.

===2001 cancellation===
The 2001 Isle of Man TT races were cancelled because of the [[2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak|outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK]] in the spring and summer of 2001. Disinfecting 40,000 spectators and competitors (and their motorcycles) to ensure the disease was kept off the island proved difficult.

===2020 and 2021 cancellations===
In March 2020, the Isle of Man Government announced the cancellation of the 2020 TT due to the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.iomtt.com/news/2020/03/16/tt-2020-cancelled| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200316235253/https://www.iomtt.com/news/2020/03/16/tt-2020-cancelled| archive-date = 2020-03-16| title = Isle of Man Government announce cancellation of 2020 TT Races - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website}}</ref> The Classic TT was subsequently cancelled in May,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.iomtt.com/news/2020/05/04/classic-tt-2020-cancelled| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200815014234/https://www.iomtt.com/news/2020/05/04/classic-tt-2020-cancelled| archive-date = 2020-08-15| title = Classic TT 2020 cancelled - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website}}</ref> and in December 2020, it was announced that 2021's TT races would also not go ahead, due to the continued worldwide spread of the virus.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.iomtt.com/news/2020/12/04/tt-2021-cancellation| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201204191947/https://www.iomtt.com/news/2020/12/04/tt-2021-cancellation| archive-date = 2020-12-04| title = IOM Government statement: TT 2021 cancellation - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website}}</ref> In 2020, the Isle of Man Government lost an estimated £4.8 million of its annual projected revenue due to the cancellation of the TT races.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/isle-man-tt-2020-cancelled-coronavirus-cost-a9441166.html The true cost of cancelling the Isle of Man TT goes far beyond losing racing's ultimate adrenaline rush] ''[[The Independent]]'', 2 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2021</ref>

The event returned in 2022 after a two-year absence.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.iomtt.com/news/2021/03/04/tt-2022| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210304153727/https://www.iomtt.com/news/2021/03/04/tt-2022| archive-date = 2021-03-04| title = Provisional TT 2022 schedule confirmed - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website}}</ref>