Tyler Ervin’s Season Highlights
Tyler Ervin is a privateer for Commencal USA who had a season of improvement in 2024. He started the world cup season with a tough 61st, less than a tenth of a second off the top 60 cutoff. He suffered an injury during practice for world cup #5 in Loudenvielle, France. With a broken wrist, he missed world cup #5 and #6, but exactly one month later in Snowshoe, West Virginia at world cup #7, he secured his best result of the season with a 38th place. This is his season in photos:
After starting off the year in Costa Rica with a solid second place, the real pre-season starts in Tennessee when riders first get to see how they stack up against their fellow Americans after an off-season of training. Tyler was hopeful for the upcoming season when he secured 6th place.
The first trip to Europe got off to a great start when Tyler got 2nd place in the Boticas Portugal Cup.
Tyler had difficulties at the French Cup in May, because being a privateer means you have to be your own mechanic, costing precious practice time.
Tyler’s best friend Dante Silva, who he has been racing with for over a decade, also raced the French Cup.
Things picked up for Tyler when he got another podium (3rd place) in the IXS Cup in Winterberg, Germany.
The first two world cups in Lenzerheide and Leogang didn't go well for Tyler. In the first, he just missed the top 60 cutoff with a 61st place, and in the second he suffered a bad crash in practice, and a rainstorm hit just before his qualifying run, causing him to run off track in the middle of his run.
Tyler had another near miss of the top 60 cutoff in Val di Sole, with a 65th place. Here he discusses the track with friends and fellow riders Chris Grice and Dylan Maples.
After Val di Sole, it was time for the mid-season break between world cups so that many countries could host their national championships. Tyler returned home to America from Europe and secured an 8th place in the national championship in Zirconia, North Carolina.
Before getting back into world cups, Tyler spent some time in Morzine at one of the world’s best bike parks. He also raced another French Cup in Chatel. He was doing really well, but unfortunately he crashed in his race run.
Tyler analyzes the track in Andorra with fellow Commencal riders: Dylan Maples, Pau Menoyo, and Austin Dooley. Tyler just couldn’t find the right flow here, and finished 72nd.
The world cup in Loudenvielle is where things took a turn for the worst. Tyler was feeling really good about this new venue, but a crash in practice hurt his wrist. After a confusing visit to a hospital where no English was spoken, they finally determined they didn’t detect a break, but he was still in a lot of pain and couldn't race this weekend.
Tyler was hoping to try to ride in Les Gets the following week, but after a few minutes on the bike here, he knew he couldn’t do it. A trip to the local clinic referred him to a larger hospital down in the valley, where they finally determined that he did, in fact, break his wrist last week. Tyler was devastated, and worried his season would be over. He would fly home at the end of the week and hopefully recover in time for the next world cup round in Snowshoe, West Virginia a few weeks later.
Exactly one month after breaking his wrist in France, Tyler secured a phenomenal result in Snowshoe: 38th place, his best result of the year. He and his supporters were thrilled.
Beautiful fall foliage surrounds the riders at the season finale in Mont Ste Anne, Quebec. Tyler Ervin was riding high after his performance last week in Snowshoe, and while he didn't do as well here due to a flat tire (57th place), it was still his second best result at a world cup this year, and that is something to be proud of. This off season, Tyler hopes to spend more time strengthening his wrist and train even harder for next year.