Develop a Premium Sports Competition Website with Cms

We are seeking a skilled web developer to create a premium, modern, and responsive website for a new sports competition series in the functional training/fitness space. The project has grown rapidly, and we need a clean, high-quality online presence to clearly explain our concept and showcase our competitions.

This website is envisioned as an MVP (Minimum Viable Product), focusing on strong design, excellent user experience (UX), and a robust structure that allows for future expansion. While intentionally simple in features, the quality of design and underlying architecture is paramount.

Project Overview:
We are building a sports competition series with a unique format. The website must effectively:
- Explain the core concept of the competition clearly and concisely, ensuring fast comprehension for visitors.
- Visually showcase individual competitions in an appealing grid format.
- Provide external links from each competition card to its respective event page on Competition Corner.

Scope (Must-Haves):
Pages required:
1) Home Page:
- A compelling hero section featuring a clear one-liner, short supporting text, and a prominent primary Call-to-Action (CTA).
- Dedicated sections to explain "What is it?", "The format" (high-level overview), and "Who it's for."
- A preview section for "Featured" or "Upcoming" events.
2) Competitions (Events Hub) Page:
- A visually driven grid displaying event cards.
- Each card must include: event name, city/country, date (if applicable), and status (Upcoming/Past).
- Clicking on any event card must redirect the user to the relevant external event page on Competition Corner.
3) Contact Page:
- A simple contact form or clear email contact information.
4) Basic Legal Pages:
- Standard privacy and cookies policy pages (template-based is acceptable).

CMS (Critical Requirement):
It is absolutely critical that the content management system allows us to manage content without requiring a developer. Key CMS functionalities include:
- Ability to easily add and edit event details (image, title, city, date, Competition Corner link).
- Functionality to mark events as "Upcoming" or "Past."
- Capability to sort events by date.
- An optional feature to designate one event as "Featured."

Design / Quality Requirements:
- The website must feature a premium, modern sports aesthetic that is clean, bold, and distinctive, avoiding generic designs.
- It must be mobile-first and fully responsive across all devices.
- High performance and fast loading times are essential.
- Basic SEO implementation is required, including proper titles, meta descriptions, and a clean site structure.