UCI Cycling Esports World Championships

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UCI Cycling Esports World Championships
UCI Cycling Esports World Championship rainbow jersey.svg
StatusActive
GenreOnline cycling
Date(s)December
Inaugurated 2020
Organised by UCI
Current event clock.svg 2022

The UCI Cycling Esports World Championships is a world championships for online bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first edition was held on 9 December 2020, featuring a men's and women's event over a virtual 50 kilometer route with 483 meters of simulated elevation gain on the Zwift platform. [1] The event featured strict anti-cheating protocols as well as 11 power ups that competitors could use during the race. [2]

Contents

The 2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships took place on February 26, 2022, once again on Zwift. [3] WTRL hosted several open Continental pre-qualifiers during November 2021 where the best were invited to join the invite only Continental Qualifiers. [4]

Winners

Men

ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze
2020 Flag of Germany.svg  Jason Osborne  (GER)Flag of Denmark.svg  Anders Foldager  (DEN)Flag of Denmark.svg  Nicklas Amdi Pedersen  (DEN)
2021Event not held
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jay Vine  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Freddy Ovett  (AUS)Flag of Germany.svg  Jason Osborne  (GER)
2023 Flag of Denmark.svg  Bjørn Andreassen  (DEN)Flag of Germany.svg  Jason Osborne  (GER)Flag of Germany.svg  Marc Mäding  (GER)

Women

ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze
2020 Flag of South Africa.svg  Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio  (RSA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sarah Gigante  (AUS)Flag of Sweden.svg  Cecilia Hansen  (SWE)
2021Event not held
2022 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Loes Adegeest  (NED)Flag of Sweden.svg  Cecilia Hansen  (SWE)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Zoe Langham  (GBR)
2023 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Loes Adegeest  (NED)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Zoe Langham  (GBR)Flag of the United States.svg  Jacqueline Godbe  (USA)

Hosts

YearPlatformWorld
2020 Zwift Watopia
2021Event not held
2022 Zwift New York
2023 Zwift Scotland
2024 MyWhoosh [5]
2025 MyWhoosh
2026 MyWhoosh

All Medals

Updated after 2023 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships.
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2002
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1203
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1124
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1113
5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1001
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0112
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0112
8Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0011
Totals (8 entries)66618

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References

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