UCI Cycling Esports World Championships

UCI Cycling Esports World Championships
Status	Active
Genre	Online cycling
Date(s)	December
Inaugurated	2020
Organised by	UCI
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]

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

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2020	Jason Osborne (GER)	Anders Foldager (DEN)	Nicklas Amdi Pedersen (DEN)
2021	Event not held
2022	Jay Vine (AUS)	Freddy Ovett (AUS)	Jason Osborne (GER)
2023	Bjørn Andreassen (DEN)	Jason Osborne (GER)	Marc Mäding (GER)
2024	Jason Osborne (GER)	Lionel Vujasin (BEL)	Kasper Borremans (FIN)

Women

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2020	Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA)	Sarah Gigante (AUS)	Cecilia Hansen (SWE)
2021	Event not held
2022	Loes Adegeest (NED)	Cecilia Hansen (SWE)	Zoe Langham (GBR)
2023	Loes Adegeest (NED)	Zoe Langham (GBR)	Jacqueline Godbe (USA)
2024	Mary Kate McCarthy (NZ)	Gabriela Guerra (BRA)	Kathrin Fuhrer (SUI)

Hosts

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

All Medals

Updated after 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany	2	1	2	5
2	Netherlands	2	0	0	2
3	Australia	1	2	0	3
4	Denmark	1	1	1	3
5	New Zealand	1	0	0	1
	South Africa	1	0	0	1
7	Great Britain	0	1	1	2
	Sweden	0	1	1	2
9	Belgium	0	1	0	1
	Brazil	0	1	0	1
11	Finland	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
Totals (13 entries)		8	8	8	24

References

1. "2020 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships breaking new ground". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
2. Wagner, Kate (10 December 2020). "That's Right, the UCI E-Sports World Championship Just Happened". Bicycling.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
3. "The UCI confirms Zwift to host 2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships on 26 February 2022". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
4. "Qualify for the 2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships on Zwift!". Zwift.com. Zwift. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
5. Simone Giuliani (2023-08-18). "UCI moves Esports World Championships away from Zwift, awards to MyWhoosh". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.

External links

• Official website
• 2020 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships at Zwift