2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championship preview: First-of-its-kind live final details revealed

“We were looking for a partner willing to invest in the discipline to evolve the sport, and MyWhoosh met that standard. They were willing to invest financially and dedicate resources. Not to say the others weren’t, certainly not. Everybody was willing to invest, but we felt that the investment MyWhoosh was willing to make would help legitimise and stabilise the sport for the next three years. Simple as that.”

During an interview for the Virtual Velo podcast, the UCI’s Esports Coordinator Jacob Fraser shared his perspective on moving from Zwift to MyWhoosh for the next three UCI Cycling Esports World Championship editions. Zwift hosted the three previous World Championships in 2020, 2022, and 2023 after its 2019 partnership with the UCI laid the groundwork for the new discipline.

On August 17th, 2023, the UCI announced that virtual platform MyWhoosh would host the next three UCI Cycling Esports World Championships. The partnership has returned several firsts for the fledgling discipline, including a democratic public qualification pathway, performance verification of all 200-plus racers in the semi-finals, robust anti-doping measures, standardisation of all of the smart trainers, and the first live in-person final. 

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