MyWhoosh, the free-to-use virtual cycling app based out of the UAE, has launched a new monthly challenge today named the MyWhoosh Treasure Hunt.
This is a virtual cycling event that’s a little bit different, as it seems the brand is offering actual Cryptocurrency as a prize for winning riders. The challenge will run every month and offer 1/12 of a bitcoin as a total prize, which will be split evenly between all winners each month.
Entry requirements
MyWhoosh has outlined some qualification criteria for riders who want to participate, though they are nowhere near as stringent as some of the requirements for virtual e-racing.
Riders wanting to participate in the Treasure Hunt will need to accumulate 60 kilometres of virtual riding on MyWhoosh in the week prior to an event starting each month. They will also need to connect a heart rate monitor and smart turbo trainer to the application.
According to the MyWhoosh website, the start time and notice period may vary from hunt to hunt, and announcement times will vary each month. It seems the brand is aiming to promote use of the app with the 60km qualification ride, which is required each month before the challenge starts.
The bitcoin prize will be shared equally amongst all riders who find the treasure gate each month, after meeting qualification requirements and passing ‘post-event verification’, though details on this aren’t expanded on currently.
There’s no way to know how many riders may end up victorious each month, but…
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