2023 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships explained

Venue:Zwift
Date:18 February 2023
Events:2
Previous:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships was the third edition of the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships, the annual world championships for esport[1] road bicycle racing. It was held on 18 February 2023 on the platform Zwift on a specially designed, Scotland inspired course.

Loes Adegeest defended her 2022 world title in the women's race by winning the final sprint of three riders. The men's race was won by Bjørn Andreassen. He jumped ahead at the very start of the last race and managed to keep a gap until the finish.[2]

Elimination format

The format of the 2023 championships was changed into a three-race elimination series. Qualifying races were held in November 2022 in order to select 100 riders for each race. The February championships were divided into three 25 minute races with short breaks in between them. The first part The Punch started with the whole 100 rider peloton. The first 30 riders competed in the second part The Climb and raced for the 10 places in the finale elimination criterium called The Podium. At every half of the course one rider was eliminated until 3 riders remained and sprinted for the medals at the finish line.[3]

Results

Men's Race

RankRiderCountry
Bjørn Andreassen
Jason Osborne
Marc Mäding
4Anders Foldager
5Kjell Power
6Freddy Ovett
7Haavard Gjeldnes
8James Barnes
9Oskar Hvid
10Zach Nehr

Women's race

RankRiderCountry
Loes Adegeest
Zoe Langham
Jacqueline Godbe
4Sandrinne Etienne
5Arielle Verhaaren
6Mika Söderström
7Kathrin Fuhrer
8Liz Van Houweling
9Kristen Kulchinsky
10Lou Bates

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://esn.gg// esports news
  2. Web site: Adegeest and Andreasson take rainbow jerseys at Esports World Championships . Daniel Ostanek . 2023-02-18 . Cycling News .
  3. Web site: 2023 Esports World Championships transformed into three-event elimination race . Stephen Farrand . 2022-11-11 . Cycling News .