Zwift Takes Step Toward Commitment to Elevate Homegrown Cycling Esports Stars and Grassroots Growth in 2024/25

For the 2024/25 racing season, Zwift is launching an initiative to recognize elite-level racers with an in game “verified” badge and bottom-up development.
A FIRST Look at the 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championship Routes on MyWhoosh

Route recon and reactions from both elite and community racers as they gear up for the fast-approaching qualification round, including an important route change and video commentary.
Cycling Esports Platform indieVelo Moves to Open Beta—What it Means For Virtual Cycling Users

On July 1, 2024, indieVelo will transition the platform to open beta, taking another significant step forward. Here’s your opportunity to help shape the future of cycling esports.
Zwift Reveals 2024/25 Elite Community Racing Season Plans

The revamped structure, featuring a regular season and Championship, a consistent schedule, a defined pathway from community to elite, and new qualification criteria, provides increased incentives and promises exciting and competitive racing.
Cycling Esports Racer Seggebruch and Tandem Partner, Walton Set US Mark at 2024 World Championships

Track and Cycling Esports Star Spencer Seggebruch Forms Unbreakable Bond with Visually-Impaired Paralympic Tandem Partner in Two Short Months to Break the US Record
Flamme Rouge Racing (FRR) Invites You To Be One of the First to Recon the 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championship Courses and Formats

The First Sight Event on the Free-To-Use MyWhoosh Platform on June 26, 2024, features three stages designed in preparation for the live event final in Abu Dhabi.
Rising Cycling Esports Talent and Pokemon Fanboy—Get to Know Ruben Dhondt!

Meet the young Belgian cyclist Ruben Dhondt who is rapidly making a name for himself in the world of elite cycling esports.
Flamme Rouge Racing Announces the Groundbreaking MYTIKAS esGames—A Comprehensive Guide

Cycling esports takes a momentous step closer to a multi-platform future with Flamme Rouge Racing’s MYTIKAS esGames beginning July 26
A True QOM—Former Professional Cyclist Illi Gardner Breaks Down What It Takes To Win the Zwift Games!

In this interview, cyclist Illi Gardner details her preparation for the Zwift Games Climb Championship and what it takes to bag the most Strava climbing QOMs in the world.
“It is time to focus on enhancing this key area,” says MyWhoosh’s Draft Physics Consultant

Virtual cycling platform MyWhoosh plans to implement draft dynamics enhancements and updates in Production Builds by August 2024.
Emerging Cycling Culture in Abu Dhabi: Grassroots Racing and Community Infrastructure Investment

While on the ground in Abu Dhabi, we saw firsthand the commitment to health, fitness, and accessibility to cycling, but is it enough?
Get to Know Elite Esports Cyclist Nile Battey

An interview with the Restart Racing p/b Alex Coh racer and British cyclist Nile Battey.
Cycling with Your Menstrual Cycle: Knowledge is Watts

Coordinate your hormones, cycling, and fitness training program for maximal gains and, more importantly, a healthier life.
UCI Releases 2024 Cycling Esports World Championship Race Book Clarifying Event Details

The Union Cyclist International Confirms the Semi-Final Format and other details for the 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championship.
Does Cycling Esports Need the UCI? —The Community Reacts: Kevin Opele

This is the second in a series exploring the cycling esports community’s reaction to the “Does Cycling Esports Need The UCI?” debate.
Equal Treatment: Examining UCI’s Disparities in Governance for Cycling Esports

Engaged leadership, collaboration, and commitment are essential for cycling esports to navigate a sustainable path forward.
Virtual Cycling Platform MyWhoosh Makes Significant Updates to Optimize Accessibility

MyWhoosh Go, Apple TV, and the MyWhoosh Link App make the virtual cycling platform more accessible to users than ever.
Does Cycling Esports Need the UCI? —The Community Reacts: Holden Comeau

This is the first in a series exploring the cycling esports community’s reaction to the “Does Cycling Esports Need The UCI?” debate.
The Zwift Big Spin: The Fitness Phenomenon That’s Sweeping the Metaverse—Should We Worry?

“The only online sport requiring physical effort to gamble,” says an esports gambling researcher, has some health professionals concerned.
UCI in Transition: Examining the Governing Body’s Contribution, Relevance, and Evolving Role—Does Cycling Esports Need The UCI?

Forty racers were presented with the choice between a World Championship or a Zwift Games title, providing insight into the UCI’s value to cycling esports.