Virtual Velo Podcast-Ep. 17: 2023 Cycling Esports Worlds Wrap up with Winner Bjorn Andreassen and Lionel Vujasin

In Episode Seventeen of the Virtual Velo Podcast, another installment of “Bridging the Gap Between Athlete and Avatar,” Chris wraps up the 2023 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships with Winner Bjorn Andreassen and Legend “the wolf” Lionel Vujasin.

The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat. Cycling is the most beautiful sport partly because of its razor-thin margins between success and failure and the torrent of emotions that it evokes. 

After the 2023 UCI Cycling Esports World Championship, Denmark’s Bjorn Andreassen and Belgium’s Lionel Vujasin find themselves on either end of the emotional spectrum. How did they get there? 

For more race details, check out this report entitled “The Zwift Community Crowns Two Esports World Champions in 2023.” 

Clip in and take a conversational ride with us as we lend a voice to the digital athlete and bridge the gap between athlete and avatar!

Ep. 17: Bjorn Andreassen and Lionel Vujasin

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