2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships

The 2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships was the second edition of the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships, the annual world championships for esport road bicycle racing. It was held on 26 February 2022 on the platform Zwift.[1] Regional qualifiers took place 27–28 November 2021.[2]

2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships
VenueZwift, New York
Date(s) (2022-02-26)26 February 2022
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Along with professional riders, invited by their respective national cycling organisations to compete in the championships, Zwift held a number of qualification events. The first round Continental Open event series was open to all eligible riders in the Zwift community. The second round of Continental Qualifiers then determined those community riders that won a place in the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships in February 2022.[3]

The men's race was won by 2020 Zwift Academy winner Jay Vine, while the women's race was won by Loes Adegeest.[4][5]

Qualifiers

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Date Platform Location Event Distance
13 November 2021 Zwift Watopia Continental Open event series 28 km (17 mi)
14 November 2021 Zwift London Continental Open event series 30 km (19 mi)
20 November 2021 Zwift Watopia Continental Open event series 28 km (17 mi)
21 November 2021 Zwift London Continental Open event series 30 km (19 mi)
27 November 2021 Zwift Women's Oceania Qualifiers to UCI 2022 Cycling Esports World Championships
Zwift Women's Asian Qualifiers to UCI 2022 Cycling Esports World Championships
Zwift Women's European Qualifiers to UCI 2022 Cycling Esports World Championships
Zwift Women's African Qualifiers to UCI 2022 Cycling Esports World Championships
Zwift Women's Pan American Qualifiers to UCI 2022 Cycling Esports World Championships
28 November 2021 Zwift Men's Oceania Qualifiers to UCI 2022 Cycling Esports World Championships
Zwift Men's Asian Qualifiers to UCI 2022 Cycling Esports World Championships
Zwift Men's European Qualifiers to UCI 2022 Cycling Esports World Championships
Zwift Men's African Qualifiers to UCI 2022 Cycling Esports World Championships
Zwift Men's Pan American Qualifiers to UCI 2022 Cycling Esports World Championships

Schedule

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Date Platform Location Event Distance
26 February 2022 Zwift New York Men's road race 54.9 km (34.1 mi)
26 February 2022 Zwift New York Women's road race 54.9 km (34.1 mi)

Results

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Men's race

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Result (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
    Jay Vine (AUS) Australia 1h 15' 41"
    Freddy Ovett (AUS) Australia + 0.85"
    Jason Osborne (GER) Germany + 1.45"
4   Ben Hill (AUS) Australia + 1.95"
5   Lionel Vujasin (BEL) Belgium + 1.95"
6   Oskar Hvid (DEN) Denmark + 2.15"
7   Rainer Kepplinger (AUT) Austria + 3.83"
8   Thomas Thrall (CAN) Canada + 4.29"
9   Niki Hug (SUI) Switzerland + 7.71"
10   Håvard Gjeldnes (NOR) Norway + 8.00"

Women's race

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Result (1–10)[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
    Loes Adegeest (NED) Netherlands 1h 23' 19"
    Cecilia Hansen (SWE) Sweden + 1.40"
    Zoe Langham (GBR) Great Britain + 1.48"
4   Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (RSA) South Africa + 10.21"
5   Liz Van Houweling (USA) United States + 13.94"
6   Mary Wilkinson (GBR) Great Britain + 16.26"
7   Emma Belforth (SWE) Sweden + 16.27"
8   Courtney Nelson (USA) United States + 16.61"
9   Jacquie Godbe (USA) United States + 17.13"
10   Caroline Bohé (DEN) Denmark + 17.30"

References

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  1. ^ "The UCI confirms Zwift to host 2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships on 26 February 2022". UCI. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  2. ^ "Zwift selected to host 2022 UCI esports world championships". VeloNews.com. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  3. ^ "Qualify for the 2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships on Zwift!". Zwift. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  4. ^ "Loes Adegeest and Jay Vine 2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Champions". Zwift. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships: Adegeest and Vine power to rainbow stripes in Zwift's New York". UCI. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Jay Vine wins elite men's Esport World Championships". CyclingNews. Future plc. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Loes Adegeest wins elite women's Esport World Championships". CyclingNews. Future plc. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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