UCI Cycling Esports Championships Ready to Roll

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and Zwift have confirmed the 50 riders who will progress from the open Continental Qualifiers, and compete for their nations at the UCI Cycling Esports Word Championships 2022 on February 26, 2022.

A first of their kind, the Continental Qualifiers to the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships were open to all cycling esports racers around the globe. Races across five continents saw a total of 550 eligible riders take to the start line for a chance to represent their country at the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships in February.

Many of those to progress through the qualification races regularly compete in the Zwift Racing League’s Premier Division.

The UCI Cycling Esports World Championships will be held on the Knickerbocker Circuit in Zwift’s New York virtual world, where rolling roads and steep gradients will make for a selective race.

The full list of Continental Qualifiers can be found below while highlights from the action can be found online.

Continental Qualifiers for the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships:

Europe

Men:
Lionel Vujasin (CRO)
Matthias Deroose (BEL)
Matteo Cigala (ITA)
Haarvard Gjeldnes (NOR)
Teppo Laurio (FIN)

Women:
Zoe Langham (GBR)
Mary Wilkinson (GBR)
Cecilia Hansen (SWE)
Loes Adegeest (NDL)
Melanie Maurer (SUI)
Illi Gardner (GBR)
Alice Lethbridge (GBR)
Lou Bates (GBR)
Louise Houbak (DEN)
Eleanor Wiseman (BEL)

Americas

Men:
Zach Nehr (USA)
Brian Duffy (USA)
Thomas Thrall (CAN)
John Bruhn (USA)
Kevin Bouchard-Hall (USA)

Women:
Shayna Powless (USA)
Jacquie Godbe (USA)
Liz van Houweling (USA)
Kristen Kulchinsky (USA)
Monilee Keller (CAN)
Katheryn Curi (USA)

Oceania

Men:
Ben Hill (AUS)
Ollie Jones (NZL)
Paul Odlin (NZL)
Sam Lindsay (NZL)
Aiden Sinclair (AUS)

Women:
Vicky Whitelaw (AUS)
Justine Barrow (AUS)
Katie Banerjee (AUS)
Sarah Morrison (NZL)

Asia

Men:
Takato Ikeda (JPN)
Toshiaki Maegawa (JPN)
Hidenori Sasauchi (JPN)
Tomoaki Takasugi (JPN)
Ryusuke Honda (JPN)

Women:
Lam Kong (HKG)
Lyn Ahmad (SNG)
Faye Foo (SNG)
Tsalina Phang (SNG)

Africa

Men:
Gary Muller (RSA)
James Barnes (RSA)
Eddy Hoole (RSA)
Pieter Avenant (RSA)
Andre Matias (ANG)

Women:
Courteney Webb (RSA)

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