British Cycling has announced that 15 riders will represent the UK at the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships (UCI) on Saturday, Feb. 26, with 10 women and 5 male runners expected to become world champions in their home countries.
The British team's competitors are both excellent professional and amateur players, and each of them has proved that he is the elite of cycling e-sports. They will also compete for the same prize money, with the winners of the Elite Men's and Elite Women's competitions receiving €8,000 in real life and their own rainbow shirt.
The 15 riders selected by the British Cycling Association must pass the race to qualify, which includes more than 500 races.
'With 550 drivers in open qualifiers in this year's race, it showcases the strength and depth of the uk-wide e-racing scene and I can't wait to see how the team will fare later this month." Brian Facer, chief executive of British Cycling, said.
Eurosport, discovery+, GCN+ and Zwift's YouTube channels will broadcast the race to thousands of cycling fans starting at 6 p.m. on the day of the race, and cyclists will run a zero-distance race on Zwift's New York "Knickerbocker" route. The total length of the line is 54.9 km, the altitude is 944 meters, and the slope is as high as 14%.
Each rider will also have three "upgrade items" in the race, designed to give them additional "attack power", so the timing chosen to use also becomes part of the race strategy, and the fun of esports is enhanced.
Edit: HCY
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