July 17, 2024 – Abu Dhabi, UAE: As the 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships approach, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and MyWhoosh have unveiled the process and key dates for the public qualifiers, offering a chance for all aspiring athletes to compete on the global stage.
National Federations are currently conducting their qualifiers and this initial phase will be followed by the highly anticipated public qualifiers, ensuring everyone has a chance to participate and represent their country.
Public Qualifiers: Process and Rules
The public qualifiers will be held from early August on the MyWhoosh platform and are open to all users having undergone MyWhoosh’s verification process, ensuring a fair and transparent competition.
They will be two-stage events, held on three different dates to accommodate riders from various time zones, and designed to provide a fair and inclusive selection process. The top riders from these qualifiers will secure a spot in the semi-finals.
The 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships will be raced in a custom virtual world, utilising a points-based scoring system to ensure that athletes of all specialties have an opportunity to win.
The slots for the semi-finals are made up from National Federation allocations and the MyWhoosh public qualifiers. The National Federations qualification round will conclude on August 1, and the available number of slots for public qualifiers will be announced by MyWhoosh before August 2. After all rounds are completed, the best riders will be qualified for the semi-finals on September 6.
Riders gaining selection from the MyWhoosh public qualifiers will be added to their respective National Federation’s teams.
Specifics of Public Qualifiers Starting August 3:
The public qualifiers provide riders who were not selected by their National Federations the opportunity to qualify for the semi-finals. Three public qualifiers are available to the riders, with men and women from each qualifier advancing to the semi-finals. Riders can try their chances at all three occasions, but once qualified they cannot enter any more qualifiers.
Public Qualifiers Schedule (Men and Women):
More information on the format and race stages can be found in the Technical Guide published here.
Semi-Finals and Live Final
Following the qualifiers, 150 men and 150 women will be selected for the semi-finals on September 6. The top 20 riders of each gender will then advance to the live finals on October 26 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. To ensure the highest standards of competition, MyWhoosh has partnered with Elite, which will provide equipment that will be verified by the UCI and MyWhoosh at Elite headquarters.
As the exclusive platform and organiser of the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships from 2024 to 2026, MyWhoosh is dedicated to creating a more inclusive platform for competitors globally. MyWhoosh is responsible for organising all stages of the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships, developing courses, creating technical guides, and hosting the live finals in Abu Dhabi.
By providing more slots for public qualifiers and ensuring rigorous verification, MyWhoosh aims to democratise access to the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships, allowing riders from all backgrounds and regions to compete at the highest level.
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About MyWhoosh
Born in 2019 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, MyWhoosh is a free-to-use virtual cycling app. Designed by professionals and available to all riders, MyWhoosh aims to push riders to their limits through immersive, personalised and challenging indoor cycling experiences. Used by professionals and beginners alike, MyWhoosh offers visually stunning virtual worlds, over 730 tailored workout plans and weekly competitive races. For more information: www.mywhoosh.com
About the UCI
Founded on April 14, 1900, in Paris, France, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the worldwide governing body for cycling. It develops and oversees cycling in all its forms and for all people: as a competitive sport, a healthy recreational activity, a means of transport, and also just for fun. The UCI manages and promotes the 11 cycling disciplines of road, track, mountain bike, BMX Racing, BMX Freestyle, cyclo-cross, trials, indoor cycling, cycling esports, gravel and snow bike. Five of these are featured on the Olympic Games programme (road, track, mountain bike, BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle), two in the Paralympic Games (road and track), and four in the Youth Olympic Games (road, mountain bike, BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle). For more information, see: www.uci.org