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Team Movistar searching for 10 riders to form a new e-sports team
Spanish team is the first World Tour outfit to create its own e-sports team targeting Zwift Premier League racing.
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Weights, straps and fans: The pain cave of a Zwift world championships rider
The first-ever eSports world championships took place this week, pulling in riders from all over the world to duke it out virtually on Zwift’s fictional Watopia island. But every one of those riders was in an actual place, on an actual trainer, sitting in front of actual fans. What did their in-real-life setups look like? …
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The riders, courses, and winner’s jerseys for the Zwift UCI World Championships
Zwift today announced more details of the upcoming E-Sports world championships. With just over two weeks until the inaugural event, Zwift and the UCI confirmed the rider start list, the course, winners jerseys and a series of community events. A total of 22 nations will be represented across the men’s and women’s races on December …
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In pandemic, opportunity: How e-racing lowers barriers for African riders
In a nondescript room of a grey-walled building, the hum of indoor trainers fills the air. Two riders spin next to each other, staring intently at screens, while on Zwift their avatars move through a volcanic wasteland on Watopia. Exertion and the humid air of the room send sweat beading across their skin, as they …
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What you missed on stages three and four of the Virtual Tour de France
The inaugural Virtual Tour de France has rolled into its second weekend. Depending on your tolerance for e-racing, that’s either a welcome distraction, or the source of a lingering sorrow at what we’re missing this July. However, it’s the closest thing we’ve got to a Tour de France right now, so I guess I should …
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