50 Riders Confirmed To Compete In UCI Cycling Esports World Championships 2022

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

Last year was the first-ever UCI Cycling Esports World Championships. However, this year, for the first time ever, Continental Qualifier races were held to provide an open and equitable pathway to participate in the elite UCI World Championship event.

The Continental Qualifiers were open to all cycling esports racers around the globe and saw a total of 550 eligible riders compete for a chance to represent their country in the upcoming event in February.

The UCI Cycling Esports World Championships 2022 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 and difficult race.

The 50 competitors are as follows:

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)

(All information was provided by EnduranceBiz and Zwift Insider)