Leading up to the 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships on October 26, 2024, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and MyWhoosh have unveiled the process and key dates for the public qualifiers. This offers a chance for all aspiring athletes to compete on the global stage.
Cycling national federations are currently conducting their qualifiers and this initial phase will be followed by 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, which aims to ensure a fair and transparent competition.
There will be two-stage events, held on three different dates to accommodate riders from various time zones, and designed to provide an 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.
The public qualifiers provide riders who were not selected by their national federations with an 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.
| Qualifiers
|
Date | Gender | Time CET |
Time GST |
Time CDT |
Time AEST |
| Open 1 | 3 Aug | Men | 18:00 | 20:00 | 11:00 | 02:00 |
| Women | 19:00 | 21:00 | 12:00 | 03:00 | ||
| Open 2 | 7 Aug | Men | 14:00 | 16:00 | 07:00 | 22:00 |
| Women | 15:00 | 17:00 | 08:00 | 23:00 | ||
| Open 3 | 10 Aug | Men | 19:00 | 21:00 | 12:00 | 03:00 |
| Women | 20:00 | 22:00 | 13:00 | 04:00 |
