Virtual cycling continues its growing boom as well as kicking off the historic event of the Cycling World Cups to be held in Glasgow next August. On a route inspired by the one that professionals will face on the road, the Cycling World Championships 2023, with the support of the Zwift platform, which left the Danish Bjon Andreassen and the Dutch Lois Adegeest as champions.
Andreassen, 21, who usually competes in MTB races and whose best road result is 36th place at Grand Prix Herning last year, He managed to overcome The Punch’s qualifying races, which left the peloton at 30 riders for The Climb test, which decided who would be the 10 cyclists who would dispute the rainbow jersey.
In the decisive test of The Podium, Andreassen launched an attack that allowed him to have a 15-second advantage while the rest of the cyclists were eliminated at the pace for each intermediate sprint. The German Jason Osborne, Esports cycling world champion had to settle for second place and the also German Marc Mäding completed the podium with his third position. For his part, the Spanish Miguel Ángel Andrés fell in the first race of the competition.
On the other hand, in the female test, the Dutch Loes Adegeest revalidated the title of Esports cycling world champion after beating the British Zoe Langham and the American Jacquie Godbe in the final race in the sprint. The Spanish Ana Dillana fell in the first race of the test.
A world title that further confirms the progression of the Dutch cyclist, who after proclaiming herself the Esports cycling world champion in 2022, has also excelled in road events, winning a stage and being second overall in the Tour de l’Ardeche last year and achieving a prestigious victory in the UCI Women’s World Tour in this 2023 with the conquest of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Race. Some results that show that Esport cycling can be another new breeding ground for future road talents such as Adegeest herself or the Australian cyclist from the UAE Jay Vine, one of the great sensations during the last Tour of Spain.
