UCI announces details of 2025 Esports World Championships
The UCI announced preliminary details about the format for the 2025 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships, the event's fifth edition and the second live in-person final in Abu Dhabi hosted on the MyWhoosh platform.
A total of 40 riders (20 men, 20 women) will qualify via National Federation selection (70%) and open qualifiers (30%) for the November 15 final at Space 42 Arena. The semi-finals and finals will each consist of three stages: “Sprinter’s Paradise” (8 laps of a 1.5 km points-based sprint circuit), “Punchers’ Playground” (a hilly 12 km course with sprints and KOMs), and “Last Rider Standing!” (an elimination race with multiple checkpoints on a 7.2 km climb). Cumulative points across all stages will determine the 2025 rainbow jersey winners.
