The fifth consecutive Cycling Canada Esports season is set to return from Nov. 4, 2024, to April 7, 2025, on the virtual cycling platforms Zwift and MyWoosh.
“The 2024-2025 Esports season is set to be an exciting one for Cycling Canada and we can’t wait to get started,” said Cycling Canada Director of Marketing and Events, Josh Peacock. “Esports are such an invaluable tool for developing the cycling community. We think this upcoming season exemplifies that by providing a range of accessible riding opportunities, tying into events and the athlete pathway with the Canadian Championships and a creating unique connection point with our National Team athletes. We’re also excited to host the Canadian Esports Championships this year in partnership with Echelon Racing, widening our virtual cycling world with the move to the MyWoosh platform.”
Regular programming will feature opportunities to explore Zwift’s vast virtual world while clocking valuable riding time:
Cycling Canada Weekly Rides
Returning this year, our Monday rides will feature time zone options to make it easier for participants across the country to join in on the fun. Courses will vary week to week to provide a mix of training opportunities for all abilities with recommended paces set to allow for a social ride (1.5-2.0 w/kg).
Wednesday Team Canada Rides
Every three weeks, join a National Team athlete as they lead an accessible and social ride held on a flat course to help allow conversation to flow. Don’t miss the chance to join truly interactive group rides with your favorite athletes and connect with them via Discord peer-to-peer voice chats.
The first Wednesday Team Canada Ride of the season will feature Jenn Jackson at 8:00 p.m. ET on Nov. 13 – don’t miss this opportunity to train with some of Canada’s best riders! More details available here.
Saturday Fundo Rides
Starting at 12:05 p.m. ET every Saturday, riders will get to experience a variety of courses from Zwift’s longer rides with distances ranging from 20 to 50km. Participants are invited to join and ride at their own pace or challenge fellow riders as they race to the front.
Our Zwift offerings will expand even further next year with a Cycling Canada club, which will facilitate more opportunities, benefits and events. More information about the club will be released at a later date.
2025 Canadian Esports Championships
The fourth edition of the Canadian Esports Championships is scheduled to be held on MyWhoosh with support from Echelon Racing Promotions on Feb. 8-9, 2025. New for the 2025, all participants wishing to compete at the Canadian Esports Championships will be required to compete in minimum one (1) Echelon Racing League event, hosted on MyWhoosh. Echelon Racing League qualification events will run from Dec. 7, 2024, to Jan. 18, 2025. Click here for more information.
“Echelon Racing Promotions remains committed to providing the highest quality, accessible, fair and equitable competitions in the Esport cycling space. We continue to believe that Esports provides a platform to strengthen the overall cycling community and its reach, influence and impact by bringing virtual and in-real-life riders and racers together in collaboration with national governing bodies. We are thrilled to partner with MyWhoosh, who shares the same passion and energy to revolutionize cycling through Esport,” said Eric Hill, Echelon Racing League’s Co-Founder and President.
Hill added, “Echelon Racing Promotions is excited to work with Cycling Canada again in 2025. Cycling Canada athletes have long been a staple of the Echelon Racing League and brought top-level competition, so to be working with the federation again to offer the Canadian Esports Championships is a special opportunity that we feel privileged to have.”
More details, including the technical guide, qualification and registration information, will be posted on the Cycling Canada Events webpage in the coming weeks.
With the UCI Cycling Esports World Championship also hosted on MyWhoosh in 2025, the Cycling Canada team selection process will be hosted on that platform once further details including dates become available.
Comments