The Community Qualifier Races, as well as the Invitational and Selection Races, which are the three opening rounds of the Challenge, are races, scratch events just like any other Zwift esports competition of the like. – So, is the Movistar Team Challenge a race? After those examinations, they will select the members of the 2021 Movistar eTeam roster.įor that final selection of 10 riders (5 men and 5 women), the Movistar Team may assign a maximum of 2 spots for exceptional reasons in its sole discretion.Īs in every round prior to the Finals, the participants will see their performance, at those challenges where the physical aspect is the main factor, subject to verification from ZADA, and will abide by Zwift’s esports rules ( available here). The team staff will watch the Finals and make their assessment on the sporting talent of the participants, while also evaluating their marketing value and social media presence. The Finals will feature a series of challenges, different from the previous races, where the riders will not only have to again prove their performance on the bike, but also show their personality and abilities in front of Global Cycling Network presenters and members of the Movistar Team, which will be able to interview them live during the event. The other two will be picked from the Spanish-speaking community on Zwift. The final round will see the 40 Zwifters who qualified at the Selection Races battle to make eight of the 10 spots (5 men, 5 women) that will form the 2021 Movistar eTeam. The 40 riders (20 men, 20 women) with most points after Race 2 will get into the third – and final – round of the Movistar Team Challenge. The two groups will again tackle two races, with the top 20 men and women receiving points. The second round features the same system as the previous one, yet now with only 50 men and 30 women lining up. The 80 riders (50 men, 30 women) with most points after the end of Race 2 will qualify, subject to data verification, to round two.Ģ) Selection Races – Wednesday 17th + Friday 19th February (7pm GMT) – Riders advancing The users already preselected by Zwift, together with the 20 riders who qualified at the preliminary round, will compete at two races -again, divided by gender-, with the top 50 men and women at each race receiving points. All of them will be granted a spot at round one subject to prior verification from the ZADA, the Zwift Accuracy and Data Analysis, and should have followed all of Zwift’s esports rules ( available here).ġ) Invitational Qualifier Races – Wednesday 10th + Friday 12th February (7pm GMT) – Riders advancing The 5 fastest men and women at each race will be qualified for the first round, 20 Zwifters in total. All four races will feature two laps of the Ocean Lava Cliffside Loop (38km). The races will be held into two time slots, at 8pm CET (7pm GMT) and 7pm EST (12am GMT on Thursday 4th), with separate events for women and men. The preliminary round, open to all Zwifters around the world who comply with the requirements ( check ‘What do I need to participate…?’, down below), will given them a chance to access the Invitational Qualifier Races on round one, which 300 athletes pre-selected by Zwift and the Movistar Team have already been given access. Preliminary) Community Qualifier Races – Wednesday 3rd February – Sign up here ( Riders advancing) The Movistar Team Challenge is a competition with four rounds: > JOIN THE OPEN COMMUNITY QUALIFIER RACES (WEDNESDAY 3RD FEBRUARY) – Link here ( Riders advancing) – How does the Movistar Team Challenge work? The initiative is supported by Global Cycling Network and Zwift. The 10 members (5 women + 5 men) of the Movistar eTeam will be selected through the Movistar Team Challenge ( info here), a Talent ID program comprising a series of qualifying events where Zwifters -everyone with an account in the platform is allowed to join– will have to prove their sporting quality and personal abilities to be selected by a jury made of Movistar Team members. The Movistar eTeam is an esports team created by the Movistar Team and Abarca Sports, the first ever squad originated from a UCI WorldTour + Women’s WorldTour organisation to compete, in parallel with its road racing team, at the Zwift Racing League, the most prestigious series in virtual cycling, as well as other esports events. – What’s the Movistar eTeam and how can I join?
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