Looks like Cameron Jeffers used a bot to ride around at 2000 watts at a low body weight to get the fastest bike to use in the actual racing. Seems like a pretty extreme length to go to for just a tiny advantage. Sounds harsh but if you’re prepared to do that people are going to be asking what lengt…

I have no inside knowledge here so this is all speculation, but I could see Zwift thinking “if riders can get virtual equipment advantages then we’ll have all these pro riders using the platform all the time so they can compete at the highest level!” If that’s what they were thinking then it kinda …

Not that I know of. There may be some specific formats for Magic: The Gathering or Hearthstone that only allow players to bring decks they have acquired through play or purchase, but I’m not familiar enough with that scene to know. Every major esport with large viewership and semi-sustainable ecosy…

[image] Captain_Doughnutman: And what makes a zwift virtual cycling “champion” more worthy than a Wii virtual cycling champion? In both platforms being a more competent gamer than cyclist is definitely a boon, and in at least one known instance, being a knowledgeable cheater helps, too. All th…

Clearly not many glass house owners in this thread.

No one on this forum ever inflates their FTP :rofl: [image] The Bell curve of cylists - how fast are the average TR users? Training More fun data! This time I pulled raw FTP data for men and women. Interesting facts: The top of the bell curve for Men is between 230-24…

Well this was a British Cycling (BC) event. They decided to use Zwift as the platform of choice for the cycling ‘esport’, this could change in future years. IMO opinion there are lots of ‘Zwift’ races, and the bike etc you unlock should form part of that. Like a traditional computer game. For the …

Personally I think the actual details of why Cam was stripped has been lost in poorly worded headlines and general perceived ‘doping’ within the Zwift platform. This all comes about based upon how he obtained the bike, not about if he should have used it. When you look at the details of these fake …

The guy cheated at a video game and was then banned from the video game championships. Seems pretty cut and dry to me. Imagine he were playing a different game (one where the controller is in your hand rather than receiving input from a PM), like Fortnite and used a bot to quickly get in-game perks…

Nice post Shane [image] gpl: The ‘bot’ levelling up rides were removed from his account/profile to evade detection (Reference: Zwift) I’m not sure he put any ‘real’ effort into evading detection. He publishes a daily vlog and it was quite clear (to those of us who follow him) that the Tron …

This whole thing is interesting, but not really? Does the champion get the wear the jersey for a year while riding their trainer at home? Meh… I’m still in the camp that indoor training is to augment outdoor riding/racing, not replace it.

First British Cycling e-racing champion stripped for cheating

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DaveWh October 6, 2019, 2:40am 86

No one on this forum ever inflates their FTP

It’s the same kind of mentality that motivates people to cheat “just a little” on Zwift… the scale says 72kg, but I think it’s reading high, so I’ll round down to 70kg… many people don’t even view this as cheating, it’s just stretching the truth a little.

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First British Cycling e-racing champion stripped for cheating

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