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Old 12-23-19, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by CAT7RDR
Interesting, in 2018, a rider was awarded a pro contract being one of 30,000 Zwift Academy participants. He was already competing at the UCI Continental level.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/c...recruit-400470

I understand they are pretty careful about who they sign. A lot of the big Zwift Academy riders are a bit higher on the cycling food chain. VERY few are armature riders. Still a cool concept thought.
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