Professional league for eSports: Zwift launches first indoor racing series for professionals with KISS Super League

Ride a roller and earn money with it - this dream of some cyclists is to be realised with the Zwift KISS Super League will become a reality from January 2019. Thirteen professional teams from the UCI Pro Continental categories (Cofidis, Hagens Berman Axeon, Israel Cycling Academy and Team Novo Nordisk) and nine Continental teams will take part in a ten-week race series, the KISS Super League. There is also the "Zwift Academy Dream Team", which is made up of the semi-finalists and finalists of the "Zwift Academy" casting competition, as well as the "Zwift Community All-Stars". Seven teams will be competing in the women's racing series, including the top German team Canyon-SRAM.

Livestream of the Zwift professional racing series

For ten weeks, the participants can expect one race per week on different tracks in the Zwift world. It all starts on Wednesday, 23 January at 21:50 MET. All races will be streamed live with English commentary on the Zwift Facebook page transfer. All riders who reach the finish line collect points for their team: the winner of each stage receives 25 points, with the 31st finisher receiving one more point. Exactly eight riders per team are eligible to start in each race. After the last stage, the teams receive prize money according to their points total.

The 15 teams of the "Men's KISS Super League" at Zwift:

• Hagens Berman Axeon Cycling Team (Professional Continental)
• Israel Cycling Academy (Professional Continental)
• Cofidis (Professional Continental)
• Novo Nordisk (Professional Continental)
• Team Dimension Data U23 (UCI Continental)
• Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes (UCI Continental)
• Team Wiggins Le Col (UCI Continental)
• Arapahoe|Hincapie p/b BMC (UCI Continental)
• Madison Genesis (UCI Continental)
• Oliver's Real Food Racing (UCI Continental)
• SEG Racing Academy (UCI Continental)
• Pro Racing Sunshine Coast (UCI Continental)
• Ribble Pro Cycling (UCI Continental)
• Zwift Community All Stars
• Zwift Academy Dream Team

The 7 teams of the "Women's KISS Super League" at Zwift:

• Canyon//SRAM
• Doltcini-Van Eyck
• Hagens Berman Supermint
• Team TWENTY20
• Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling
• Zwift All Stars
• Zwift Academy Dream Team

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