YouTuber Cameron Jeffers has today been stripped of his title as the U. K.’s first national cycling esports champion.
YouTuber Cameron Jeffers was stripped of his title as the U.K.’s first national cycling esports champion on October 4. The 22-year-old elite cyclist has admitted the upgraded virtual bicycle he used in the indoor cycling platform Zwift, and which won him a place in the live finals of British Cycling’s Esports Championships, had been acquired via a simulation program.
Getting to the finals through the use of a “robo-doped” bicycle is prohibited in British Cycling’s new esports regulations, although in a mea culpa YouTube video uploaded on October 4, Jeffers stated that he acquired his Tron bike before these rules were in place., apologizing “to the people who support me.”
Jeffers–who races on the road for the Saint Piran team of Cornwall–was hit with a £250 fine from British Cycling and suspended from all racing for six months. His national title has now been awarded to second-placed James Phillips of the Canyon ZCC team.the charge against Jeffers “related to manipulation of pre-race data to gain an unfair advantage via in-game equipment by the winner of the event.
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