British champion gets busted for cheating
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Wait until they hear about how you can just bribe your way to a better bike in real life racing by giving money to a "bike shop".0
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As he has hacked the program (used a bot w.e) to level up faster, which has violated the T&Cs of using Zwift, then his account has been made ineligible for competition.
I'm sure part of the competition is having an eligible account, which he does not have. Therefore his result cannot stand.
His account should be made inactive since the day/month (etc) that the "hacking" started. As this was before the championship, I agree with the decision to DQ him.
No-one else felt the need to cheat to get a bike to compete with.0 -
KingstonGraham wrote:Wait until they hear about how you can just bribe your way to a better bike in real life racing by giving money to a "bike shop".
This is outrageous - someone should put a stop to it..0 -
N+1's to be banned tooImposter wrote:KingstonGraham wrote:Wait until they hear about how you can just bribe your way to a better bike in real life racing by giving money to a "bike shop".
This is outrageous - someone should put a stop to it..And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made.0 -
That would finish the problem eventually just by going full circle.NeXXus wrote:
N+1's to be banned tooImposter wrote:KingstonGraham wrote:Wait until they hear about how you can just bribe your way to a better bike in real life racing by giving money to a "bike shop".
This is outrageous - someone should put a stop to it..
No N+1, no money, no shop, no better bike...
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
To me, the mark of a genuine serious competition is being able to pretend you are in Tron.0
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NeXXus wrote:
N+1's to be banned tooImposter wrote:KingstonGraham wrote:Wait until they hear about how you can just bribe your way to a better bike in real life racing by giving money to a "bike shop".
This is outrageous - someone should put a stop to it..
Wives around the nation rejoice0 -
I freely admit I know bugger all about Zwift, and have sod-all interest in racing indoors or out, but as far as I can make out, regardless of B.C.'s involvement, or which rules applied when, the bloke himself admits he cheated, is paying the fine and has congratulated the new winner.
Am I missing something, or am I merely feeding a troll?0 -
keef66 wrote:I freely admit I know bugger all about Zwift, and have sod-all interest in racing indoors or out, but as far as I can make out, regardless of B.C.'s involvement, or which rules applied when, the bloke himself admits he cheated, is paying the fine and has congratulated the new winner.
Am I missing something, or am I merely feeding a troll?
As far as I know, he cheated Zwift in order to get the best bike you can get, which you can only get by riding six times the height of Everest or something. This gives an advantage, but I assume that some other competitors also rode this bike.
Once he'd got this, he still had to ride the thing faster than everyone else.
What surprised me is that they don't use a standard "bike" for a championship race.0 -
Just wait till Zwift manage to get the UCI involved.KingstonGraham wrote:What surprised me is that they don't use a standard "bike" for a championship race.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
They are.PBlakeney wrote:
Just wait till Zwift manage to get the UCI involved.KingstonGraham wrote:What surprised me is that they don't use a standard "bike" for a championship race.
Hence Zwift presence in Harrogate recently
I say again e sport cycling is not going to go away.
Most of you will have years of throwing your arms in the air proclaiming humbug.0 -
KingstonGraham wrote:keef66 wrote:I freely admit I know bugger all about Zwift, and have sod-all interest in racing indoors or out, but as far as I can make out, regardless of B.C.'s involvement, or which rules applied when, the bloke himself admits he cheated, is paying the fine and has congratulated the new winner.
Am I missing something, or am I merely feeding a troll?
As far as I know, he cheated Zwift in order to get the best bike you can get, which you can only get by riding six times the height of Everest or something. This gives an advantage, but I assume that some other competitors also rode this bike.
Once he'd got this, he still had to ride the thing faster than everyone else.
What surprised me is that they don't use a standard "bike" for a championship race.
This is what I thought, so it's just literally fitness and race craft rather than a 'better' bike and all the associated BS that brings.0 -
When I got involved in cycling 40+ years ago you'd come across characters who had their set ideas about what cycling was and woe betide anyone who came along with new fangled ideas. It appears cycling still has its 'characters' just the new fangled ideas have changed.JGSI wrote:
They are.PBlakeney wrote:
Just wait till Zwift manage to get the UCI involved.KingstonGraham wrote:What surprised me is that they don't use a standard "bike" for a championship race.
Hence Zwift presence in Harrogate recently
I say again e sport cycling is not going to go away.
Most of you will have years of throwing your arms in the air proclaiming humbug.
You only have to look at gaming tournaments to see where this could go;
https://www.pcmag.com/feature/332886/th ... -the-world0 -
Bah humbug! Just waiting on the UCI spec bike then, ie not the best available.JGSI wrote:
They are.PBlakeney wrote:
Just wait till Zwift manage to get the UCI involved.KingstonGraham wrote:What surprised me is that they don't use a standard "bike" for a championship race.
Hence Zwift presence in Harrogate recently
I say again e sport cycling is not going to go away.
Most of you will have years of throwing your arms in the air proclaiming humbug.
Not sure where this is going to go. Most sports rely on commercialism, which relies on viewers.
Are people really going to watch people get sweaty in a gym? Dragon's Den style, I'm out.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
PBlakeney wrote:Are people really going to watch people get sweaty in a gym? Dragon's Den style, I'm out.
Zest28 as above would I reckon.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
isn't this also the dude who got busted using his brother's gym membership to go to the gym and filmed it and said exactly what he was doing and threw a hissy its not fair its not fair its not fair don't you know who I am fit when he and his brother were banned from the chain of gyms for life for doing such a thing?Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Plenty of people pay good money to see people get sweaty and go roundy roundy on a wooden track in a warehouse type building, and as many activities are ultimately against the clock they could forego the wooden track for the same result.PBlakeney wrote:Are people really going to watch people get sweaty in a gym? Dragon's Den style, I'm out.
I'm reminded of Belleville Rendez-vous where the lead character, Champion, was kidnapped and made to ride a static bike with his efforts projected onto a screen for the watching public to gamble on.0 -
a bit of a joke. the kids cheated, and he can only wear the jersey indoors on a static bike. except now he can't as he's a cheat.0
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It's only a game people.Advocate of disc brakes.0
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PBlakeney wrote:Are people really going to watch people get sweaty in a gym? Dragon's Den style, I'm out.
Lots of people watch other people play computer games, so I don't see why Zwift should be any different.
Limmy gets quite a lot of people watching him play Euro Truck Simulator on Twitch.0 -
I don't watch that either but at least that has the potential for crashes instead of just going through the other riders.PhilipPirrip wrote:
Plenty of people pay good money to see people get sweaty and go roundy roundy on a wooden track in a warehouse type building, and as many activities are ultimately against the clock they could forego the wooden track for the same result.PBlakeney wrote:Are people really going to watch people get sweaty in a gym? Dragon's Den style, I'm out.
I'm reminded of Belleville Rendez-vous where the lead character, Champion, was kidnapped and made to ride a static bike with his efforts projected onto a screen for the watching public to gamble on.
I have an opinion on those people too but my mother said better to not to say anything if you don't have something nice to say.KingstonGraham wrote:PBlakeney wrote:Are people really going to watch people get sweaty in a gym? Dragon's Den style, I'm out.
Lots of people watch other people play computer games, so I don't see why Zwift should be any different.
Limmy gets quite a lot of people watching him play Euro Truck Simulator on Twitch.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
^^^this
why is this even in 'road general'?
cheating on an indoor trainer is not road cycling
road cycling requires handling skills and ability to cope with hazards, varying surfaces and weather, together with risk of violent deathmy bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
sungod wrote:
road cycling requires handling skills and ability to cope with hazards, varying surfaces and weather, together with risk of violent death
if you look at the average sunday "club run" i think you will find that none of these attributes are present save for the risk of SUDDEN and VIOLENT death.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Well, after a weekend that included one rider suffering serious injury after hitting a barrier, another suffering serious injury after hitting a car and a rider dying after hitting a post, some of your boxes are most definitely ticked.sungod wrote:road cycling requires handling skills and ability to cope with hazards, varying surfaces and weather, together with risk of violent death
Chapeau.0 -
That's one messed up club run...Advocate of disc brakes.0
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sungod wrote:^^^this
why is this even in 'road general'?
cheating on an indoor trainer is not road cycling
road cycling requires handling skills and ability to cope with hazards, varying surfaces and weather, together with risk of violent death
Exactly. It's Zwift so who gives a flying.0 -
PBlakeney wrote:PhilipPirrip wrote:
I have an opinion on those people too but my mother said better to not to say anything if you don't have something nice to say.KingstonGraham wrote:PBlakeney wrote:Are people really going to watch people get sweaty in a gym? Dragon's Den style, I'm out.
Lots of people watch other people play computer games, so I don't see why Zwift should be any different.
Limmy gets quite a lot of people watching him play Euro Truck Simulator on Twitch.
I can't honestly see a massive difference between watching someone else play a computer game and watching someone play snooker. Or football.
Each to their own.0 -
I'm staying silent about the fans of those sports as well.KingstonGraham wrote:PBlakeney wrote:PhilipPirrip wrote:
I have an opinion on those people too but my mother said better to not to say anything if you don't have something nice to say.KingstonGraham wrote:PBlakeney wrote:Are people really going to watch people get sweaty in a gym? Dragon's Den style, I'm out.
Lots of people watch other people play computer games, so I don't see why Zwift should be any different.
Limmy gets quite a lot of people watching him play Euro Truck Simulator on Twitch.
I can't honestly see a massive difference between watching someone else play a computer game and watching someone play snooker. Or football.
Each to their own. In fact, I watch very little.
Participation is so much more involving. The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
KingstonGraham wrote:[Limmy gets quite a lot of people watching him play Euro Truck Simulator on Twitch.
Aye but you get added banter and memes too.
R.I.P Benny Harvey0 -
thegreatdivide wrote:KingstonGraham wrote:[Limmy gets quite a lot of people watching him play Euro Truck Simulator on Twitch.
Aye but you get added banter and memes too.
R.I.P Benny Harvey
whooey does whatty where?
are these all real worlds or are you all taking the psh?
do people really do this stuff?
#confusexPostby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0
