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Final Surge Podcast 115: ESports with Frank Garcia

March 1, 2019 by Final Surge

E-Sports is taking off around the globe, and one of the big players in the physical game aspect is CVRcade. Many cyclists can now make more money riding in E-Sport tournaments than they can on the roads. In this episode talk to Frank Garcia and find out what exactly the experience is like.

:45 What exactly is E-Sports

1:20 What exactly is CVRcade?

1:58 What is your background as a cyclist?

2:44 What was it that made you think cycling e-sports had a future?

3:53 What equipment does someone need to get started?

4:47 If you are physically on a bike how does a controller play into the game?

5:10 So what does this look like when you are on a bike, is there a screen in front of you?

5:42 So is this a situation where I am playing against a computer or am I playing against other people I join?

6:20 If racing against other people do I set this up with friends before or just find a group?

6:53 Are these well-known courses you race on or are they general computer generated courses?

7:33 You can build off-road courses as well as on road?

8:40 Can you tell me how this would work if I was on a bike on a mountain bike course with the keyboard?

11:08 What is the experience like if I fall, how do I experience that on the trainer?

12:32 What if I am riding in a group and someone next to me comes into me, what happens to me?

13:47 Tell us about your tournaments you have

14:39 How many people are in the big tournaments?

14:52 How do you qualify for the tournaments?

15:32 How do the 8-week league works to qualify for the tournaments?

16:55 Where do the broadcasts happen?

17:15 You said $100k up for grabs? That is real money.

18:53 Are you finding with these large purses you are getting some professional road athletes into these tournaments?

20:08 When is the next big tournament at?

Resources

CVRcade Website
CVCWorldCup
CVCcade on Facebook
CVRcade on Instagram
CVRcade on Twitter

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