The esports event is set to take place from June 22 to 25 in Singapore and will see athletes take part in competitions in virtual and simulated sports including cycling, rowing and baseball.

The facility is located in the Gardens Point Campus in Brisbane and features 10 Wahoo-KickR bikes.

It recreates famous routes, including the final stage of the Tour de France, and aims to bring online communities of people together to ride.

It is also intended to play a part in identifying talent and providing pathways and development for aspiring Olympians and Paralympians prior to Brisbane 2032.

"We know there's growing interest from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the development of virtual sport," said Queensland Sports Minister Stirling Hinchliffe.

"QUT's Virtual Cycling Centre is important infrastructure for preparing Queensland athletes for the inaugural Olympic Esports Week.

"This is also a terrific example of the sport-tech industry we want to grow for Queensland as a legacy of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

"Sport-tech comes in many shapes, sizes and applications, and it's growing quickly.

"With less than a decade to the 2032 Games, Queensland has an opportunity to become the Silicon Valley of sport innovation, leading a global industry expected to be worth more than AUD60 million (£34 million/$42 million/€38 million) in coming years."

There are plans to take the technology beyond Brisbane as well as to broadcast events and activities on campus with the hopes of building a sense of connectivity.

The facility can replicate wind with ground fans, while bikes also rise and fall with virtual roads, and a range of performance metrics can be recorded including pedalling power and heart rate.

"QUT hopes to expand the program to regional and remote communities around the state using a soon to be built sports technology and broadcasting truck that will enable greater accessibility to newer technologies," said QUT sport director Emily Rosemond.

"Esports, and the associated technology behind them, is a billion-dollar industry and QUT is already a major player in the field.

"QUT was the first Australian university-endorsed program to offer scholarships to competitive gamers.

"We have a purpose-built esports arena and run an International Varsity Program uniting students throughout the Oceanic region, while QUT nursing student Jessica Pratt competed in the 2019 global esports cycling world championship, scoring a pro-cycling contract with CANYON//SRAM Team in Spain."

Rosemond was a short track speed skater who competed at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games for Australia before switching to track cycling.

She won bronze at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games in the women's individual sprint.