Unicycle freestyle
As Einradkür competitions are the sports device unicycle refer to operations where in front of a jury are certain exercises down, which are evaluated by the jury. Unicycling freestyle are ridden in both unicycling and art cycling.
In unicycling
The unicycling freestyle in unicycling, usually referred to as freestyle unicycling or freestyle , is one of the oldest disciplines of unicycling and can best be compared to figure skating . There are individual, pair and group freestyles.
In a given time, the athlete performs a rehearsed program with the most demanding tricks possible, also called skills, to music. In addition to the difficulty of the tricks and their execution or safety, the jury also evaluates the presentation and the interplay of music, movements and costume. Especially in Asia, a very fluid, dance-like style with many pirouettes has developed here.
In artificial cycling
The unicycle freestyle in artificial cycling, often also referred to as round or team unicycling, is the competitive test of unicycling . In this freestyle , a group of 4 or 6 people do a combination of different exercises that are fluently linked together. It is comparable to four and six man artificial cycling. In contrast to freestyle, here you only ride in a normal riding position (sitting on the saddle with both feet on the pedals) and no tricks are demonstrated. The main focus is on group synchronicity. All exercises such as left loops or longitudinal pulls have a certain level of difficulty that has been set in advance. The number of points to be achieved increases depending on the degree.
Further rules
In a round dance there are other rules to be observed, non-observance of which can result in point deductions. So you always have to stretch your arms straight to the side when driving. A neglected posture or heavy dangling means point deduction. Failure to comply with the specified area or the specified time of 5 minutes will also result in the deduction of points. When the time is over, the points for all exercises that are done outside of the time are deducted.
Within the group there is a team leader who sends a command to his teammates when the next exercise begins. Competitions are held in the age groups schoolchildren, juniors and elite, separated into women and open class.