Bike ball
Cycle ball is a cycling sport in which teams use special bicycles to score goals. The ball, which weighs around 600 grams, is usually played with a bike. The most common type of wheel ball is the two-wheel ball. It is played in the hall and carried out by two teams of two players each. Further disciplines are 5-man bike ball and 6-man lawn bike ball. While five-a-side cycling also takes place in the hall, teams of six players each play lawn cycling on lawn.
History of the origins of the bike ball game
At the end of the 19th century, the then well-known artistic cyclist Nick Kaufmann is said to have run a little dog in front of his bike. To save himself the fall and injury to the animal, he gently pushed it to one side with the front wheel. This gave rise to the idea of the bike ball.
Kaufmann and John Featherly, another art cyclist, showed the public in Rochester this way of conveying an object . Instead of a dog, they used a polo ball. The game was played on a kind of penny farthing, the so-called American Star Bicycle .
In America the sport quickly became popular among artificial cyclists and it soon came to Europe. There, the two art cyclists from Berlin, Paul and Otto Lüders, were officially the first two cycling players to introduce cycling to the German public on March 10, 1901.
Game types and rules
- 2-player bike ball (two players per team on a playing field measuring 11 × 14 m)
- 5-player bike ball (five players per team on the size of a handball field with handball goals)
- 6-person lawn bike ball (six players per team on a half-field soccer field with a size 5 soccer ball)
Two types of wheel ball first developed. 2-person bike ball in the hall and 6-person bike ball on the lawn. In Germany in the 1920s and 1930s, triple cycle ball was also played indoors. Today this form is only used as a training variant. In 1930 the first world championships were held. The impetus came from Germany, which also won the first title in the two-man bike ball. In contrast, the French triumphed over the Germans in the final in the 6-man bike ball.
The 5-man bike ball was created in the 1970s as a counterbalance to the normal training units in the 2-man bike ball during C national squad courses in Germany. The then popular 6-person lawn bike ball served as a model. The new form of play in the hall soon became very popular and is still played today in alternation with the 2-man season.
2-person bike ball
There are always two teams playing against each other, each team consisting of two players. The playing time is two times five minutes for the students (U11), (U13), (U15) and (U17), two times six minutes for the juniors (U19) and two times seven minutes for the adults.
The game is played with a ball that is 17 to 18 cm in diameter and weighs 500 to 600 g. It is usually filled with horsehair or deer hair. The playing field must measure 14 by 11 meters in official international competitions, but can be reduced in size by a maximum of two meters in both directions for national competitions. It is surrounded by a 30 cm high sloping band. In front of the 2 × 2 meter gates is the semicircular penalty area with a 2 meter radius.
There are fixed rules of the game. One may z. B. Do not play the ball until all four extremities are on the handlebars or on the pedals. Only the player in goal is allowed to hold shots on goal with his hands, provided he is in the penalty area and both feet are on the pedal. However, if the goalkeeper catches the ball, he is not allowed to throw the ball over the 4-meter line. Only one player is allowed to defend in his own penalty area at a time.
If a player touches the ground during the game or leans e.g. B. at the post or drives behind the opposing goal, he is no longer eligible to play. He must first cross the extended goal line of his own goal in order to be allowed to touch the ball again (this is called "taking a blow"). If he disregards this rule, the offense will be punished with a free kick in the field and a 4-meter penalty stroke in his own penalty area. A 4-meter penalty kick can also be given after gross foul play, when playing the ball with the hand outside of the 2-meter circle or after stepping down and continuing. If there are two players from your own team in your own penalty area (circle), there is also 4 meters.
If you appear in the opponent's penalty area without the ball, you get a free kick. It is the same when two players from one team are in the opposing penalty area. In addition, ankle-high shoes and socks (clothing) should be worn and the same jerseys must be worn within the own team.
- Typical game situations
Corner kick
Fight between two players in a 2-meter circle (penalty area)
The player touches the ground during the game and is no longer entitled to play
5-person bike ball
Five players play in each team in a 5-a-side bike ball, one of whom is the goalkeeper and must be marked as such. In this sport there are two substitutes per team who can be substituted on the fly (similar to ice hockey or indoor soccer).
The playing time is two times 15 minutes. The game is played on a handball field with handball goals. As with the 2-man bike ball, there are boards on the sidelines.
The goalkeeper is the only player who is allowed to play the ball with his hand in his own penalty area. It should also be noted that there are only max. three players of each team are allowed to stay in the penalty area (in the case of the defending team, this is usually the goalkeeper and two of his field players). Violations are punished with a 7-meter penalty stroke or a free kick.
If a player touches the ground, he is initially no longer entitled to play with the 5-way ball, but he does not have to go behind his own goal line as with the 2-way, but only four meters away from the ball.
Foul games are punished less often with yellow and red cards, whereas a yellow card always carries a 2-minute penalty. Usually only 2-minute penalties are imposed without a yellow card. Two yellow cards result in yellow-red which means elimination for the player for this game.
Free kicks inside the penalty area are taken indirectly, outside they can also be converted directly.
The German record champion is the RV Gärtringen.
Special bike
The bicycle modified for this sport with 22, 24 or 26 inch rim size is characterized by its 1: 1 ratio to the rigid hub, the special handlebars and a long, horizontal seat post . The rigid translation of the pedaling movements to the rear wheel enables reversing and standing in the gate. The narrow saddle is about 10 cm above the rear wheel, with its point above the rear wheel axle and continues horizontally to the rear. At the back of the saddle, a cycling baller sits only briefly to rest, otherwise only hinted at on the possibly thickened seat post. For forward acceleration, the bike baller stays low and pulls itself forward close to the high handlebars to keep the front wheel on the ground. The handlebars form a 30 to 35 cm narrow vertical "U" whose upper leg halves run forward at an angle of 45 °. When sitting, the U is held under the kink, while standing above it. The ball is jumped over the front as well as the rear, it is mainly played with the lower rear part of the front wheel. Tubular tires are used as bicycle tires . A bicycle ball costs around 1500 to 2800 euros, depending on the manufacturer.
ball
The round ball weighs around 500 to 600 g and is made up of pressed elk or horsehair and therefore hardly bounces. It is covered with light-colored fabric and has three wide textile bandages sewn on, meridionally crossed. In the game, it can reach speeds of up to 90 km / h and can cause bruises and bruises.
The three terms "striking", "flicking" or "scooping" are commonly used to describe the type of movement or shooting of the ball.
Others
In the past, the sport was only allowed to be played by men in the national leagues. Today women are also allowed to play bike ball. In reality, however, this is rare. Due to the sometimes tough style of play and the lack of pure women’s classes, which means that no women's league can be established, female cyclists often switch from cycling to cycling polo or artificial cycling.
A world champion is chosen every year. The world championship always takes place in November. Record world champions with 20 titles are the Pospíšil brothers from Czechoslovakia .
The Steinmeier brothers from Lemgo and the brothers Jürgen and Werner King from Lauterbach (Black Forest) established themselves as top German players in the 1980s and 1990s. The most famous cycling ball players from the 1970s and 1980s in the GDR were Günter Hoffmann and Joachim (boxer) Wiesner from Großkoschen, who won twelve titles at the GDR championships. In 2005 the Pfaffenberger brothers from Sangerhausen became world champions in Freiburg, and Thomas Abel and Christian Heß from Mainz-Hechtsheim in 2006 and 2007 . The Bundesliga teams from Ginsheim , Gärtringen , Darmstadt-Eberstadt , Ehrenberg (Altenburg) , Stein and Obernfeld are also part of the German cycling elite . At the end of the 1970s, the clubs RSV 1904 Mainz-Kostheim and RC Teutonia Krofdorf-Gleiberg dominated events in West Germany.
The most successful teams of the 5er-Radball come from RVW Naurod, RV Gärtringen and RSV Waldrems. Five-a-side cycling is mainly played in Germany in organized leagues. Competitions are held here every year at the national level.
In Germany, most of the cycling clubs are organized through the Association of German Cyclists . Only a few clubs that have existed for a long time are still part of the Solidarity Cycling and Motorists Association . The older association of the RKB Solidarity still maintains the 6er lawn bike ball. The German championship in 6-a-side lawn cycling is open to all teams that are registered in one of the two associations. The most successful teams of 6 are RKB Bille-Hamburg, RMSC Rüsselsheim and RKB Solidarity Bischberg. The reigning German champions are the RMSV Düsseldorf team.
On August 6th and 7th, 2016, the German championship in 6-a-side lawn bike ball was held in Roth-Bernlohe.
European and world champion two-man bike ball
Between 1927 and 1929, European championships were held annually, which were replaced by world championships in 1930.
As in the other UCI World Championships , the participants in the World Cycling Championships compete for their national cycling association. Only one team is allowed per association. The winner of the world championship has the right or the duty to wear the " rainbow jersey" for one year at all official tournaments . The record winners are the Pospíšil brothers from Czechoslovakia with 20 titles. The reigning world and European champions 2019 are Patrick Schnetzer and Markus Bröll from Austria.
World champion 6-man lawn bike ball
| year | country | team |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | France | |
| 1931 | Germany | |
| 1932 | Germany | RV Wanderlust 05 Frankfurt from Frankfurt-Bockenheim |
| 1933 | Switzerland | RV Winterthur |
| 1934 | Germany | RV Wanderlust 05 Frankfurt from Frankfurt-Bockenheim |
| 1935 | Germany | RV Wanderlust 05 Frankfurt from Frankfurt-Bockenheim |
Radball World Cup
The cycle ball world cup has been a tournament series in two-way cycle ball held by the UCI since 2002 . The World Cup victory is the second most important title in cycling after the World Cup. In addition, World Cup victories are evaluated in points, which are decisive for which team in a country can compete in the World Cup.
Web links
- List of over 430 cycling clubs
- cycleballer.com
- radball.at
- List of all medal winners at the World Cup
- Statistics database for regional, national and international cycling balls
- Radballnetzer.de Videos and livestreams in the Radball
Individual evidence
- ↑ Top bike player back at the destination of her dreams (November 25, 2018)
- ↑ Uri cycling duo takes bronze at the World Cup (November 25, 2018)