UNICYCLISTS EMBARK ON INTERNATIONAL TOUR
By The Chronicle
252 Words
18 July 2006
The Chronicle (Canberra)
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English
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THE latest Canberrans to take on the world's sporting elite have left
for Europe. However, their sport won't get the same press coverage as
the recent soccer World Cup. They are unicyclists, and they will be
participating in the World Unicycle Championships (UNICON). UNICON
doesn't just entail riders doing tricks (called artistics in the
sport), but also involves races over 100, 400 and 800 metres, 10
kilometres and the marathon distance. There's relays, obstacle races,
high jump, long jump and mountain cycling, along with two sports:
unicycle hockey and unicycle basketball. Six Canberrans, David and
Lorinda Buchanan, Rod and Tom Lambert, Dale Newbury and Nic Vevers will
be taking part.
Nic is currently the number two rider in Australia for unicycle trials,
high jump and long jump, while Dale is ranked number four. ACT Unicycle
Riders' Society president Rod Lambert said the team have been training
well. ''Training has been steady, but some of us don't know whether we
will last the 42 kilometres of the marathon on the last day,'' he said.
There are 17 Australians attending, and it will be the first time
Australia can field its own hockey and basketball teams - in past
years, help was required from New Zealand's team. UNICON will be held
in Langenthal, Switzerland, from July 23 to August 2. Nic and Dale will
then backpack around Europe with their unicycles, filming for their
lastest DVD, Escape from the Circus.
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JJuggle
Raphael Lasar - Matawan, NJ
I must be a fool. The older I get the more to the left I move.
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