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Countdown to UNICON XV
Just over one more week to UNICON XV!
IUF Rulebook 2010
UNICON XV will follow IUF Rulebook 2010. It will be up soon on the Unicon XV website. You may also browse the Rulebook at the Information Office at TSB Arena when UNICON starts.
UNICON XV Schedule
We have published the final programme of all events and workshops on the UNICON website.
Please check the events notice board daily for new workshops, or last minute changes to programme due to bad weather.
If you still like to host an impromptu workshop, let us know too so we can announce on the events notice board.
Downhill Gliding
Downhill Gliding will be held on 30 December from 12.30 to 17:00 at Newtown Park.
Open Stage Night Saturday 2nd January 9:30pm
Hosted by the inimitable Vinyl Burns, this is a night where you, the participants of UNICON XV are the stars of the show. All and every kind of act is invited to perform on stage, in the style of Renegade Shows at juggling festivals, in front of a friendly audience. Any kind of skill, unicycling or otherwise, is permitted and encouraged. Got a cool new trick that you’ve been working on, or something that is just plain goofy? We want to see it! It could be a song, a joke, some weird party trick you can do or even a rehearsed stage act. So think about what you might like to do on stage and see you there for a great night’s entertainment!
Merry Christmas and see you soon. And don’t forget to wear your team t-shirts for the Opening Ceremony.
UNICON XV in the news
We have been in a few news article recently.
Here is yesterdays Dominion Post, with Amrei Schindelmann from Germany (Freestyle and Track Racing Competitor) showing off to some kids at two local primary schools:
Unicyclist a stand up performer
And in the paper recently:
Pedalling benefits of just one wheel
If you are in New Zealand already, grab a copy of the latest North and South Magazine too! There is another Unicycle interview in there.
Keep us updated if you have any UNICON related media articles, wherever you live
UNICON Programme- Finalised
Hi everyone,
Unicon is only 2wks away! Please check your schedule and inform us if you are unable to attend any events.
Here is the final programme as of 15 Dec.
See you in soon,
UNICON Organising Committee
Are you ready for Unicon?
Unicon is just round the corner now. Are you ready for your trip to the first Unicon in the Southern Hemisphere?
Online Registration Closed
Online registration is now closed. You can still register at the door for NZ$500 (NZ$150 for non-competitor). If you have pre-registered, you can only add these events –10km, Muni, Marathon, Trials, Downhill Gliding, Coasting – by paying the full registration fee. So hope you have already signed up for the correct events.
We have 649 registered unicyclists from 23 countries. ONLY registered unicyclists (competitors and non-competitors) are allowed to unicycle at all official Unicon venues. Non-registered riders CANNOT take part in any of the Unicon workshops and non-competition rides.
Gym Rules
Artistic freestyle, standard skills, hockey and basketball will be held in the gym. Make sure you have non-marking tyre, plastic or rubber pedals and no sharp or protruding parts on your unicycle if you are using the gym.
Workshops
The list of workshop is now up on the website.
Among them will be a Muni night ride. So bring lights if you’re keen to join.
We are still open for more volunteers to conduct a workshop, organise a game or lead a ride. Please email us by 14 Dec (Monday) at unicon15@gmail.com if you’re interested.
Judging and Refereeing Workshops
For those who have to attend the compulsory judging or refereeing workshops, please take note of the following schedule:
- Freestyle Judging (individual, pair, group): 28 Dec, 4-5pm
- Hockey Refereeing: 29 Dec, 6-7pm
- Standard Skill Judging: 1 Jan (Fri), 12-1pm
- Basketball Refereeing: 2 Jan (Sat), 1-2.30pm
- Street Freestyle Judging: 2 Jan (Sat), 4-5pm
- Flatland Judging: 4 Jan (Mon), 9-10am
Transport to events
Most events are held along Wellington’s waterfront, a short stroll from your city accommodation.
A few events are held outside the city centre. They are Track & Field, Downhill Gliding, Muni and Marathon. You will find instructions on how to get to these venues in the programme booklet and at the Unicon notice board when you arrive.
There will be a chartered bus to bring competitors and spectators to the starting point of Marathon at Shelly Bay on 7 January. It costs $5 per person for the return trip. Buy your ticket at registration.
Kiwi Summer
New Zealand’s weather changes very fast. It can become very cold (typical highs are 15C to 20C though it can go to a occasional high of 25C) even in summer. We also get lots of wind and rain in Wellington, so remember to bring warm clothes and a rain jacket for your trip. Don’t forget sunscreen too as UV exposure is very high in New Zealand.
Border Control
Please make sure you have clean tyres, shoes and shin protection. New Zealand has strict border controls and may fine as much as NZ$200 if you have dirty equipment. Declare all your equipment at the immigration. Jugglers, if you are bringing juggling balls, make sure they do not have seeds.
Pre-order Unicon Hoodies
We are having a limited edition gorgeous granite grey Unicon hoodie for sale by pre-order. Cost is NZ$40. You do not need to pay now but we need numbers and sizes by 14 Dec (Monday). Email us at <unicon15@gmail.com>. Hoodies must be paid and picked up by 31 Dec.
See you really soon. And don’t forget to wear your team t-shirt at the opening ceremony. You may like to bring extra t-shirts to trade with other countries.
4 weeks and counting
Here’s more updates from us as we countdown to the start of Unicon XV!
Registration cut-offs reminder
The next registration payment cut-off is November 30 at 11:59pm New Zealand Time. The registration price is currently NZ$350, but increases to NZ$500 on December 1. Pay for your registration early to get the lower entry price.
***You CANNOT edit your entry after 1 Dec 2009 unless you pay the full NZ$500 registration fee***
Please make sure you are registered for the correct events.
Registration for the following events has closed:
· Individual Freestyle, Pairs Freestyle, Group Freestyle, Standard Skill, Street, and Flatland;
· Basketball and Hockey teams;
· Points Racing (100m, 400m, 800m, 50m one-foot, 10m.30m Wheel Walk, Obstacle Course) and Relay Race.
Workshops
We’re in the midst of adding workshops, day rides and games to the non-competition schedule.
Here’s some workshops you can look forward to at Unicon XV:
· Best Trick Contest
· Unitouring
· Hutchinson One Wheelers Trials Levels
· The Art of Street Performing
· Beersketball
Trips
· Muni at Makara Peak
· Disc Golf
· Museum to museum kids ride
We are looking for more volunteers to lead a workshop and share your unicycling or non-unicycling skills.
If you like to organise something but do not know what to do, let us know. We have plenty of ideas but still looking for people to take them up. Like teaching crazy tricks and wheelbuilding, bringing people on muni practice or night ride around the city.
Email us at unicon15@gmail.com and help make workshops a blast for all participants.
MUni
The Cross-Country Muni course is and elevation profile is now up on the website:
http://www.uniconxv.co.nz/programme/competition/
Downhill and Hillclimb courses are being finalised and will be up on the website shortly.
Hockey and Basketball
Registration for Hockey and Basketball teams is now closed.
There are 18 Basketball teams (Aussie Youth, Australia, Berkeley Revolution9, Berkeley Revolution, Blau Weiss Bavaria, BoDo Germany, Currywurst mit Pommes, CYCL’HOP, Deserteure, NT Cyclones, NZUni Black, OnewheeleRS, RSD United, Swiss Team, Team GB, UCTD, Wild Cats, WOOM) and 22 Hockey Teams (Asian Dragons, Aussie Youth, Australia A, Australia B, Blau Weiss Bavaria, Cycl’Hop, Deserteure, Frederiksberg Unicykel Klub, Fuc-Denmark, Korea, NT Cyclones, NZUni Black, NZUni White, OnewheeleRS, RSD United, Swiss Team, Team GB, Team USA, The Old, the Fat, and the Ugly, UCTD, USA B, Scratch-Radlos).
Video Competition
The competition will be held on 4 Jan (Monday) at 8.30pm at the TSB Arena. Get your best unicycling video together and showcase it to unicyclists from around the world.
Rules for the video competition can be found at Unicon XV website. The deadline for submission of the video clips is 21 Dec Midnight NZT. Please email a low res version to Joe Dyson for approval prior to the deadline. email: joe.dyson@gmail.com
Judges for Freestyle Events at UNICON XV
(Individual, Pairs, Group, Street, Flatland)
All countries with competitors in freestyle events at UNICON XV will be receiving an email in the next few days with the policies for submitting judges. Failure to follow the highlighted rules could result in the removal of competitors from these events. Please note that ALL JUDGES must also attend a judging workshop specific to each discipline at UNICON XV led by the Chief Judge, Ryan Woessner. Each judge will be required to sign a statement indicating they have read the rules, attended the workshop, agree to follow the rules and will accept being removed from the list of available judges if deemed necessary by the Chief Judge.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Chief Judge, Ryan Woessner, via email: ryan.woessner@gmail.com
See you at Unicon in a month!
Only 2 more months to go!
Greetings from the Aotearoa, Land of the Long White Cloud!
We’re just two months away from Unicon! You’ll hear from us more often now as we bring you up-to-date with the biggest event on the unicycling calendar, and the first Unicon ever held in the Southern Hemisphere.
Registration update
We have 602 registered unicyclists from 21 countries. Our biggest teams are from Germany and Denmark with 103 and 81 registrations respectively. Coming close behind is Japan, with 75 participants.
Registration cut-offs
The next registration payment cut-off is 30 November 2009. The registration price is currently NZ$350, but increases to NZ$500 on 1 Dec 2009. Pay for your registration early to get the lower entry price. You can register and edit your entry until 1 Dec 2009 (whether or not you have paid).
Other registration cut-offs
The deadline for registration for the following events is 14 November at 11:59p New Zealand Time:
- Individual Freestyle, Pairs Freestyle, Group Freestyle, Standard Skill, Street, and Flatland;
- Basketball and Hockey teams;
- Points Racing (100m, 400m, 800m, 50m one-foot, 10m.30m Wheel Walk, Obstacle Course) and Relay Race.
For Basketball and Hockey, to officially register, the team captain needs to send UniconXV an email with the team name and all players.
The other events do not have a deadline but you will assist in our planning if you are signed up for the events where you want to compete.
Opening Ceremony
The parade of unicyclists will take place along the scenic waterfront with panoramic views across the Wellington Harbour. As you enter the Civic Square, you will be greeted with a Powhiri (traditional Maori welcome). Don’t forget to wear your team t-shirts for the opening ceremony.
Competition Updates
Competition venue photos are now up on the Unicon website. Most of the events will be held in the heart of the city. Muni and marathon competitors can also find photos showing part of the course for their race.
Similarly, we have put up course info sheet for 10 km race and marathon on the website. You will be able to check out the course map, route description, and for marathon, the elevation profile of course.
Video Competition
Have you got an awesome, new, original unicycling video to share? Showcase your other talent and take part in the unofficial Unicycling Video Competition!
Unicon Workshops
Have a workshop idea? Want to organise an informal rides or day trips? Any wacky unicycling games you like to share other unicyclists? If you would like to host one, or if there’s any particular type of workshop that you really like to take part in, email us at unicon15@gmail.com and we’ll take it from there.
See you in Windy Welly in two months.
UNICON XV Registrations
UNICON XV surpasses 500 Registrations!!!
Remember to register before 1 Sept for the lower entry fee. You can register and edit your registration (eg competitions entered) both before and after payment.
Date (generated on) Saturday 29th August 2009 08:54:58 PM
Number of registrations 522
Competitors 394 (240 male, 154 female)
NON-Competitors 128 (24.5%)
Final Party 266
Registrations per Country
Australia 39
Austria 5
Brazil 1
Canada 7
Denmark 81
Germany 94
France 27
Hong Kong 2
Italy 29
Japan 63
Korea South 38
Liechtenstein 1
Netherlands 2
New Zealand 53
Switzerland 22
Senegal 1
Singapore 4
Spain 1
United Kingdom 9
United States of America 43
Workshops now open
One of the main reasons to attend Unicon is to share your skills and to meet other unicyclists.
Workshops can be run by anyone attending Unicon, and will be fitted around the competition schedule. It can be unicycling related, or nothing to do with unicycling at all. It’s for you to share something with other unicyclists as part of the ‘CON’vention side of UniCON.
Once you’ve had a look at the competition schedule, fill in the form on the Workshops Page and email back to us. We will slot your workshop into the Unicon Schedule.
Also, as a way to promote Unicycling in New Zealand, we are running a couple of Public workshops. We need volunteers to teach the public how to ride a unicycle. If you are keen, please let us know: unicon15@gmail.com
Why you should come to New Zealand
It’s not just for the Unicycling!
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Unicon XV update: 6 months away!
Registration update
We have 404 registered participants from 19 different countries. Our biggest teams are from Denmark and Germany with 82 registrations each, and New Zealand with 46 registrations. For the first time, we also have unicyclists from as far away as Liechtenstein and Senegal. There are 185 Male competitors, and 121 Female competitors, and 98 registered as non-competitors.
Registration cut-offs
The next registration payment cut-off is 31 August 2009. The registration price is currently $250, but increases to $350 on 1 Sept 2009. Pay for your registrations early to get the lower entry price. You can register and edit your entry throughout the year (whether or not you have paid). So if you decide on changing the events you’re entered in, you will be able to do so right up until Dec 2009.
Opening Ceremony
This promises to be a spectacular event, with riders doing a parade along the waterfront alongside breathtaking views across Wellington Harbour, then climbing over the City to Sea Bridge to finish at Civic Square. You will be greeted with a Powhiri (traditional Maori welcome), followed by opening ceremony formalities as you arrive at the town square.
New Years Eve Celebrations
This is the first ever UNICON run over the New Year. Party away the last few hours of 2009 with hundreds of unicyclists from around the world, alongside thousands of Wellingtonians, in the worlds Southermost Capital City. It will be something to remember for the rest of your life.
Breaking News!
We’re not just going to the party, we’re part of it! Unicon XV have been included in the Wellington Citys’ New Years Eve celebration. Be part of the final countdown to 2010, with live bands, street entertainment, and of course, our very own unicycle performances. If you or your team would like to be part of the New Years Eve entertainment, please get in touch with us on unicon15@gmail.com
Show the people of New Zealand what Unicycling is all about!
UNICON 14 wristbands
Many of you have religiously kept these from Denmark. As part of the workshops programme, there will be a special taking off ceremony and ritual burning of wristbands. If you still have yours on, look after it until UNICON XV.
Unicon Workshops
Many of you are aware that UNICON is more than a World Championships for Unicycling. It is the World CONvention. The convention consists of meeting unicyclists from around the world, informal rides, day trips and workshops. A workshop can consist of almost anything….it doesn’t necessarily have to be unicycling related. For instance, previous Unicons have held workshops ranging from ‘Disc Golf’, to Wheelbuilding, to ‘Unitouring photos’, to an ‘Old Geezers Meeting’. I think you have to be over a certain age to find out what that’s about! If you would like to host a workshop, think about what you need (eg room size, overhead projectors, and other props) and the most suitable date for your workshop. We will open up this up later this week.
Public Workshops
As part of the Wellington ‘Summer City’ entertainment programme and sponsorship from the Wellington City Council, we have agreed to give free public workshops teaching people how to ride a unicycle. It will be heavily promoted in the lead-up to Unicon as part of the publicity around our event. Help us grow the sport of Unicycling by teaching the locals how to ride on one wheel! More details will be available when we open up the UNICON Workshops programme
Look forward to seeing you down under!
UNICON XV
Organising Committee