Lieux
L’unicon se déroule en plein coeur de Wellington. Tous les lieux sont à 10-15min de marche, non loin du Newtown Park, pour lequel environ 10 minutes de bus sont nécessaire, depuis le Queens Wharf Centre.
Voici les différents lieux de la competition :
Queens Wharf Event Centre (TSB arena)
Il s’agit là du lieu principal de l’UNICON, et c’est ici qu’auront lieu le freestyle, le hockey, le basket, et les différents ateliers. Il y a 4 grands gymnases. The event centre plays host to many international sporting tournaments, including basketball and netball. It’s location on the waterfront means that we get to interact with the public and introduce them to unicycling. It also walking distance from the centre of town.
Mount Victoria
This is the part of the ‘town-belt’ surrounds the City. It has spectacular views as it rises 200m above the city, and is only a 10min walk from Wellingtons main restaurant/bar precinct of Courteney Place. It has plenty of singletrack and climbing. In 1997, a round of the Mountainbike World Cup was held on Mount Victoria. It was won by an up-and-coming rider by the name of Cadel Evans, who has since gone on to challenge for the Tour de France.
Newtown Athletics Park
This is located in an adjoining suburb of Newtown. It is a 400m athletics track, next to Wellington Zoo. There are various buses that will take you there in about 10min from town.
Waitangi Park
This is a large skatepark about 10min along the waterfront from The Events centre. It is a popular park with several skatebowls, ramps, rails and stairs.
Scorching Bay and Waterfront
The 10km is likely to be held along the flat waterfront area, whilst the Marathon 42km road races will likely be held along Scorching Bay, which follows the coast from the city heading towards the airport. The routes have not been approved yet, so may change closer to the dates.