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Success For Unicyclists
Success For Unicyclists
The New Zealand Unicycle Team
(Team NZUNI) celebrated its most
successful campaign at
the 13th Unicycle World Championships in
Langenthal,
Switzerland, with a Gold medal in the Unicycle Road
Race.
Ken Looi became the first ever New Zealand rider to
win a title at The
World Championship event, with a 1hr
41min ride in the 43km Marathon
Road Race, almost a
minute ahead of world hour-record holder Patrick
Schmid
of Switzerland. Tony Melton was the second New Zealand
rider
home in 5th place. Looi also won Silver in the
10km road race, and
Silver in the cross-country
Mountain-Unicycle (MUni) event. Melton
won Bronze in
the Downhill MUni race, despite a 15 second time
penalty
for a rule infringement.
Over 900 Unicyclists
from 26 countries competed at the ten day event
in
Langenthal, Switzerland. The Unicycle World Championships
and
Convention (UNICON) is held every two years. It is
the Olympics of
Unicycling, with events ranging from
Artistic Freestyle,
Mountain-Unicycle (MUni), Track
Races, Unicycle Basketball and Hockey,
and Road Racing.
The New Zealand Unicycle Federation is campaigning
to
host to the event in 2010 or
2012.
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