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Riders are not allowed to touch the floor or ball with any part of the body or lean on the ball or the goal post. They have to stay on the bicycle at ALL times. The only time they can touch the ball is from within a small area around the goal post. And both players cannot be in this area at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The penalty for violating the above rules is death by firing squad. Not really, just kidding. The player has to go back and make a round of their goal post. The games are fast-paced with two halves of seven minutes each and a two minute interval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Given the sports’ German connection, cycle ball’s popularity in Germany is understandable where it is called radball. Rad is German for wheel. Cycle ball has also spread across Europe to Austria, Czech Republic, Russia and Switzerland to name a few. Outside of Europe, it is also quite well known in the land of the rising sun – Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first world championship was held in 1929. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the main governing body which also holds the world championship. Germany, not shockingly, have dominated the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cycle ball must require extreme balancing skills (remember – no brakes), bike control and speed given there are only two players in each team. Flicking the ball with the bike wheel is a skill which looks phenomenal. Although it is not a contact sport, bikers do run into each other and crashes are quite frequent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like most sports this one requires tons of practice. Balancing the bike is vital and doing that for 7 minutes without stepping off while trying to “kick” a ball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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