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| Subject: wheel size for age group
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Author: nimrod nir
Date: 30-05-08 18:00:09
if a rider is under thr age of 10 he must use a 20" or can he use 24"?
if a rider is between the ages 10-13 he must use a 24"?
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| Subject: Young riders 0-10 use 24
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Author: Franz
Date: 3-06-08 11:08:41
Hi Nimrod,
see IUF Rulebook chapter 2.1.3 and 2.1.4
the short answers are:
* Yes a 10 year old can use 24", but he is then put into the U14 age group for that race. Since he is using a 24" for racing, his results are measured agains U14 who use 24" wheels (I remember telling you the same after the 10km at UNICON in Langenthal, where a boy of yours raced on 24". It is still the same with the new rulebook).
* If a rider has a minimum age of 11 years on the first day of UNICON he must use a 24" unicycle for racing.
Here is a copy of the chapters in question out of IUF Rulebook 2008:
2.1.3 Additional Age Groups
Convention hosts are free to add more age groups, and often do. A Masters Class can be offered, for instance, open to all
riders 40 and up, and a Seniors Class for 50 or 55 and up. A very full range of age groups might look like 0-6 (16”), 0-8
(20”), 9-10 (20”), 0-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-UP.
2.1.4 Wheel Sizes
Except where noted otherwise, all wheel sizes are maximum 24”. Additional groups for young riders with 16” or 20”
wheels can be added. These age groups should allow for riders of those ages to also ride 24” wheels with older riders,
hence the 0-13 (24”) group. All riders in age groups between 0 and 10 will race a 10m Wheel Walk, and 10m Ultimate
Wheel, if used (instead of 30m). For these age groups there may also be different distances for certain other races, such as MUni and road races.
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