Coolest thing I have ever seen!

BigAscenders said:

Agility, grace, finesse, technical skills, but just plain cool!

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-8867862777896510907

BigAscenders

Not that the movie was any good, but didn't you ever see "Quicksilver"
with Kevin Bacon? It has scenes like this, albeit with a more *urban*
style.

BigAscenders said:

Agility, grace, finesse, technical skills, but just plain cool!
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-8867862777896510907

It would qualify as an Olympic Game, a lot better than some recently
admitted.

Sergio
Pisa

sergio said:

BigAscenders said:

Agility, grace, finesse, technical skills, but just plain cool!
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-8867862777896510907

It would qualify as an Olympic Game, a lot better than some recently
admitted.

Maybe, but we don't need anymore judged sports in the Olympics.
However, add a elephant and a clown and this would make a great circus
act.
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Marty

Marty said:

sergio said:

It would qualify as an Olympic Game, a lot better than some recently
admitted.

Maybe, but we don't need anymore judged sports in the Olympics.
However, add a elephant and a clown and this would make a great circus
act.

Well, I was teasing, thinkng of some disciplines accepted into the
Olympic Games.

Sergio
Pisa

It's called "Artistic Cycling" An officially recognized sport by the
UCI.

from
http://www.uci.ch/english/indoor/index.htm

The first unofficial world championships were held in 1888, put on by
German-American Nicholas Edward Kaufmann, in artistic cycling. It is
unclear how many nations sent competitors to this event.

A few years later, in 1893, again in the USA, cycleball was played in
public for the first time. The inspiration for this discipline is said
to have been the act of Kaufmann, a professional trick cyclist, and his
dog 'Mops,' whom he used to bat playfully with his front wheel.

The sport has now all but disappeared from the USA, but has long been
popular in Germany, the acknowledged world leader in indoor cycling. In
fact, in Germany, indoor cycling is more popular in the junior ranks
than the outdoor versions of the sport. Today, ten thousand indoor
cyclists hold competitive licences in Germany.

Artistic cyclingOfficial world championships in cycleball have taken
place since 1930. Artistic cycling began held its first official world
championships in 1956 for men, and in 1970 for women.

At the Böblingen World Championships - 2000, 21 nations sent a total
of 172 athletes, and the press corps numbered 102, including 22 working
for television companies.

So what happens?

The sport is divided into two disciplines: cycleball and artistic
cycling. All competition takes place on a wooden court with an area of
14m x 12m. For cycleball edge barriers 30cm high are put in place to
prevent the ball going out of play. Most competitors specialise in
either cycleball or artistic cycling, with very few crossing over.

BigAscenders said:

Agility, grace, finesse, technical skills, but just plain cool!

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-8867862777896510907

BigAscenders

THAT's the coolest thing you've ever seen????

Dude, you gotta get out more!

Fred

Quoted message said:

BigAscenders said:

Agility, grace, finesse, technical skills, but just plain cool!

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-8867862777896510907

BigAscenders

THAT's the coolest thing you've ever seen????

Dude, you gotta get out more!

Fred

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Bill Asher