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The 2017 EUC (Extreme Unicycling Championship) Summer Edition was held in Hungary at the Factory Sport Arena for the third time. The goal of EUC17 Summer is to give the best event experience for it's participants while also showcasing the sport to the media.



As EUC17 Summer was a week-long event it allowed the riders more time to enjoy the event.  There was a wide variety of fun competitions:

Rolling-wrap Sprint / Prelims, plus 1on 1 battles where riders had to reach a finish line as quickly as possible, doing only rolling wraps.

Slow race / Prelims, plus 1 on 1 battles where riders had to ride a line as slowly as possible.

Uni-sumo / 1 on 1 battles where riders had to push their opponents from a circle without dismounting.

Dizzy slalom / Riders had to race an easy obstacle course with jumps and skinny riding. Before each rider could attempt the course they had to drink a glass of beer (or coke if under 18) and complete 5 spins/rotations.

Coasting competition / Longest distance coast won.

4x Unicycling / 4 riders starts in one heat where they have to ride an easy obstacle course with sharp turns and narrow sections in the fastest time possible.

Auth-The-Game / Same rules as Out-The-Game, in the name of Kornél Auth (pronounced the same as OUT).

Foam-Pit Best Trick / Riders had to perform their best (party) trick into the foam-pit. Judges were using large scorecards to gain more of a show-feeling.



These fun competitions gave a good opportunity to bring all the participants together and a great opportunity for beginner, intermediate and advanced riders to take part.



The official competitions started on Friday, with the High Jump and Flatland preliminaries. On the Saturday there was the Trials prelims. Although due to the unfortunate weather conditions (heavy rain) they had to cancel the Trials finals. The Flatland final in the city center was a big success with a lot of spectators and a nice atmosphere. On Sunday they had the Street competitions and the Award Ceremony.

The official photos and results may be found on the following links:

Daily moments (daily update posts during the event):
https://www.facebook.com/pg/unicikli.hu/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155313483102626

Official album:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/unicikli.hu/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155353441222626

Offical Results:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/damdmpdm04qqxbz/EUC17Summer_Competition-results.pdf?dl=0 

Whitehaven to Sunderland 134miles

Dane Smith | Matt Morris | Duncan Clark | Marc Stott | Julian Page





The ride started at Whitehaven we all met up at 10am, dipped the wheel(s) in the sea and set off. Marc had not prepared well and had to drop out. We continued up the trail out of a sunny Whitehaven and got our only puncture on my bike. Then a couple of miles later my chain broke. Not a good start.  With a rapid repair we set off for the Whinlatter pass and down into Keswick. Then out on a fantastic railway trail that leads eastwards starting from the leisure complex.



We finished day 1 camping at the Crafty Café in Greystoke. They have a bunk house and a small area for camping. Setting out early on Saturday we climbed through Penrith and stopped before the start of the hills to change cranks –longer ones for the climb. We had two pairs of 150’s and one pair of 165’s. There was some arguments who would get the 165”s Dane eventually agreed or rather grumbled the least.



How the lads climbed those hills is was amazing. They easily beat my bike “plod uphill mode” and they only had to walk up two short sections. One coming out of Garrigill –they went the off road way and again out of Rookhope where the trail was cut up. The second night was camping in Rookhoop although Matt and I opted for the bunkhouse. Matt set up a slack-line in the children’s playground that evening but I bottled out.



The last day started with a rough climb out of Rookhope then another crank change, before starting the slow descent to Sunderland, but a side-wind kept the unicyclists grumbling. The Waskerley Way has been resurfaced and is good to ride on, as is the Consett to Sunderland Trail. It’s flat but winds through towns for part of the way.



The last section along the River Wear was sunny but windy and we finished with the usual pictures and more tyre dipping in the sea on the Promenade. A great three days, will have to plan another… Many thanks to Matt’s mum, Julie for moving the kit around

Prizes
Sorest Knee - Dane –he even had to resort to painkillers
Most UPD’s - Duncan –but he had only had his 36’ unicycle for 2 months!
Best Crash -  Matt outside of a pub full of people
Best Artistic Crash - Matt with a UPD, the unicycle ending upside-down in a hedge!
Best wound -  Dane (abrasions to knee, elbow and hand)