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Cycling Trials

Cycling trials is technical bicycle control in obstacle sections. Riders cross marked gates, steps, rocks or artificial obstacles as cleanly as possible while avoiding foot dabs or other penalties.

LevelVariant FamilyCycling Family CategoryCycling sport

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Classification

Category Cycling sport

Family Cycling Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Cycling trials is obstacle riding with balance, hopping technique and as little foot contact as possible.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like technical bike control and slow precision.

Cost Medium: helmet and suitable bike; a specific trials bike becomes useful later. Bike, wear parts, protective gear, coaching and event entries. A trials club or skills coach is very helpful for safe entry. Low obstacles and spotting before high drops.

First progress Balance improves over weeks; competition-ready sections take much longer.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

trials/MTB
helmet
firm shoes
low obstacles
coach/spotter

First steps

practise track stand
ride small edges
learn bunny hop
dose pedal kicks
read sections slowly

Trials club, bike-park section, cycling federation or skills coaching.

Use helmet, low progression, spotting and no risky jumps without technical foundation.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Observed trials cycling, Bike trial, Observed Trials Cycling, Bike Trial

Tags cycling, skill, cycling-trials, bike-trials, obstacles, balance, cycling-sport, radsport-familie

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Ride obstacle sections with as few penalty points as possible.

Teilnehmer

Individual riders by category.

Teamgröße

Individual scoring; team scoring possible by event.

Spielfeld

Natural or artificial obstacle sections with marked gates.

Dauer

Multiple sections/rounds per event.

Wertung

Penalty points for dabs, crashes, wrong line or time/gate breaches.

Gewinnbedingung

Lowest penalty score wins.

Ausrüstung

trials bike
helmet
protection as needed
sections

Wichtige Regelpunkte

foot dab
crash
missed gate
leaving boundary
exceeding time limit

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

Trials Union Cycliste Internationale · federation · high
UCI Trials Regulations Part VII Union Cycliste Internationale · rulebook · high
Inside the World of Bike Trials Polygon Bikes · sport-guide · medium