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Rhönradturnen

Rhönradturnen is a riding or cycling sport in which speed, technique, endurance, or skill on a course matters. At its core, the objective is a difficult, cleanly executed routine with minimal deductions. Participation format: Individuals and teams. It is typically contested on or in Gymnastics floor. Scoring is based on Judged scoring. Core equipment includes Large double wheel, competition floor, and music where applicable. Important forms include Straight-line, Spiral, Vault. Listed competitions include Wheel Gymnastics World Championships, Team World Championships. Origin/development: Deutschland, 1925. The sport is actively practiced today.

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Classification

Category Gymnastics sport

Family Gymnastics Family

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung This sport has its own rules, equipment, or flow and does not fit neatly into a large standard sport family.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want to try a specialised or unusual activity.

Cost 20-200 EUR depending on equipment and venue. 0-80 EUR per month depending on class, club, or venue. 5-50 EUR per month if a club structure exists. For rare sports, cost and availability vary strongly.

First progress Depending on sport, from immediate to several months.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

sport-specific equipment
suitable venue
instruction or experienced group
safety material depending on activity

First steps

read description and rules
look for a club/class/group
start with rental equipment
progress gradually

Start through local groups, classes, clubs, or safe recreational providers.

With unclear sources, be especially careful and do not imitate risky actions without instruction.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases German wheel, Wheel gymnastics, Wheel gymnastics straight line, Wheel gymnastics spiral, Wheel gymnastics vault, German Wheel

Tags individual, team, einzeln, rhonradturnen, gymnastics-sport, turnsport-familie, turnsport, german-wheel

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

The objective is a difficult, cleanly executed routine with minimal deductions.

Teilnehmer

Individuals, teams, and age groups.

Teamgröße

Individual routines; team rankings by event.

Spielfeld

Gymnastics floor with defined competition area.

Dauer

Routine duration according to IRV rules and discipline.

Wertung

Scores from difficulty, execution, and deductions.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest total score wins.

Ausrüstung

gym wheel
floor area
music where applicable

Wichtige Regelpunkte

fall
execution error
missing element
area/time violation

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Wheel Gymnastics Federation (IRV)

Wikipedia DE Wikipedia DE · reference · medium
IRV Competition Rules International Wheel Gymnastics Federation · official · high
IRV Competition Rules PDF International Wheel Gymnastics Federation · official · high
Wheel gymnastics overview Wikipedia · wiki · medium
DTB Deutscher Turner-Bund Rhönradturnen · official · high