Unicycling
Riding sports on a one-wheeled cycle — track racing, freestyle, mountain (muni), basketball and hockey.
👥1 per team🌤both
What is Unicycling?
Unicycling is a family of sports on a single-wheeled cycle without brakes or gears. Competitive disciplines include track racing (100 m up to marathon), freestyle (artistic solo / pair routines), mountain unicycling (muni), trials, unicycle basketball and unicycle hockey. The Unicon world championships run every two years.
Quick facts
Category
Adventure & Extreme Sports
Type
Individual
Players
1 per team
Where played
both
Country of origin
🇩🇪 Germany
Estimated origin
1869 Germany (evolution from the penny-farthing); IUF competitions since 1984
Olympic
No
Popularity
regional
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified