Since the end of last year, a social project of artistic cycling has been launched in collaboration with the social organization La Bomba Teatro, in Mexico City. The project is led by Harry Rodean, who receives training through videos from Gracia Sotomayor and Angelika Wirth, with the goal of training children living in at-risk situations. The main purpose of this project is to instill positive values in the youth, who in their daily lives are exposed to various social dangers. Although the conditions are not always ideal compared to European standards, the young participants have bicycles and ..read more

Gracia Sotomayor, on her recent visit to Argentina from the 20th to the 26th of May, was welcomed by one of the presidents of the Argentine Cycling Federation who took her directly to the facilities of CeNard. There, they prepared the bicycles and adapted the space for artistic cycling training. The first day focused on assembling and maintaining the bicycles, as well as introducing the participants to the basic figures of the discipline. Jorge Nazario, the Peruvian athlete, was present, contributing his experience during the sessions. The second day included the participation of an Argentine ..read more

It was already a risk to award an indoor cycling event to a country where artistic cycling has never taken place before – but it was worth it. The first round of the Artistic Cycling World Cup 2024 in Tarquinia, the Etruscan city north of Rome, was an experience for indoor cycling, coaches, assistants, and all the fans who traveled there, and sportingly an unexpected success. Discussions and requests preceded this event. Luigi Bielli of the Italian federation was persuaded for a long time. He also found great supporters for our inquiries. With great commitment and passion, Danielle Conversini ..read more

Marianne Kern hands over the UEC flag to Martín Schön in Amorbach. The Hungarian indoor cyclist is organizing the 2025 European Junior Championships with his club Bokod. “The performances of my athletes in Amorbach have really motivated me and the parents,” says Martín Schön full of confidence. In particular, the bronze medal won by the Hungarian junior pair Anita Pöhr / Anna Sarkozy has inspired the “Schön team”. ICWW is supporting the preparations for the European Junior Championships in Hungary in an advisory and organizational capacity. The post Next UEC Junior Championships to be held in ..read more

The Ukraine team is very happy about the support from VfH Worms and ICWW. “We wouldn’t have been able to travel to Worms and Amorbach with our own funds,” said coach Natascha Geizj, expressing her gratitude. Without financial help, Team Ukraine will not be able to afford the trip to the World Championships in Bremen. This is a great incentive for further earmarked donations to the ICWW account. On the occasion of the UEC Indoor Cycling Junior European CHampionships 2024 in Amorbach, Germany, Rolf Halter (Chairman of the ICWW) handed over € 500 in donations to the Ukrainian delegation leader Ti ..read more

We are going in a fast application process for our international coach education with training camp from 15.-19.07.24. For the first time, this will take place at the STB Campus in Bartholomä. Due to the Olympic Games in Paris, for which many nations from different disciplines are traveling to Europe to get used to the time here and to prepare, all sports facilities are occupied or have canceled us. It is therefore all the better that we have found suitable conditions for our camp at short notice and are able to hold it! Register Now The post Coach Education – Register Now appeared first on In ..read more

For over two years now, there has been war in Ukraine. What this demands from the people in Ukraine, we can only imagine. Shortly after the outbreak of war, artistic cyclists from Hungary sent a convoy of aid to the school in Nagybereg. Nagybereg is in western Ukraine, south of Lviv, near the border with Hungary. At that time, the VfH Worms collected donations totaling approximately €8,000 in just a few weeks. With this money, food and other supplies were financed to help Ukrainian internally displaced persons staying in Nagybereg. Training in artistic cycling was out of the question during th ..read more

Bella Italia. That’s what the organizing team of the Artistic Cycling World Cup is aiming for. For the first time, such an event is taking place in a country that knows artistic cycling and cycle ball only through its athletes. For several years, we have been in discussions with the relevant officials in Rome to be able to host a World Cup leg in Italy. Luigi Bielli, in collaboration with the officials at ASD Pol.Tarquinia sez.ciclismo, has found cooperative partners. A cycling department of the mentioned sports club has been actively participating in many cycling events for years and showed i ..read more

In the fall, Kathrin Igel traveled to California to integrate artistic cycling into the circus schools in San Diego and San Francisco. While training in San Diego had already begun with an energetic workshop, preparations were still underway in San Francisco. At the San Diego Circus Center, the discipline of “Acrobatic Bikes” is now part of the program. Circus director Jean-Luc Martin had been interested in establishing a cycling artist program at his school for quite some time. In the fall of 2023, the long-planned project became a reality. Kathrin Igel, with a few bikes in tow, traveled to b ..read more

From November 1 to 5, Indoor Cycling Worldwide made a significant mark at the World Bicycle Forum held in Gustavo A. Madero, a borough of Mexico City. Gracia Sotomayor prepared material in Spanish for the participation for this event, as with other actions in Latin America. This time, Angelika Wirth, her co-partner, and Caroline Wirth participated due to the magnitude of the event. They actively engaged in promoting artistic cycling through various initiatives, including three training sessions, two radio interviews, a presentation at an auditorium, and spontaneous demonstrations near the venu ..read more