On 17 and 18 June, the Continental Arena in Nyíregyháza will host the 2022 European Indoor Cycling Championships, where the best of two disciplines, artistic cycling and cycle-ball, will compete against each other. The competition is open to athletes from ten nations who have pre-registered to compete. Unfortunately, indoor cycling is still an unfamiliar concept for many people, even though cycling matches were held in Hungary as early as the late 1800s. The international image of the sport is average, the problem is that the acceptance of cycling in Hungary is not as high as in Western countr ..read more

Artistic cycling is a form of competitive indoor cycling in which athletes perform tricks (called exercises) for points on specialized, fixed-gear bikes in a format similar to ballet or gymnastics. If you’re interested, then come to Nyíregyháza for the European Championships from 17-18 June 2022! The post Artistic cycling: aesthetics and focus appeared first on UEC INDOOR CYCLING ELITE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS ..read more

Stuttgart, Germany, Porsche Arena. Tamás Árendás, Vivien Balogh, Zsófia Hugyecz, Viktor Ruttner, Martin Schön, Julianna Sugta, Vilmos Toma and Csaba Varga represented Hungary at the World Championships. And in more ways than one! Top 10 results and breathtaking routines from the Hungarians. Few communities were more united than the indoor cycling team at the 2021 World Championships in Germany. Nothing shows this better than the fact that we were able to follow the – as yet undeservedly under-reported – artist cycling and cycling-ball competitions live, even in the absence of international cov ..read more

European champions were crowned in two events at the opening of the UEC Indoor Cycling European Championships in Nyíregyháza. Belgium’s Manon Geldof was the first to take to the floor in the women’s individual artistic cycling event at the Continental Arena, followed by two Slovak and one Czech competitor before the Hungary-Austria cycle-ball match. The duo of Tamás Árendás and Vilmos Toma had a tough time against their fierce rivals, and as on paper, they fought hard but lost all three of their matches. The best result in the men’s individual artistic cycling category was achieved by an Aust ..read more

In addition to the national cycle-ball team, Csaba Varga and Vivien Balogh-Julianna Sugta will be competing in the first day of the Indoor Cycling Elite European Championships in Nyíregyháza. In the cycle-ball event, the duo of Tamás Árendás and Vilmos Toma will be aiming to compete with the best of the continent, taking on Austria, Germany and France on the opening day on Friday. First up for the artistic cyclists will be Csaba Varga, who has improved spectacularly year on year and finished a respectable sixth at last year’s World Championships in Germany. “I was introduced to artistic cyclin ..read more

On 17 and 18 June, the Continental Arena in Nyíregyháza will host the 2022 European Indoor Cycling Championships, where the best of two disciplines, artistic cycling and cycle-ball, will compete against each other. The ten-nation field will include eight Hungarian athletes. In the cycle-ball event, the duo of Tamás Árendás and Vilmos Toma will be aiming to take on the continent’s best, taking on Austria, Germany and France on the opening day on Friday and Switzerland and the Czech Republic on the following day to reach the last four. First up for the artistic cyclists will be Csaba Varga, who ..read more

On 27-28 May, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, hosted the 2022 Indoor Cycling Juniors European Championships, where number of athletes represented Hungary. As for the artistic cycling, Zsombor Beck finished ninth in the men’s individual, race while Áron Marosi finished tenth – the gold medal went to Germany’s Daniel Stark. In the women’s race, the crowd also applauded a German victory, with Ceyda Altug – meanwhile Anita Pöhr taking 10th place and Anna Sárközi 11th. In the doubles’ competition, Áron Marosi and Gergő Győre finished third to win the bronze medal, with the Germans Jonas Machtig and Simo ..read more

Ever heard of playing football on a bike? Yes, it’s a cycle ball! In Hungary, this sport has been around for more than 20 years, but unfortunately not many people know about it… Well it’s time to change that! If you’re interested, then come to Nyíregyháza for the European Championships from 17-18 June 2022! The post Ever heard of playing football on a bike? appeared first on UEC INDOOR CYCLING ELITE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS ..read more