Rulebook & Rules
General Rules for Unicon Participants
Unicon participants are expected to abide by the following laws and rules:
The laws of the United States and of the State of Minnesota
The rules of each host facility. For example:
The three main facilities -- Bemidji State University (BSU), Bemidji High School (BHS), and the Sanford Center -- are all tobacco-free.
Bemidji State University and Bemidji High School are alcohol-free.
The IUF Competition Rulebook
Unicon 21 will abide by the International Unicycling Federation's 2019 Competition Rulebook, linked below.
The 2019 IUF Rulebook identifies each competitor's personal responsibility as follows:
All attendees should remember that they are guests of the convention hosts, and ambassadors of our sport to all new riders, visitors from far away, and to people in the hosting town. The convention hosts are renting the competition and convention facilities, and attendees are expected to treat the facilities well. Each rider is responsible for the actions of his or her family, as well as non-riding teammates. Riders may lose placement in races, be disqualified from events, and/or be ejected from the convention if they do not work to minimize disruptions from those they are responsible for. The International Unicycling Federation does not support performance-enhancing drugs in sport and strives for clean competition. (See this website's Health/Doping section regarding adherance to the world anti-doping code).
The IUF reminds all competitors that Unicon participation is a privilege, not a right. You are a guest at the Host's event. You may be in an unfamiliar country, and different laws and customs may be considered the norm. The Host and convention officials determine whether certain events, age groups, or policies will be used. As an attendee, you are obligated to obey all rules and decisions of convention officials and hosts.
Rule Announcements:
Track and Stillstand:
Because the track at Unicon 21 will not meet IUF standards, Track races will not be eligible for world records
The 800m Race will have a stagger start
The start of every race will be with a six-count start beep
There will be one false start allowed per heat
Freestyle
Freestyle Directors will begin training judges virtually before Unicon. Please add your name and information to this form if you are interested in judging Freestyle
Street
Prelims will only be one timed run.
Finals will have two timed runs; best one counts
Finals will have five best trick attempts; best two count
Road
Gloves, Helmet and Shoes required
No personal music devices
Time Penalty: In case of a false start, the heat is not restarted. If a false start occurs by one or multiple riders, these riders receive a time penalty (20 seconds)
10k
This 10 k will NOT qualify as a World Record Event
Loop-the-Lake
This will be an open length event- 2 Loops of Lake Bemidji Riders who have not completed one lap by 10:00 am will not be allowed to continue
Muni
Cross Country
All registered Intermediate and Elite riders will begin the race on the intermediate section of the trail. Regardless of how you registered, your performance during the race will determine whether you are awarded as Intermediate or Elite.
For Intermediate and Elite, riders that intentionally stall in clear sight of the 12km mark will be bumped to the elite race, no matter their time.
Riders are considered stalling if they slow down their pace without a visible reason such as drastic changes to the surface, obstacles etc.
Basketball
Non-marking tires must be used by all competitors
A size 7 basketball will be used
Hockey
Non-marking tires must be used by all competitors
If both team captains agree to remove and replace a referee, this may be done
Final scores of a tie will be allowed in the prelims
X-Style, Flatland, Trials/Speed Trials, Jumps, Cyclocross
No rule changes
