Cyr wheel

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Cyr wheel

The Cyr wheel (also known as the roue Cyr, mono wheel, or simple wheel) is an acrobatic device popularized in the early 20th century. It consists of a single large, metal hoop[1] and is used in a similar manner to a German wheel, with the acrobat rolling the wheel around the stage from the inside.

There are records of people using a similar apparatus as sports equipment during the 19th[citation needed] and 20th centuries.[2] The cyr wheel was further popularized as a circus skill by numerous acrobats and circus artists during the 1990's and later by Daniel Cyr in 2003, who presented the first cyr wheel circus act at the 2003 Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris. He won the Silver Medal for his performance.[3] Cyr claims he created it without any awareness of previous similar devices, although there is no evidence for this claim.[citation needed]

Since its recent re-popularization as a circus apparatus, hundreds of circus artists from around the world have performed in the wheel. The USA Wheel Gymnastics Federation and the International Rhoenradturnen Verband, with significant assistance from coaches and athletes from the École Nationale de Cirque de Montréal, developed rules for cyr wheel competition. The first such competition was held in Chicago in October 2011 and the first world championships in cyr wheel competition will be held during the 10th World Championships in Wheel Gymnastics, July 7-14th, 2013 in Chicago, IL.

Since 1933, Adalbert von Rekowski has held a world record for rolling 100 meters in 22.2 seconds in his wheel.[4]

Cyr wheels are typically made of aluminum tubing. Usually a 1.5” diameter tubing with 1/8” sidewall 6061 aluminum is used. Generally they are made in 3 or 5 individual pieces, and connect with inserts. The inserts can be made out of solid aluminum or steel (either tubing or solid). They are then painted, and covered with a plastic PVC covering to add friction, and protect the metal. [5]

Some Cyr wheels are made of stainless steel covered in a flexible PVC coating.[6]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Spectacle: A Quarterly Journal of the Circus Arts 8: 23. 2004. 
  2. ↑ "IRV nimmt Mono-Wheel als offizielle Disziplin in das WM-Programm auf". Rhoenradturnen in Deutschland. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012. 
  3. ↑ "The Cyr Wheel / Daniel Cyr / Cirque Éloize". 
  4. ↑ Gerlind Vollmer (12 July 2007). "Rollendes Revival: Das total durchgedrehte Ding". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 4 December 2012. 
  5. ↑ Corbin Dunn. "Making a roue cyr". 
  6. ↑ http://rhoenradbau.de/home.html.  Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

  • "Cyr Wheel". European Federation of Professional Circus Schools (FEDEC). 2011.
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