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Tyre may refer to:

Wheel fittings[link]

• Tyre, the British spelling of tire, the outer part of a wheel

Locations[link]

• Tyre, Lebanon, the Lebanese city
  • Tyre District, in the South Governorate of Lebanon
• Tyre, New York, a town in the United States
• Tyre, Michigan, a hamlet in the United States

Historical events[link]

• Siege of Tyre, battle in 332 BC
• Synod of Tyre (disambiguation), various meetings of churchmen, between the 4th and 6th centuries

Fiction[link]

• Apollonius of Tyre, medieval novella
• Pericles, Prince of Tyre, a play by William Shakespeare

Archbishops of Tyre[link]

• Archbishop of Tyre, an influential post held throughout the Middle Ages. Particularly notable occupants included:
  • Frederick, Archbishop of Tyre (d. 1174)
  • William of Tyre (1130–1185), Archbishop and historian
  • Joscius, Archbishop of Tyre (d. 1202)

Nobles[link]

• List of kings of Tyre
  • Pygmalion of Tyre, King of Tyre from 820 to 744 BC
• Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre (d. 1270)
• Amalric, Prince of Tyre (1272–1310), the Crusader nobleman

Other[link]

• Marinos of Tyre, 1st–2nd century Greek geographer who may have originated the idea of the meridian
• Maximus of Tyre, Greek philosopher, 2nd century AD
• Dorotheus of Tyre, 3rd century saint
• Templar of Tyre, the Cyprus-based historian from the late 13th and early 14th century

See also[link]

• Tyr (disambiguation)
• Tire (disambiguation)

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Danny MacAskill

Personal information
Full name	Danny MacAskill
Born	(1985-12-23) 23 December 1985 (age 26) Scotland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Team information
Discipline	Trials
Role	Rider
Rider type	Street Trials

Danny MacAskill, (born 23 December 1985) also known as 'Danny MegaSkill', is a Scottish trials cyclist, from Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. He works professionally as a street trials pro rider for Inspired Bicycles Ltd.^[1] He released 'April 2009', a five-and-a-half-minute street trials video, filmed by his flatmate Dave Sowerby, on YouTube on the 19th April 2009. The video quickly gained popular acclaim and widespread media attention. The video features stunts performed by MacAskill set to 'The Funeral' by Band of Horses.^[2]

As of April 2009, MacAskill, who was brought up in Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye,^[3] had been practising for more than 12 years. He gave up his job as a mechanic so he could ride full time.^[2] He now lives in Edinburgh.^[4] In June 2009, MacAskill appeared in the music video for Doves' single "Winter Hill".^[5] MacAskill also appeared in a TV-commercial for the new Volkswagen Golf Estate.^[6]

On 16 November 2010 MacAskill released a new video "Way Back Home" produced by Red Bull Media House. The video showcases locations around Scotland including Edinburgh Castle, North Berwick, wartime bunkers on the island of Inchgarvie beneath the Forth Bridge and a hydro-electric power station in the Scottish Highlands.^[7] In May 2011 Leica Cameras released a "Go Play" promo video featuring him doing tricks in the city of Cape Town. In August 9 of 2011 Cut Media released a video named "Industrial Revolutions". The video, set to 'The Wolves' by Ben Howard, features MacAskill doing tricks in an abandoned Scottish iron works. It was created for Channel 4's documentary Concrete Circus.^[8]

On 19 October 2011 MacAskill along with Inspired Bicycles released his signature trials frame, the Inspired Skye, to the public making him a full fledged professional rider.^[9]

In 2012 Danny MacAskill was nominated for the 2012 Adventurer of the Year Award. Danny MacAskill was nominated for changing the way a street trials rider can redefine how we view urban landscapes—and become a global icon in the process. The award is organised by the National Geographic.

Macaskill is currently managed by the German agency Rasoulution.^[10][11]

References[link]

External links[link]

• dannymacaskill.co.uk