Rotary closure for a shoe, especially for a sports shoe, comprising: - a housing which can be attached to the shoe, - a tensioning roller which is rotatable supported around an axis in the housing, wherein a tensioning element can be spooled during lacing of the shoe on the tensioning roller and - a rotary knob which is arranged rotatable around the axis at the housing to turn the tensioning roller, characterized in that the rotary closure furthermore comprises: - an intermediate carrier which is arranged rotatable around the axis in the housing, wherein the intermediate carrier comprises at least one pawl which engages in a first blocking gearing which is arranged at or in the housing so that the intermediate carrier can only rotate in one direction of rotation relatively to the housing, - at least one locking lever which is arranged in or at the intermediate carrier and which is supported pivoting around an axis which is parallel to the axis in or at the intermediate carrier, wherein the locking lever comprises a locking section which is designed to engage in a second blocking gearing in a first swivel position of the locking lever, which second blocking gearing is arranged at the tensioning roller, and which is further designed not to engage in the second blocking gearing in a second swivel position of the locking lever, wherein a first control element and a second control element are arranged at the rotary knob, wherein the first control element can engage in a first crank section of the locking lever at the rotation of the rotary knob in a first direction of rotation to move the locking lever into the first swivel position and to turn the intermediate carrier together with the tensioning roller, and wherein the second control element can engage in a second crank section of the locking lever at the rotation of the rotary know in a second direction of rotation which is contrawise to the first direction of rotation to move the locking lever into the second swivel position. - a housing which can be attached to the shoe, - a tensioning roller which is rotatable supported around an axis in the housing, wherein a tensioning element can be spooled during lacing of the shoe on the tensioning roller and - a rotary knob which is arranged rotatable around the axis at the housing to turn the tensioning roller, - an intermediate carrier which is arranged rotatable around the axis in the housing, wherein the intermediate carrier comprises at least one pawl which engages in a first blocking gearing which is arranged at or in the housing so that the intermediate carrier can only rotate in one direction of rotation relatively to the housing, - at least one locking lever which is arranged in or at the intermediate carrier and which is supported pivoting around an axis which is parallel to the axis in or at the intermediate carrier, wherein the locking lever comprises a locking section which is designed to engage in a second blocking gearing in a first swivel position of the locking lever, which second blocking gearing is arranged at the tensioning roller, and which is further designed not to engage in the second blocking gearing in a second swivel position of the locking lever,