tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59329724821298602132024-03-06T04:58:20.995+00:00VeLo CityBicycle adventures, bicycle discoveries and bicycle chats London, UK (since Nov 2009)iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-21510530988742428472015-08-08T10:56:00.003+01:002015-08-08T10:56:37.734+01:00Tre3e CyclesThe amazing frame builder of <a href="http://www.tre3e.com/" target="_blank">Tre3e Cycles</a> is now in Cornwall and of course i am tempted to save some pounds for a custom built frame. <br />
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<br />iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-59483764772306028542015-08-03T10:38:00.000+01:002015-08-08T10:57:30.102+01:00Tapioca making Although this is not exactly bike related, it deserves a blog post!<br />
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Last weekend included visiting our frame builder friend, Flavio, in Cornwall. When we arrived he was in a tiny wooden shed at the front of the house, building a cargo bike. Flavio, who is the main guy of <a href="http://www.tre3e.com/" target="_blank">Tre3e Cycles</a> started by building fixed gear track bikes in São Paulo. Now, in Cornwall, he is also building cargo bike frames.<br />
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On Sunday, we spent the day talking bikes, going for a walk on the Cornish beach to spot seals, and also eating tapioca. Now this is the non-bike related thing that i also want to document. Flavio has taught us the secret to an amazing tapioca!<br />
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So here's the guide on <b>how to make the most amazing Tapioca</b> (including making your own sieve to pass the flour):<br />
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<li>First, you need a plastic insect/mosquito mesh. A sieve won't do, because the holes are too small. You can buy the mesh from garden stores or those little shops that store everything!</li>
<li>You need a frame to attach the mesh to create a sieve. I used an embroidery hoop! :-) </li>
<li>Put some cassava/tapioca flour in a bowl</li>
<li>Sprinkle with water. (Do not put too much water - if the flour is like paste there's too much water so add more flour. You are aiming to form a stone like dry consistency, by hydrating the flour just a little).</li>
<li>Grate the stone-like tapioca mixture through the sieve so you end up with what looks like a bigger grain flour (what you get through the sieve should not be wet or paste like)</li>
<li>Heat a frying pan (gentle low temperature)</li>
<li>Add coconut oil (just a bit so the tapioca does not stick - you are not using it for frying)</li>
<li>Put a layer of the tapioca in the pan </li>
<li>Once it sticks together flip over to cook the other side</li>
<li>Add your fillings. I suggest banana, cinnamon, and molasses sugar</li>
<li>Heat a little more (still low temperature)</li>
<li>Your amazing tapioca is ready! </li>
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iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-10663058875695912962015-07-26T12:32:00.002+01:002015-07-26T12:33:58.638+01:00Mountain biking, Epping forestLast weekend we scored some rays of sunshine; great weather for a ride to Epping forest and a bit of off-road cycling. Camping at <a href="http://www.debdenhouse.com/campsite-epping-forest.html" target="_blank">Debden House</a> which is right on the edge of Epping forest costs just £8 per person; about a kilometer away there's a little local shop for the essentials so a great destination for a weekend that feels to be away from London.<br />
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iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-57463476819939539262015-07-12T12:09:00.000+01:002015-07-26T12:11:19.357+01:00Red Hook Crit in LondonA few photos from <a href="http://redhookcrit.com/" target="_blank">Red Hook Crit</a> in London <br />
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<a href="http://www.alleycatsfilm.com/" target="_blank">Alleycats</a>, <span style="font-size: 11pt;">the first feature film from director Ian Bonhote, is a high-octane, action/thriller set
in London against the backdrop of the cut-throat world of alleycats (bike
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joined some days of filming as an extra (playing myself cycling with a
bunch of couriers, bicycle-heads and actors) and as a stunt double.
Through it, i met some awesome people and have experienced shooting the
same scene a thousand times. I also experienced how each team on set and
behind the cameras work to produce an action movie. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I had a great time and I am excited to watch the movie. Best of luck to the Alleycats film and its crew! </span><br />
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This year's London bike polo winter league has a new format. Each fixture consists of three 15 minute games; each game's winner collects 3 points. The only team we were predicred to win over, was Blond, with two Beards; and we did [phew] collecting 9 points. This was our second game in the winter league. Our first game was against the Clerks. But let's not talk about that - the Clerks trashed us! <br />
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IPA v Beards<br />
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P1 - 7:1<br />
3.03 Paul<br />
7.39 Ana<br />
8.00 Ana<br />
8.45 Ana<br />
9.03 Ana<br />
11.15 Paul<br />
11.35 Mani<br />
12.48 Ana<br />
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P2 - 6:1<br />
4.06 Mani<br />
5.32 Io<br />
7.03 Paul<br />
7.45 Io<br />
8.10 Paul<br />
11.50 Ana<br />
14.39 Ana<br />
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P3 - 9:2<br />
0.17 Io<br />
0.52 Io<br />
2.25 Sam<br />
3.36 Io<br />
7.13 Io<br />
7.17 Sam<br />
9.31 Ana<br />
10.08 Ana<br />
10.38 Ana<br />
11.25 Ana<br />
13.09 Ana<br />
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iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-32388580919580909072014-09-25T19:14:00.001+01:002014-09-25T19:14:08.289+01:00Beginners' bike polo day, Bristol UK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="fsl">Bristol Bike Polo, is organising a Beginners day on Sunday, 12th October </span><span>12:00pm - 6:00pm at Dean Lane Skate Park. </span><br />
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<span>The schedule is</span><br />
<span class="fsl"> <br /> 12 pm: learn how to ride your
bike and handle a mallet at the same time<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> 2 pm Demo game: check out our players<br /> 3 pm This is your time to show what you learned. We shuffle teams and you can give it a go!<br /> <br /> ...with an all day long BBQ! Sounds pure awesomeness! <br /> <br /> The event is free and open to everyone </span></span><br />
<span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">Bristol Bike Polo can provide all the equipment (bikes, mallets, helmets, pads), so no excuses not to make it down! </span></span><br />
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<span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">More info <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1472303859709075/" target="_blank">here</a> </span></span>iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-83399838125479347852014-09-23T15:22:00.000+01:002014-09-25T10:23:32.847+01:00Hanging out at the Girls' Shuffle Tourney, in Birmingham...Between Jo’s funny shout outs to Alison, and Fuchsia spilling the beer, my eye caught Lizzy smiling with eyes glowing - the sort of glow that proud parents have, or that sort of smile that children have when they are just about to do something naughty. I left my half-spilled beer and joined Lizzy by the sideline, as she watched the polo games; smiling and glowing because this was one of the very few polo tournaments that included 25 women... <br />
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<b>Meet Lizzy, the *only active female bike polo player in Scotland </b><br />
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<b>(*update: following this post, we were told that Glasgow now has two female players: Lizzy and leftie Heather - hi to both :-) )</b><br />
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<b>Name</b>: Lizzy Sime <br />
<b>Occupation</b>: English teacher/Ski instructor<br />
<b>City</b>: Glasgow <br />
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<b>Club</b>: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/glasgowbikepolo" target="_blank">GHBP </a><br />
<b>Number of members</b>: currently about 10<br />
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<b>Where and when do you play?</b><br />
We play at The Barn in the Gorbals on Sundays and at Mansfield Park in Partick on Wednesday nights<br />
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<b>When did you start playing bike polo?</b><br />
I started playing two and a half years ago but with 5 month gaps as I spent winters in the Austrian Alps. Alps in winter not great for polo…<br />
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<b>What's the best thing about bike polo?</b><br />
hmmm.. It is stupidly addictive! So much fun! But as well as that, for me, it's the people who make polo. I love my polo pals here in Glasgow and the further afield I travel to play the more amazing people I meet.<br />
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<b>What's your best polo adventure?</b><br />
The Girls' Throwin Tourney in Birmingham! I have enjoyed all the tournaments that I have played in but this one was different as it was the first all-female tournament that I have been to. One of the things I love about polo is that girls and guys play together as equals but it was amazing to see so many girls playing, and playing so well! For me, a big part of the huge success of this tournament was that the teams were thrownin every round. This meant that we all mixed and got to know each other resulting in a fantastic atmosphere, which was especially important for people like me who only knew a couple of people there.<br />
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<b>How do you think we can encourage more girls to try out bike polo?</b><br />
I don't know really. Team sport for those who maybe traditionally don't like 'team sports'! Age, gender etc doesn't matter in polo...the social side - beer is equally important as the polo... Hot girls/guys in face-cages…<br />
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<b>What’s your advice to new players?</b><br />
Stick at it and do a bit of Solo Polo practice. It seems really hard at first. I genuinely just rode in wobbly circles and didn't touch the ball for weeks! But you improve really quickly.<br />
<b><br />Would you walk 500 hundred miles and would you walk 500 more for bike polo</b>?<br />
Not sure I'd walk 500 miles.... but I'd definitely cycle it and more for polo...I have actually driven it. [Lizzy drove from Glasgow to Birmingham for the tournament]<br />
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<b>Last thoughts?</b><br />
i am super excited about Hell's Belles! [Hell's Belles is the biggest female european bike polo event. This year it will be in Geneva, 15-16 November 2014]<br />
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25 girls from 7 cities all over the UK gathered in Highgate Park, Birmingham for a one day turney. <br />
The tournament started as a shuffle tournament, and then placed players in fixed teams with the purpose to keep teams at equal levels, for knock-out rounds (the losing team stayed out, the winning team continued). Games were ten or twelve minutes long and score draws were dealt with a golden goal to determine the winners. <br />
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I was lucky enough to be placed in a team with Jo (one of Cambridge's finest player) who was the tournament's top scorer. She had the aura of a top player: excellent ball control, smooth bike manoeuvring, strong shots at all angles; all these blended with a calm, no-need-to-show-off personality and a sweet encouraging positivity that a typically older sister has.<br />
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My other team mate, was London's Aleksandra who i have got to know the past year; she brought to the table youthful enthousiasm and spirit and some tough battles against our opponents. Our team, Destiny's Wild reached 3rd position after losing (the golden goal) and staying out from the finals. I will be honest with you; i was gutted especially because our best player had to change bikes halfway, so i was left with the thoughts of "if she had her own bike maybe the golden goal would have been hers". But in sports there are no "ifs", especially as this whole tournament had an element of fate and luck. Despite the result, it was my favourite team. (sending big-ups to Jo and Alex!)<br />
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The winning team "Rubbish with Names" (but obviously pretty good with bike polo) , indeed, deserved the win; the team which was Leah (Bristol), Sylwia (Manchester) and Ana (London) worked hard for it with good passes and a focus in a game that was played at the opponents goals the most.<br />
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i chatted with Leah (Bristol) briefly during the tournament, who admitted comptetitiveness and having only one thought: <i>winning</i>. Manchester's Sylwia, had a much more relaxed style, encouraging all players, radiating posisitvity and at the same time focusing in her own game. Sylwia's skills and positive nature in the polo world seemed to be also recognised from others and went on to win Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tourney.<br />
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I joked with Sylwia, as she was a playful, fun character during our trip to Birmingham via our facebook pages, and asked her "How do you feel being once again the Most Valuable Party-monster and champion of the polo queens?" her reply brought to the surface her sportspersonship: <br />
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<i><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$text0:0:$0:0">"on a serious note.. I feel proud to have had such a great team! </span><span style="color: black;">Ana Sanches<span data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$text1:0:$0:0"> phenomenal in the goal and on the court! Making great decisions in a split second! You got that something gir! </span>Leah</span><span data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$0:0"> was a pure badass on the court! Tackling like a pro, not letting
go for a moment! Love your spirit girl! Keep it up! Oh and that chin
shot!! It was pure pleasure to play with you gals and I hope there will
be more tournaments to come where I get to do so again!" </span></span></span></i><br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$0:0">On our train journey back to London, I pretended to be interviewing Ana with an imaginary microphone and asked how she felt being a champion; Ana was slightly less chatty about the win and simply said that she felt "tired". Knowing her quite well it was obviously true that she was tired but also her answer seemed to be a way of avoiding attention, being modest and lets face it, she probably knew that i was going to quote her on this blog; she kept her reply minimal. During the games she had a focus and determination that </span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$0:0"></span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$0:0">i had never seen before in her. More inline with her usual self, she was the first to open and share the bottle of prosecco for the celebrations.</span></span></span><br />
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1- Mya (bhm): strong, fast and fearless AND fierce too! A hard worker when it comes to the polo community<br />
2- Kat (bhm): excellent hostess and the driving force of the tourney! Thanks!<br />
3- Viki (bhm):<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$0:0"> had the most yellow stripes on her mallet, meaning pure wins during the shuffle tourney</span></span></span><br />
4- Alice (bhm):another new player from Birmingham; promising and ready to take you on!<br />
5- Irial (bhm): fresh moves, quiet and focused<br />
6- Fuchsia (Lndn): must say she had the best goal celebrations ever<br />
7- Nik (Lndn): <span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".117.1:3:1:$comment10152711533067930_10152711846987930:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$0:0">one of the best players, in my opinion, and most fun person in the polo world</span></span></span><br />
8- Sylwia (mcr): MVP MVP MVP! <br />
9- Zsófia (bristol): strong player and tiredless organiser, natural coach<br />
10- Ana (Lndn): blood in her eyes, prosecco on her lips<br />
11- Io (Lndn): that's me; aspiring sandbagger.<br />
12- Peixe (Lndn): all the way from Sao Paulo! que legal! Beleza! <br />
13- Ali (Cambo): Ali is awesome! best facial expressions on achievements! experienced and talented player. <br />
14- Jo (Cambo): Jo, such a great team mate!one of the best players!<br />
15 - Rita (Sheffield): she can take you down; she can speed up and get you. <br />
16 - Jackie (Lndn): fearless. She will take you down.<br />
17- Aleks (Lndn): ball control, positioning - she is the one!<br />
18 - Lizzy (Glasgee): strong and committed! <br />
19- Josie (Brtn): Agile and smooth; strong shots, be warned!<br />
20 - Maddie (Lndn): experienced player, experienced heckler<br />
21 - Tabs (brs): another awesome player from Bristol; share the secrets!<br />
22 - Leah (brs): she had one thing is her head; to win; and she did. <br />
23- Violeta (Lndn): pure skill, dynamite shots.<br />
24. Lilly (Mcr): who received just praise from Nik for stepping it up<br />
25. Rosie: the new promising leftie <br />
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Big-ups to Phil from London, coming all the way with chilled beer to support the tourney, and ofcourse to the Birmingham boys for reffing and helping with organising.<br />
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Girls only bike polo tournament</div>
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Shuffle tournament with tape. </div>
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Those coming from the south, London Midland and Chiltern have cheap off-peak returns and are good for bikes.</div>
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"We're hoping to encourage lots of new female players, so please bring anyone with you who'd like to have a go. We can provide some mallets and other equipment if needed.</div>
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Guys are welcome too, but girls only on court!"</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">London Open bike tourney 16th and 17th August </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #00000f; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">34 teams with poloistas from the USA, Australia, Japan, France and of course UK</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #00000f; line-height: 24px;">Three large courts in Highbury Fields</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #00000f; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Party by the canal in east london on saturday</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #00000f; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Good times</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #00000f; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Want to see some awesome pics from the London Open? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #00000f; line-height: 24px;">by Paul Kubalek </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/2715439@N21/" style="line-height: 24px;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #00000f; line-height: 24px;"> and </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/willmelling.bikepolophotography?fref=ts" style="line-height: 24px;" target="_blank">Will Melling</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #00000f; line-height: 24px;"> here on his </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/36707747@N07/sets/72157646224841037/page2/" style="line-height: 24px;" target="_blank">Flickr</a></span><br />
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iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-31594186338215134102014-03-31T15:03:00.000+01:002014-04-17T15:05:11.606+01:00Spin London28th March-30th March 2014, brought us <a href="http://spinldn.com/" target="_blank">Spin</a>, London's cycle show, which was much more exciting as this year it featured a bit of bike polo from the <a href="http://www.lhbpa.org/" target="_blank">London Hardcourt Bike Polo Association. </a>A tiny court was built from a small team of six or seven poloistas on Thursday afternoon, ready for the weekend for people to try out polo and players to show off their skills.<br />
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<br />iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-44064292195113407492014-03-23T11:08:00.002+00:002014-03-23T11:27:00.168+00:00ThunderShafts: London Bike Polo League VI mission accomplishedThunderShafts, entered the 6th London bike Polo Winter League with one focus: to manage to complete the league; no matter how many games were lost. This was our first league, and our aim was realistic. <br />
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My on-going thought during the London bike polo winter league has been fluctuating from "this is great, it's the only way to stay engaged with polo during winter" to "please, make it stop!" It has been painful at times, especially playing outdoors in zero degrees, in hard rain, following a full day's work - i guess that would have been bearable if a few games were won; or maybe if a few games were lost with a bit of a closer score. But when you are losing every game with tens of goals difference, the thought that dominates is "please, make this game stop". To add to the downside, after our first game, there was a shift from internal team enthusiasm to a crisis of falling out with a team mate, so shifts in the team had to be made. The second game was played with a sub, Maddie, and the remaining games with Julia, who has been more than amazing: great player but also gentle playing with us noobs. We couldn't have hoped for a better person joining us. So ThunderShafts became to be Ana, Julia and me, Io. (the only all-girl team).<br />
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At the beginning of the league we were predicted to come last and were shifted to division 2. Until our second to last game, the prediction stood true. We were at 8th (last) position with 6 games played, 6 games lost (0 won) and -159 goal difference.<br />
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The last game, which was the one game we were really looking forward, was our only chance to prove the prediction of finishing last, wrong and claim (7th) second to last position. The team predicted to come second to last, Winter Has Come, had much better stats, with -128 goal difference, but we wouldn't let this influence us; although a newbie and not very talented polo player, my previous experience in sports, made me think that this game was about which team was going to lose its cool and focus first. And 45 minutes (the agreed length for the league games) was a long time for both teams to get stressed, unfocused, tired. My personal tactics were to help the much better players in the team by blocking and freeing them up to do their stuff, and Julia and Ana did exactly that. The game, which was very tense, was played clean; Julia cancelled one of her own goals calling it off as a shuffle. The end result came to a win for us, with just one goal difference and with a final shot on the last second by Winter Has Come that got stuck between the cone and our goal keeper's back wheel (right in front of the goal line)! We were lucky as this concluded our last game being our first league game win. And shifting to 7th place. Whether we were the better team, i do not know as it is somewhat hard to judge, but i think we wanted this win the most, and we managed to keep focused, just a little bit longer than Winter Has Come.<br />
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for league VI info: <a href="http://www.lfgss.com/thread116759.html">http://www.lfgss.com/thread116759.html</a><br />
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<br />iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-19008284808306888292014-02-28T11:15:00.000+00:002014-03-23T11:20:37.846+00:00Clerks Vs ThunderShaftsBike polo feeling more like water polo. Too much rain! No breaks! <br />
Clerks Vs ThunderShafts<br />
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Check out Clerks Bike Polo here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClerksBikePolo" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ClerksBikePolo </a>iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-79755563657576430132013-10-14T15:50:00.002+01:002013-10-14T18:27:48.167+01:00Wild West Beginners' Bike Polo Tournament<div style="text-align: justify;">
12th October 2013: Wild West Beginners' Bike Polo Tournament at Westways, London: A tournament for people who have been playing polo for a year or less.</div>
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Ana, Fuschia and I formed our all-girl team "Snot Rockets" and entered having zero days of playing together. Nevertheless, with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss we entered the semi-finals, only to be knocked out by the amazing Spider Pigs (Apollo, Mathias, Hugo).</div>
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Spider Pigs went on to battle the finals against The Refugees, a team featuring the wonderful Favio of the Underdogs (yes, he did not meet the "beginners only" rule; he thought that London beginners would have a polo skill matching to his- he was totally wrong! Oops! but what a compliment!)</div>
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After a breathtaking game, Spider Pigs claimed victory scoring the golden goal.
Spider Pigs deserved the win; they played tough, they played fast and they played as a team throughout the tourney, and they wanted it bad! (you could see it in Hugo's eyes!)</div>
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Snot Rockets did quite well with 3rd place, and we are proud of our results:<br />
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Snot Rockets: 5<br />
Team Doing Alright: 2<br />
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Snot Rockets: 3<br />
Los Nuevos: 2<br />
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Snot Rockets: 6<br />
Polo Loco: 0<br />
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Snot Rockets: 0<br />
Spider Pigs: 7<br />
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Snot Rockets: 5<br />
True Beginners: 1<br />
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Snot Rockets: 1<br />
The Refugees: 1<br />
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Semi Finals:<br />
Snot Rockets: 4<br />
Spider Pigs: 7<br />
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Final Results:<br />
1. Spider Pigs<br />
2. The Refugees<br />
3. Snot Rockets<br />
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Photos by Paul Kubalek <a href="http://www.kubalek.at/">http://www.kubalek.at/</a><br />
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More photos at: <a href="http://www.ipernity.com/doc/139462/album/533023?with=27241315">http://www.ipernity.com/doc/139462/album/533023?with=27241315</a>
iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-6762462842742935682013-10-07T21:23:00.000+01:002013-10-14T21:34:05.200+01:00BFF bike polo tournament: 6th October 2013, LondonSunshine, warm weather, BBQ, ale from Hackney brewery and 52 people playing bike polo.<br />
This sums up this years Bicycle Film Festival bike polo tournament.<br />
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The teams were totally randomly shuffled and winning seemed to be based on luck, but nevertheless, this was a great and fun day.<br />
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Photos by <a href="http://s76.photobucket.com/user/NU_Kid/slideshow/BFF%20OCT%202013" target="_blank">Jack Buster Chamberlain</a>. Click on <a href="http://s76.photobucket.com/user/NU_Kid/slideshow/BFF%20OCT%202013" target="_blank">Jack</a> for more photos<br />
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<br />iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-36302078364952898572013-09-02T13:11:00.002+01:002013-09-02T13:13:59.812+01:00Wild West Beginners' Bike Polo Tournament, London<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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12th October 2013 at Westway Sports Centre, 1 Crowthorne Rd London W10 6RP<br />
Hosted by the London Hardcourt Bike Polo <br />
For anyone who has been playing polo for less than a year (or so)<br />
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<a href="http://torneiointerpolas.wix.com/2013#!liga" target="_blank">INTERPOLAS</a>: the first Latin-American ladies' bike polo tournament, with teams from Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil among others.</div>
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The tournament will take place on 20th-22nd September 2013, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.</div>
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"<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ligafemininadebikepolosp" target="_blank">Liga Feminina de Bike Polo</a>", the first ladies' bike polo league in Brazil which was created in 2012, is hosting the tournament, with the aim to create a supportive space for all the Latin-American women polo players. </div>
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Best of luck to all the teams especially to "No Horse" from Brazil. </div>
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To contact the organisers email: torneio.interpolas@gmail.com</div>
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For more info check out <a href="http://torneiointerpolas.wix.com/2013#!liga" target="_blank">Torneio Interpolas</a></div>
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<br />iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-81501007335214594152013-08-30T17:55:00.000+01:002013-08-31T21:24:53.065+01:00London Open Bike Polo Tourney 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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23rd-25th August brought us the London Open Bike Polo Tournament at Highbury Fields (north London). </div>
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Ana, Lois and I entered our all-girl-team under the name <a href="http://fixadas.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/no-horse-polo-club/" target="_blank">"No Horse"</a> representing the Brazilian ladies' team under <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ligafemininadebikepolosp" target="_blank">Liga Feminina de Bike Polo</a>. We have been playing for less than a year (and never had the chance to all play/practise together) so it was not a great surprise that our results were poor. (although we should had really won those Killer Tomatoes (a team from Grantham; lovely guys by the way) and we should had reached a better performance against the Flowery tw*ts (a team from Sheffield). Despite that, i had the time of my life and loved every second of it, and i should really thank Paul K, Ben, Phil, Kev and Jess for convincing me to enter. In Kev's words "you are going to get trashed but you'll have a great time" and that was exactly our experience of our first London Open. Of course, i should thank my awesome "No Horse" team mates, Ana and Lois for being amazing, for the high-fives, the laughs, the hugs, the beer and for not getting annoyed for managing to disqualify us at the dance-off! :-). (The end party was epic too! what a great weekend)</div>
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iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-68972427248608189232013-08-22T08:09:00.000+01:002013-08-31T18:30:13.074+01:00London Open (Bike Polo Tournament) 23rd - 25th August 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />iohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932972482129860213.post-163511299189991732013-07-19T08:27:00.001+01:002013-07-19T08:30:02.260+01:00Look Mum No Hands in East London <div style="text-align: justify;">
Look Mum No Hands, our favourite bicycle cafe-bar, now has opened a second branch in East London; it's just a few metres from London Fields and we already expect it to become our Saturday hangout spot after Bike Polo! </div>
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Find Look Mum No Hands at<br />
125-127 Mare Street<br />
London<br />
E8 3RH<br />
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Last night was the opening party, and we had lots of fun and free beer too - thanks guys!<br />
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