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Old 13th May 2008   #1
roxy
 
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Sun Aug 17th - Save the date! Bike Polo Tournament

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you must register by July 10th !!!!!!!!!!!!!!


In conjunction with Shoreditch Festival and the Tour de Hackney, Trixie Chix and London Brick Lane Bike Polo are putting together this Invitational. They are expecting 5,000 riders so we'll have a great audience and we'll be playing in a new court.

right now I need 2 things:

-teams to register (here for now), and
-volunteers that have their feet in London

This will be the 1st Shoreditch Invitational. So perhaps teams could represent their 'hoods. Peckham, Chelsea, Paris, holla back y'all!!!

http://www.londontown.com/LondonEven...Festival/a6c12


yippee! yippee!

FYI- Hackney Invitational is a work in progress as well

Last edited by roxy; 3 Weeks Ago at 09:37.
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Old 13th May 2008   #2
chris crash
 
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how about an ex-pat team, you have to be in london and not from england to play.

any one?
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Old 13th May 2008   #3
roxy
 
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yes please!!! definitely
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Old 13th May 2008   #4
clefty
 
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shit us trixies better get training woohoo!
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Old 13th May 2008   #5
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well we do already have Team Trouble , we now just have to stop drinking with the scruffy couriers and being permanently hungover and start kickin some ass on the court
And we need more Trixie teams, for sure
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Old 13th May 2008   #6
roxy
 
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Alright, teams entered:

1. Team Trouble
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Old 13th May 2008   #7
mdizzle
i would be up for an ex-pat team!
anyone else from france?
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Old 13th May 2008   #8
Mike[trampsparadise]
 
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Me and my boys will be there. Hopefully defending our polo championship crown! (yorgo? gonna be around or joining the french ex-pats?)
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Old 13th May 2008   #9
purple_tom
Damn, not in London. But next time for sure.
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Old 13th May 2008   #10
m a x
Team HAKA
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Old 13th May 2008   #11
roxy
 
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Great!

1. Team Trouble [Agata, Muna, Stelle]
2. Zombie RMY - Reigning champs [Rob, Mike, Yorgo]
3. Team Haka - [Max, ?, ?]
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Old 13th May 2008   #12
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team skippy?

hippy, dogsballs, fatboyralph, myself, any other aussie bastards who can play polo*?


*i can't play polo.

i'm not nominating or entering a team, just putting it out there.
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Old 13th May 2008   #13
roxy
 
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that's so many people on one team! :)
polo lesson one, 3 people to a team
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Old 13th May 2008   #14
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I know there'll be a couple of oxford teams.
I'll see if i can wrangle my way onto some newb team...
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Old 15th May 2008   #15
roxy
 
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Smear is giving prizes!

...lots more in the works
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Old 19th May 2008   #16
Object
 
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Awesome. I just need to find a couple more people to represent hackney wick. Shouldn't be too difficult.

Let me know when you need some foot/wheel work and I'll be more than happy to help.
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Old 19th May 2008   #17
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roxy/chris - i'm shit (as object will testify) but am expat/american, and do enjoy the polo and will get in as much practice as possible this summer. go team america maybe?
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Old 19th May 2008   #18
Object
 
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You're skills lack but that'll come with practice. What better way to force yourself to get better than start "training"
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Old 19th May 2008   #19
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exactly. few beers and few games every sunday or other sunday, and i'll be sorted! first thing: stay on bike.
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Old 19th May 2008   #20
Object
 
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I'd say first thing is learn how to fall properly :]
Then learn to stay on your bike once you know how to hit the deck.
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Old 19th May 2008   #21
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i'm up for it? dicki, tommy, jack you available?
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Old 22nd May 2008   #22
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Awesome, I doubt I'll be playing as I'll probably be a bit busy, plus when I beat everyone you'll all say it was a "set up" and I don't need the drama. [actually if I won it would have to be set up]

However I do happen to know an american polo player who will be moving to Paris in July and looking to play. His team came in 3rd in the East Coast Invite here and 2nd in the Midwest....

BUT, whether he plays for team Panampolo or Team America [fuck ya] is sort of up to who tags him first.

....All that said, he's actually canadian, soooooo........
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Old 22nd May 2008   #23
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Oooh, and all sorts of a one-of-a-kind Archie Gro-Bag has just been thrown in as a prize.

And FGL threw their hat in the ring for an additional something or other...

Lots more coming.....
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Old 23rd May 2008   #24
roxy
 
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Looks like Red Bull is going to be supporting us too! yeah!
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Old 27th May 2008   #25
roxy
 
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More prizes promised from new company Hell Yeah! Cyclo Supply (info soon)
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Old 27th May 2008   #26
TheBrick(Tommy)
 
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Just to check this is not the bike film festival polo tournament? That is is later in the year correct?
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Old 27th May 2008   #27
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Roxy....
As requested.








I guess they saw Dale coming!
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Old 27th May 2008   #28
Lebowski
That place looks awesome, JOL. Where is it?
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Old 27th May 2008   #29
JOL
 
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5 - 10mins from brick lane.
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Old 27th May 2008   #30
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Team Moving Target (Buffalo Bill + any other 2 people not wearing tube socks)
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Old 27th May 2008   #31
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Awesome Bill!!

Yeah Jol thanks for that. It's a little ahead of schedule to be posting that but what the heck! Um I'd like to announce the Hackney Invitational. To be played in those pictures. yeah! Plans are underway.

But first, back to the Shoreditch Invitational August 17th!!!
1. Team Trouble [Agata, Muna, Stelle]
2. Zombie RMY - Reigning champs [Rob, Mike, Yorgo]
3. Team Haka - [Max, ?, ?]
4. The Moving Targets [Buffalo Bill, ?,?]
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Old 28th May 2008   #32
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But first, back to the Shoreditch Invitational August 17th!!!
1. Team Trouble [Agata, Muna, Stelle]
2. Zombie RMY - Reigning champs [Rob, Mike, Yorgo]
3. Team Haka - [Max, ?, ?]
4. The Moving Targets [Buffalo Bill, ?,?][/quote]
5. bAd pOlO - Brendan, Aidan, Dave
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Old 28th May 2008   #33
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Does anyone want to form a team that has little experience but plans to improve!?!

Team Underdog.

We have 2.5 months!

(It's almost a reality TV show.)
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Old 28th May 2008   #34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBrick(Tommy) View Post
Just to check this is not the bike film festival polo tournament? That is is later in the year correct?
Correct!
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Old 28th May 2008   #35
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Last edited by matt (baddesigner); 3rd June 2008 at 18:57. Reason: turn and face the strain, ch-ch-changes...
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Old 28th May 2008   #36
Mike[trampsparadise]
 
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Yea, yea. You can like draw cool stuff and like... yea. But that doesn't look like me...


Oh... wait a sec.....
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Old 28th May 2008   #37
Mike[trampsparadise]
 
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I think we should have a half-time tourney. No teams, as many players willing, first one to score 2 points wins.

Last edited by Mike[trampsparadise]; 29th May 2008 at 06:32.
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