East Festival bike polo tournament

Just a few snaps from this afternoon's bike polo demonstration tournament at Spitalfields Market, which is part of this weekend's East Festival.  And gosh, what a fast-paced sport it is!  There was a tangible sense of community amongst the participants and their cheering friends, a rare enough thing amongst cyclist these days, and the boys who pushed things a little too far and got a bit stroppy on the court were soon shouted down and kept in check.  Strangely, the entire tournament semed to be referee'd by BBC comedian Dave Gorman. 

If you're a fixed affictionado and fancy playing bike polo yourself see here.

Enjoy the photos...

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Team Cosmic beat Malice in a close-run final. 3rd place saw 14co and team Beard tie.
at 6.3.10

2 comments:

alec said...

hi mark! cool pics, i'm looking for fotos for an austrian bike mag, please contact: alec@velosophie.at

7 March 2010 at 23:51
Lady Vélo said...

Ace pictures - looks like a seriously fun event!

Lady Vélo.

8 March 2010 at 02:32

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