Pimp My Mallet

The Bike Blenheim tournament will be happening soon (3rd October, details on the way shortly) so time to get some practice in. If you’re up for a game of polo come to the Marston court around 1 pm on Sunday. Bring some food, we should be there for a few hours so feel free to drop by later.

A video of the recent European Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships in Geneva, from Dan (or one of his many pseudonyms).

Bike Polo – EHBPC 2010 in Geneva from Cycle Oxford on Vimeo.

Oxford Bike Polo is running an official National Bike Week event today (Wednesday 23rd June). Come along to our court in Marston just after 6.30 pm to play or watch. Beginners of all ages welcome, just bring a bike and we’ll supply the balls and mallets.

The sun’s out and it’s almost National Bike Week…. so come along to polo tonight, around 6.30/7.00 pm, Marston court. Bring yourself and a bike, nothing else required (food optional).

If you can’t make it tonight, we’ll be playing next Wednesday (23rd), same time in Marston. And if you’re after more bike action, see all the events lined up in Oxford Bike Week 2010.

Summer’s here, so come out tomorrow (Wednesday 26th May) to play at the Marston Court, 6.30 pm till it gets dark. Bring some food and we’ll supply the BBQ to cook it.

Bike polo at 1pm this afternoon (Saturday). If you want a quick intro to the rules here’s a nice video from Savannah bike polo.

Sunny weekends and long summer evenings are slowly returning to Oxford, so why not venture out for a game of bike polo? We’ll be holding an informal introductory day on Saturday 8th May from 13.00 to 17.00 at the Croft Road playing fields in Marston.

It’s open to everyone, experienced or complete beginner, and we’ll have a mix of hardcourt and grass polo. If you ‘re feeling lazy bring a picnic and watch everyone else play. If you’re definitely coming sign up on our Facebook event, otherwise just turn up and have a go.

If that’s not exciting enough, there’s a few other cycling events going on that weekend too.

Bikeradar are currently featuring a mini documentary from saddle makers Brooks, looking at bike polo. Obviously any good news story needs an accompanying photo, and what could possibly be a better match for a classic Brooks saddle than an Oxford Toff?

We’re still looking for a 3rd person to play for Oxford in the UK Champs next month (17-18 April in Manchester), get in touch if you’re interested.

A warm-up for the Euros… the first ever UK Bike Polo Championships will take place in Manchester on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th April 2010. Registration has now closed with 36 teams, one team from Oxford assuming we find enough uninjured people who haven’t left the country.

Updated with flyer from Adam Russ

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It’s official! The 2nd World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships will be held from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th August 2010 in Berlin.

There’s only space for 64 teams and with more than double that number wanting to play they’ll be some sort of pre-tournament qualification, details still to be decided. The hosts are promising plenty of hospitality for everyone though… so book you tickets now.