Hardcourt Bike Polo Eindhoven

Wessel van Dieren is a student at Fontys, he studies Journalism....

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:25:16 +0100

Wessel van Dieren is a student at Fontys, he studies Journalism. He made a nice video/report of The Beneligue #3 tournament in Eindhoven.

The Beneligue round 3. Location.

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:48:00 +0100

The Beneligue round 3.

Location.

EHVFXD during EHBPC 2011 Barcelona.Morse Code Clothing provided...

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:55:00 +0100

EHVFXD during EHBPC 2011 Barcelona.

Morse Code Clothing provided the players with limited edition team uniforms.
Shorts by Carhartt.

Beneligue round 2

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:48:59 +0100

EHVFXD played the 2th Beneligue tournament in Namurs (Belgium) last Sunday.
After a slow start the overall results were quite consistent, resulting in making it to the finals. After a draw and a loss in the brackets we met the Paris mix team consisting out of Yorgo, Greg and Hugo again. We lost 5-2.

Overalla good day of polo, lots of things learned. Playing on a big court (icehockey USA/Canada style) pushes you to change your game and you feel the fatigue.

Full results here:
Bracket
Swiss rounds

EHVFXD is still leading The Beneligue with 60 points.

The episode of Proefles, a Dutch children television show can...

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:57:00 +0200

The episode of Proefles, a Dutch children television show can now be viewed online.
This episode is obviously about hardcourt bike polo.

EHVFXD won Beneligue #1

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:26:15 +0200

Yesterday (Sunday October 16) the first Beneligue tournament was held in Antwerp.
It was a good day on a as always good court, EHVFXD lost their first game against Simon Says (Antwerp Diamonds) but the 10 matches after that they won, resulting in winning the first Beneligue tournament.
Antwerp Diamonds made a nice trophy that EHVFXD received.
Photo’s will be posted when they show up.

Road to Hollywood

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:45:56 +0200

Last Sunday our road to Hollywood began with the television shooting of “Proefles”, a VPRO program hosted by Tim Haars, also known from Sixpack, De Pulpshow and New Kids.
There was a lot of shooting during the day and some EHVFXD players played a key role in the whole.
We will put the episode online when it airs!
For now you can check out some photo’s here that Takahiro Honda made.

VPRO Proefles

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:26:00 +0200

This Sunday, VPRO’s Proefles (Dutch televison) will tryout Hardcourt Bike Polo. EHVFXD is attending in Amsterdam! We are curious if the presenter Tim Haars will stay on his bike…good luck!

Team EHVFXD stronger than ever

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:08:00 +0200

Team EHVFXD is stronger then ever with the eye on upcoming beneligue matchday 1. Antwerp, EHVFXD is ready.

The Beneligue round 1

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:49:00 +0200

Antwerp is the city that will host the first Beneligue tournament on the 16th of October. Ofcourse Team EHVFXD will be there to fight for the 1st place.

Hells Belles, By Brendan McNamee.Hells Belles is a womens...

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:41:33 +0200

Hells Belles, By Brendan McNamee.
Hells Belles is a womens tournament, the majority of the team (2) has to consist out of women.

Eindhoven bike polo regains strenght

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:50:09 +0200

Bike polo in Eindhoven has been a little quiet the last couple of months, due to some people leaving abroad.
In October, hopefully, these people are back again so Eindhoven Bike Polo can regain their strenght again, from this moment on we can heavily promote the sport and getting more people to play this fabulous sport.
Eindhoven Bike Polo to prosper!

Bike check: Lorenzo

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:15:00 +0200

Read the specs after the click…

Frame: Leader 729 TRK V2.0
Fork: Leader Shadow
Headset: Cane Creek S3
Stem: DMR Swarm
Cranks: Origin8 165mm + e13 bashguard + Tange bb
Pedals: Fyxation Mesa+Botts straps
Saddle: Fizik
Chainring: 34t surly SS
Gear: freewheel 23t
Brakes: Avid single digit 7 (brazed on rear bosses + brake booster & front adaptors)
Lever: dual brake lever
Wheel front: DP18 + miche pista
Wheel back: Woensel rim + Novatec flip-flop
Tyres: Continental 28C + Schwalbe Marathon 32c

Hardcourt Bike Polo Eindhoven promotion

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:48:00 +0200

Promotional flyer made by Niels Bakkerus.

Laindon Bicycle Polo Club

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:48:13 +0200

Bill Chidley from LHBPA posted a nice link on the LFGSS forum about a bicycle polo club formed in 1935, Laindon Bicycle Polo Club.

The club was formed circa 1935 by Sid Hayden, the manager of the AMA Building Supplies. As it was over 75 years ago I can only remember some of the names of players. Chris Collings (Capt), Joe Oliver (England Goalkeeper), George Wellington, Reg & Ray Ferrer, Laurie Hatherall, Alan Mitchell, Wilf Simpson and Howard Hutchins.

Cycle Polo was a winter sport and no competitive league games were ever played in Laindon as they were all played on Sundays at the league ground at Roydon Milhouse, although highlights were sometimes shown at the Radion Cinema, by courtesy of Pathe Gazette and British Movietone News.

However in the summer we practised on the Laindon Hotel meadow and gave some light hearted exhibitions on carnival days, using ramshackle cycles to avoid damage to our match customised Claude Butler frames, supplied via Geo. Fuller Cycles of The Broadway, Laindon.

The club was very successful and in 1937 competed in the national finals at the elite Hurlingham Polo Club but were narrowly beaten by a south London club, Norwood Paragon.
The club ceased to exist with the outbreak of war. Cycle Polo was a serious game and not a carnival sideshow as some believe. I understand that it is still played but not in this part of the country.

Original source: http://www.laindonhistory.org.uk

Little footage of the recent 2011 Hardcourt Bike Polo Benelux...

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:30:09 +0200

Little footage of the recent 2011 Hardcourt Bike Polo Benelux Championships, which EHVFXD won.

This is a little footage shot by Tom Struyf at the 2.vs.2...

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:06:14 +0200

This is a little footage shot by Tom Struyf at the 2.vs.2 tournament in Antwerp organized by FiGa and Bike Polo Antwerp on the 13th of March this year.
Sacha Piel and Jamal Hartane (EHVFXD) won the tournament.

In the media: Vogelvrije fietser issue september 2010

Fri, 27 May 2011 13:32:00 +0200

Last year dutch bicycle magazine “De vogelvrije fietser” did a article on bike polo, some of the people who got interviewd are from Eindhoven and also the photo’s are taken in Eindhoven. Click to see the magazine image.

DAM Cosmic to London Open 2011

Tue, 24 May 2011 14:44:00 +0200

London based Cosmic orginally started with Mat, Tom and Todd. They placed 2th last year on the Euros and are one of the best teams in Great Brittain. Since Tom moved to Amsterdam with his wife Bianca, Cosmic needed a third and that is where Rupert (Snoops) came in.
I (Jamal) played with Bianca and Tom on Polomotion and we placed 3rd together with Polosynthese, now we are going to the London Opens in July to play as DAM Cosmic, getting that throphy!!

EHBPC 2011 Barcelona

Tue, 24 May 2011 14:30:00 +0200

EHVFXD’s bike polo team is going to the European Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships held in Barcelona the 23th till 26th of June.

Last year we placed 18th on the euros in Geneva, so this year we are going for the top 10.