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The Polka Dot Challenge is bloody hard, though the 54 mile option is OK, you avoid Snake and Winnats Pass.

winnats pass is amazing and beautiful though...

it does look well 'ard though...

we could do a few tster rides before you know like go for a ride and do bits of it...like one day do winnats and another the cat fiddle

yup you do. everyone does. gears rule.

hahahahahhahahhahahha

and regarding whitworth park i struck a deal with oli lougheed about that court. he has now changed jobs but i do know the person that has filled his role.

i am gonna speak to her about resurfacing and the spotlights. also about painting the bricks with bike polo mural (oli said this would be ok but then it we moved to platt fields again for a bit and didn't bother doing it until bastard students came back and started playing basketball)

oh and we need to register for this innit...have emailed mat to find out when we can register so please think about whether you can make the date and about teams so i can send us all as one email so it;s easier for him to deal with

Dear poloistas,

We have a date! The EHBPCs will take place on August 1st & 2nd 2009, in
London. We look forward to some awesome tournament play from the best polo
teams in Europe and a riotous weekend for all.

The current plan is that there will be 40 spots open for the tournament,
on a first-come, first-serve basis. London will be capped to 4 teams.
Entry will likely open on the weekend of the ECMC tournament (May 28th –
June 1st 2009). There will be a tournament fee required to secure a spot.
After lengthy discussion, we have decided to make this tournament only
open to European-based teams (we are relaxed about how that is defined).

The date is confirmed, but there will possibly be some minor changes to
the format (our working plan is 40 spots; first-come, first-serve; 4-team
cap for London, but these details may get changed over the next month).

We want to make this an outstanding event and a massive party. There will
be lots to do over the weekend even if you are not playing in the
tournament. Friends of bike polo are encouraged to come for the weekend to
see some great polo and more.

We will have more details to come soon, but for now, save the date.
Please sign up at www.ehbpc.org if you would like to continue to receive
email updates regarding the tournament and pre-events.

Cheers,

The EHBPC London Committee
www.ehbpc.org

yeah yeah ok that could work.

or on the same weeks, they don't tend to ride very far and a little second burst might be nice...or not!

and i think i'm gonna do the cheshire cat but not sure. i don't really like having to pay. maybe we could just do the route another time??!!

On 7th June there is the Polkadot Challenge.

"The Polkadot - "Spud" Riley Memorial Gran Fondo is a 100 mile bike ride, organised by MANCHESTER VELO C.R.C. on the lines of the classic Italian Gran Fondo events. It starts in Woodford Village 10 miles South of Manchester and covers 100 miles through Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, with 16 official climbs varying in length from 1/2 mile to 5mls with gradients up to 20%. There is a 54 mile option for those requiring an easier ride. The whole route and all the climbs are fully signposted and at the start of each climb is a sign showing its number, name and distance to the summit. Food and drinks are provided at two feeding/control points on the route."

I wanted to post some rides and races that I want to go on..would be good if people want to join me...and if people could share ones that they know of..

Am thinking about starting going to the Wheelers short rides too if anyone else is up for trying to keep up with them til we develop muscles of steel.

also i want to start riding about 60 miles every other sunday (from like 10am), nice and quick(ish)...hopefully getting quicker each time...maybe sorting out a route and doing it as a timetrial and meeting others that are up for it at a pub at the end??? would anyone like to do it too?

and anyone entering the support race???

i know you have to be up to a certain category- it says cat 2/3/4 Jason?

would be more fun to watch friends...

http://www.nocturneseries.com/blackpool/supportrace.php

I guess the nearest nocturne to us this year is the Blackpool..we can have a lovely ride there and then go on rollercoasters then watch the rides from 6pm...

"The Blackpool Nocturne will take place on Saturday 1st August 2009 around a spectacular circuit that starts and finishes adjacent Blackpool Tower on the promenade"

might even enter the folding bike race this year (but then i'd have to ride the fucker all the way to blackpool so mebbe not)

http://www.nocturneseries.com/blackpool/

double ace

up for it??

come to central library at 6pm for a joyous bike ride with about 200 people around our city...beers after

rain or shine innit x x

i shall be i Leeds on saturday dear..shall be very very sad to have missed you though...rubbish....i do miss you..did i tell you i am coming to that London in a week or so though? it's for training. on the thursday but might take friday as leave and stay for a day before going to international squatters meeting bristle on sat...you work fridays??? wish you were coming to our party next weekend..can't you swap and come then??? x x x

nesbear

yeeearrkkk still very hungover....thanks for coming out had an ACE time. x x

ahh thank you dear.

keep up the lies...and cocktails..woooo!

i love it.

I've been ill and not allowed to ride for 3 weeks and it's killed me..another week to go..am a northerner though, and guess this is lahndahners only?

oh do you ride a bob jackson too??? i think we should start a bob jackson club where only people riding bob jacksons can come and we will talk with yorkshire accents the whole time....

oh i forgot you're not drinking..well you can drink cordial and watch everyone else drink..that will be fun.

ace.

there will be no ace..i'm getting too old to be ace-ing...mebbe...that's a private joke and boring to everyone else though i guess.

you gonna come hang out wed and celebrate being very old then???

lots of people will buy you beers because it's your birthday but not me because it's my birthday!!!!!

oh i LOVE that aran came 3rd..aran is ACE...don't move to canada...

oh yeah criag is gonna be FORTY on the same day that I say goodbye to my twenties...(is that the thing I forgot?)...you coming to the bar then old man? it will defo make me feel younger if you do...

i am old and gonna be even older on wednesday. it would be lovely if people wanted to come and drink beer and tell me how i still look 19 or that i am wiser or some other lies to cheer me up....yeah so sandbar at 6pm on wednesday (25th)...

and it's critical mass on friday!!!

and we are having a massive free party on sat 7th see/pm me or punkture for info...it shall be mucho fun.

love that nes x x x

i texted everyone to tell em about tomorrow..noone confirmed yet but i'll let you know. i might try to pop down myself to ref or something...

cool. am gonna make some new posters to put in the bike shops so are we decided on thurs at 6pm and sunday afternoon...say at 3pm on sun? (time for hangovers to subside?)

but! sometimes the bball court would be in use and so we used our court at whitworth park instead during the day and in the summer. it can be WELL slippery when wet there though

we used to play saturday or sunday afternoons as well as thursdays last summer....which was real nice cos then people would see us play and wanna join in..