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2005 International Championship |
18-20 November 2005 - Aiken, South Carolina, USA
The France's team represented the French Cycling Federation (F.F.C.) in the 8th International Bicycle Polo Championship held 18-20 November 2005 in Aiken, USA, by William Matheson for his 50th birthday.
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Jean-Michaël Languille (V.C. Frileuse-Sanvic, captain), Jean-Pierre Malandain (V.C. Frileuse-Sanvic), Stéphane Paris (P. St-Pierre de Varengeville), Julien Lasserre (A.S.C. Pessac Alouette), Stéphane Malandain (V.C. Frileuse-Sanvic) and John Pelourdeau (E.S. Gervais-Lilas). |
Six teams played in Aiken,
the city where the horse is king: the
Canadian Jericho
Cycle Polo Association (winner of the 2002 and 2003 International Championship
and of the 2005 International Bobigny Open), two Aiken teams, "yellow" and "green" (led
by Bill Matheson, winner of the International Championship in 2002 with Jericho and in 2004 with the American
Bicycle Polo Association and also winner of the 2005 International Bobigny Open
with
Jericho), Unionville
(Pennsylvania, first international tournament), International All Stars (made
with four American players: John Hupp, Colorado and silver medal in the 2003
International Championship, Ben Wyszynski, Aiken
B.P., Carl Baker, American
Bicycle Polo Association and awarded international colors twice, Dennis Mullen, American
Bicycle Polo Association and winner of the 2002 & 2004 International Championship,
and two French players: Arthur Giraud, Aiken
B.P., and Alain Derly, E.S. Gervais-Lilas)
and the national selection of France (2nd
of the 2004 International Championship and of the 2005 International Bobigny
Open).
The tournament was organised as a round robin. A victory gave 3 points, a tie: 2 points, a defeat: 1 point and a forfeit: 0 points. Final results had been determined by counting the number of points for each team. |
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| No doubt that Unionville, Pennsylvania, would have taken 3rd place if they didn't have to go home the last afternoon of the tournament... Matches between Jericho, Aiken "green", Unionville and France were so close that victory was won by very little. |
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Ranking of the 8th International Bicycle Polo Championship 1/ France
(15 points) |
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