2017-18 Initiation Bike Polo Challenge of Ile-de-France

The seventh edition of the Initiation Bike Polo Challenge of Ile-de-France has been held on two legs organized by the Paris C.O. on 9 December 2017 in Paris and by the U.S. Alfortville Cyclisme in Alfortville (Val de Marne, France) on 10 March 2018. The definitive ranking is available here.

1^st leg - 1^st Paris Tournament (9 December 2017)

The Paris Cycliste Olympique has organized at the Pershing stadium in Paris (Vincennes Wood) the first leg of this regional challenge dedicated to beginners in bike polo. The referees came from the U.S. Alfortville, the U.S. Métro Transports, the Paris C.O. and the Parisis A.C. 95. This challenge was open to beginners in bike polo from 8 years old player to adults.

Four clubs were there: the Paris C.O. (Paris), the Parisis A.C. 95 (Val d'Oise), the U.S. Alfortville (Val de Marne) and the U.S. Métro Transports (Paris). 15 players were in 4 teams of 3 to 4 players each: Alfortville, Paris, Parisis and a mixed team Paris-Métro-Parisis.

Since all players had already played bike polo before this tournament, the 4 teams of played 2 X 5 minute matches.

A victory gave three points, a tie two points and a defeat one point.

If, after all qualification matches, two teams had the same number of points, the rank for both teams would have followed the conditions below (in order of priority):

their match result
goal-average against the winner of the tournament, then the second, etc.
number of goals scored.
 

Matches results

2^nd leg - 7^th Alfortville Tournament (10 March 2018)

The U.S. Alfortville has organized at the Val de Seine stadium in Alfortville (Marne Valley) the second leg of this regional challenge dedicated to beginners in bike polo. The referees came from the U.S. Alfortville, the Paris C.O. and the Parisis A.C. 95. This challenge was open to beginners in bike polo from 8 years old player to adults.

Four clubs were there: the Paris C.O. (Paris), the Parisis A.C. 95 (Val d'Oise), the U.S. Alfortville (Val de Marne) and the U.S. Métro Transports (Paris). 17 players were in 4 teams of 4 to 5 players each: Alfortville, Paris, Parisis and a mixed team Alfortville-Métro.

After an introduction to cycle polo for Alfortville beginners, the 4 teams of played 2 X 5 minute matches.

A victory gave three points, a tie two points and a defeat one point.

If, after all qualification matches, two teams had the same number of points, the rank for both teams would have followed the conditions below (in order of priority):

their match result
goal-average against the winner of the tournament, then the second, etc.
number of goals scored.

Matches results

Definitive ranking of the 7^th Ile-de-France Initiation Challenge 2017-2018

Press articles:

Comité d'Ile-de-France de la Fédération Française de Cyclisme, 2 December 2017 (Facebook page of the C.I.F. de la F.F.C.)

Other Ile-de-France Initiation Challenges:

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018

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