2000 International Championship

12-15 October 2000 - New Delhi, India

For the first time ever in the bicycle polo history, a French and a British team played the 3^rd edition of the International Championship organised in New Delhi (India) from 12 to 15 October 2000.

Six teams played this International Championship: the Indian national team, two teams from the American Bicycle Polo Association - Richland (U.S.A.), the Jericho Cycle Polo Association from Vancouver (Canada), the Chelsea Pedallers from London (United Kingdom) and the E.S. Gervais-Lilas (France, made with Damien Dorangeville, Laurent Kyvel, Régis Carladous, Didier Derly (captain) and Daniel Derly).

India and the American Bicycle Polo Association - Richland (U.S.A.) presented also a female team in a tournament dedicated to woman players.

Qualification matches : India - Jericho: 13 - 3 Richland A - Richland B: 11 - 1 Gervais-Lilas - Jericho: 1 - 6 India - Chelsea: 21 - 0 Gervais-Lilas - Richland B: 2 - 2 Jericho - Chelsea: 10 - 0 India - Richland A: 16 - 3 India - Gervais-Lilas: 15 - 3 Jericho - Richland A: 4 - 2 India - Richland B: 18 - 1 Gervais-Lilas - Chelsea: 6 - 0 Jericho - Richland B: 4 - 1 Richland A - Chelsea: 13 - 0 Richland A - Gervais-Lilas: 6 - 1 Chelsea - Richland B: 5 - 3

Final: India - Jericho: 13 - 3

	Rank of the 2000 International Bicycle Polo Championship 1/ India 2/ Jericho C.P.A. (Canada) 3/ A.B.P.A. - Richland "A" (U.S.A.) 4/ E.S. Gervais-Lilas (France) 5/ Chelsea Pedalers (United Kingdom) 6/ A.B.P.A. - Richland "B" (U.S.A.)

Press articles:

Tri-City Herald (U.S.A.), 17 September 2000 (p. 1)
La France Cycliste n° 2104 (France), 13 October 2000 (p. 14)
La France Cycliste n° 2105 (France), 27 October 2000 (p. 3)
Pré'Voir n° 27 (France), November-December 2000 (p. 11)
L'Écho des Lilas n° 383 (France), December 2000 (p. 12)

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