2002 International Championship

25-29 June 2002 - Les Lilas, France

Two French teams, France "A" and France "B", represented the F.F.C. in the 5^th International Bicyle Polo Championship in Les Lilas (France) between 25 and 29 June 2002.

The tournament was organised as a round robin format: victory = 3 points, tie = 2 points, defaith = 1 point, forfaith = 0 point.

France A (debout) & France B (accroupie) lors de la cérémonie de clôture

France A

France A: Jean-Pierre Malandain (V.C. Frileuse-Sanvic), Didier Derly (E.S. Gervais-Lilas), Stéphane Malandain (V.C. Frileuse-Sanvic), Alex Lesca (President of the bike polo commission of the F.F.C.), Jean-Mickaël Languille (V.C. Frileuse-Sanvic, captain), Stéphane Paris (P. St-Pierre de Varengeville) et Julien Lassère (A.S.C. Pessac Alouette).

France B

France B : Loïc Filatreau (A.S.C. Pessac Alouette), Alain Derly (E.S. Gervais-Lilas), Laurent Kyvel (E.S. Gervais-Lilas), Dominique Harel (captain, P. St-Pierre de Varengeville), Alex Lesca (President of the bike polo commission of the F.F.C.), Sébastien Masurier (P. St-Pierre de Varengeville), Guillaume Puzo (V.C. Frileuse-Sanvic), Régis Carladous (E.S. Gervais-Lilas).

Remise en jeu France A - Inde A J.M. Languille et D. Derly avec l'arbitre britannique Rory Edmonds D. Harel (gauche) et L. Kyvel (avec la balle) face Chelsea A, arbitrés par l'Américain Bill Matheson (droite)

J.M. Languille et J.P. Malandain contre l'Inde A

D. Derly dans un match très disputé entre France A et Inde A

Results of the matches

Tuesday 25 June 2002

India B - Jericho: 5 - 10
India A - France B: 17 - 1

Wednesday 26 June 2002

France A - France B: 11 - 1
India A - India B: 17 - 5
Chelsea A - Jericho: 0 - 16
France A - Chelsea B: 20 - 0
India B - Chelsea A: 18 - 0

Thursday 27 June 2002

France B - India B: 4 - 15
France A - Jericho: 7 - 7
India A - Chelsea B: 29 - 0
Jericho - France B: 13 - 6
Chelsea B - Chelsea A: 0 - 10

Friday 28 June 2002

France A - India A: 11 - 4
India B - Chelsea B: 31 - 2
France B - Chelsea A: 9 - 1
Chelsea B - Jericho: 0 - 40
Chelsea A - France A: 4 - 12

Saturday 29 June 2002

India A - Chelsea A: 27 - 3
France B - Chelsea B: 19 - 0
India B - France A: 8 - 8
India A - Jericho: 10 - 10

J.M. Languille face à Shiva Kumar

Jericho - Inde A

D. Derly face à l'Inde B

Régis Carladous (France B) et Ned Abelsmith (Chelsea A)

Guillaume Puzo (France B) &quo Dominique Harel, capitaine de France B

Rank of the International Bicycle Polo Championship 2002

1/ Jericho C.P.A. (Canada) (16 points ; +68)
2/ France A (16 points ; +45)
3/ India A (15 points)
4/ India B (13 points)
5/ France B (10 points)
6/ Chelsea Pedalers A (United Kingdom) (8 points)
7/ Chelsea Pedalers B (United Kingdom) (6 points)