2003 International Championship

24-29 November 2003 - Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.A.

Two French teams, the France team (national selection) and the E.S. Gervais-Lilas, represented the F.F.C. in the 6^th International Bicycle Polo Championship in Vero Beach (U.S.A.) between 24 and 29 November 2003.

France

France: Didier Derly (E.S. Gervais-Lilas), Jean-Michaël Languille (V.C. Frileuse-Sanvic, captain), Jean-Pierre Malandain (V.C. Frileuse-Sanvic), Julien Lassère (A.S.C. Pessac Alouette), Alex Lesca (President of the Bike Polo Commission in the F.F.C.), Stéphane Malandain (V.C. Frileuse-Sanvic) and Stéphane Paris (P. St-Pierre de Varengeville).

E.S. Gervais-Lilas

E.S. Gervais-Lilas : Pascal Siméon (from the Pédales Varengevillaises), Daniel Derly, Alain Derly, Jérôme Singery, Thierry Malet and John Pelourdeau.

Four teams went to Vero Beach: the Jericho C.P.A. (Canada, 2002 winner), the A.B.P.A. - Richland (U.S.A., 4^th in 2001), France (2^nd in 2002) and the E.S. Gervais-Lilas (7^th in 2001).

Jericho - Richland

France - Gervais-Lilas

Each team had to meet the 3 other team twice. A victory gave 3 points, a tie 2 points, a defeat 1 point and a forfeith 0 point.
If, after all qualification matches, two teams have the same number of points, the decision between both teams would have followed the conditions bellow (in order of priority):
- their match result
- global goal-average
- number of scored goals
- number of negative goals.

Bill Matheson Jr.

John Pelourdeau

Stéphane Paris

Matches scores

Monday 24 November 2003

France - Gervais-Lilas: 9 - 1
Jericho - Richland: 5 - 4

Tuesday 25 November 2003

Jericho - Gervais-Lilas: 9 - 1
Richland - France: 6 - 5

Wednesday 26 November 2003

Jericho - France: 8 - 5
Richland - Gervais-Lilas: 12 - 4

Thursday 27 novembre 2003

France - Richland: 8 - 7
Gervais-Lilas - Jericho: 1 - 6

Friday 28 November 2003

France - Gervais-Lilas: 11 - 1
Richland - Jericho: 7 - 6

Saturday 29 November 2003

France - Jericho: 4 - 8
Gervais-Lilas - Richland: 4 - 7

France - Richland

France - Gervais-Lilas

Stéphane Paris (France) & Carl Baker (Richland)

Jericho - Richland

Classement des buteurs

Peter Furmedge (Jericho)
Stéphane Malandain (France)
Dennis Mullen (Richland)
Geoffrey Nielsen (Jericho)
Carl Baker (Richland)
Harvey Barton (Jericho)
Jon Smalley (Richland)
Didier Derly (France)
Julien Lassère (France)
William Matheson (Richland)
Pascal Siméon (Gervais-Lilas)
Jean-Pierre Malandain (France)
Stéphane Paris (France)
Jean-Michaël Languille (France)
Asoka Mendes (Jericho)
Thierry Malet (Gervais-Lilas)
Alain Derly (Gervais-Lilas)
Dennis McQuerry (Richland)
Michael Boyd (Jericho)
John Hupp (Richland)
John Pelourdeau (Gervais-Lilas)