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2016 Lefthanded Tournament |
This first
Lefthanded Tournament took root in Paris on 4 May 2015 in a concert of
the French pop-rock singer Calogero, a lefthanded, while he was singing
his song "Conduire en Angleterre (chanson pour les gauchers)" (ie.
"Driving in England (Song for lefthanded"). "What
about playing a bicycle polo tournament where all players should take their
mallet with their left hand?", thought Alain Derly, a righthanded player, while
hearing this song. In
the following September, he booked the 6 February 2016 in the official Ile-de-France bike
polo schedule for this purpose.
Thus, the Paris C.O. has officially organized the 1st Lefthanded Tournament (open to righthanded) on Saturday 6 February 2016 on one of the football pitches of the Plaine de Jeux du Polygone in the Vincennes Wood in Paris 12th. It was the very first time such a tournament was organized.
Only the braves were there! Among the 11 "pioneers" were:
A team 100 % Paris played against a Mixed Team " Parisis A.C. 95 - E.C. Montgeron-Vigneux - Paris" a two times 15 minute match. Refering was not obvious because some rules were inversed: attacking from the left, normaly banned, was the obligation while attacking from the right was banned. And the face-to-face were to be played with the ball at the left of both players.
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The bike polo history will retain that a righthanded from the P.C.O. (Sébastien Gallwa) scored the first ever official goal with the left hand! Olivier Truc (P.A.C. 95) scored the second goal before the best lefthanded scoring machine and MVP of the match, Michel Vanvynckt (E.C. Montgeron-Vigneux), scored twice. |
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The
4-0 score for the Mixed Team is not the most important. Courage of those who
have challenged their nature and the balance laws by taking the shoes of a lefthanded
player was the most important thing in this tournament.
A big up to
all.
And
a big continuing up to the lefthanded players who usually play cycle polo
with their right hand.
Now, the righthanded players who played in Paris on
6 February 2016, they know how hard it is...
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1) Parisis A.C. 95 - E.C. Montgeron-Vigneux - Paris 2) Paris C.O. |
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Press articles:
Comité
d'Ile-de-France de la Fédération Française de Cyclisme, 17 February 2016
(Facebook page of the C.I.F. de la F.F.C.)Radio
Peloton, 17 February 2016
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