New polo club in Poland!

Bike Polo Club Kraków is the second-oldest Hardcourt Bike Polo community in Poland (we started playing regularly in October 2009; Warsaw began in May 2009). Even though we’ve always struggled with the number of players and the lack of proper courts, BPCK has consistently given back to the community. We’ve organised a couple of Polish Championships and a few international tournaments, including the European Championships in 2013 (about a year after I started this blog). Players from BPCK have helped start polo scenes in Oslo, Norway, and Valencia, Spain. Kraków’s poloists have played in numerous tournaments and visited polo communities on several continents. Now, court-less for over six years, we don’t play regularly, but we take every chance we get. Last Saturday, the BPCK crew rented a van and brought a court to the mountain town of Bielsko-Biała, where a new polo club is emerging. It was awesome to play again in a big group, teach newbies, and let them experience the game on a boarded court. Yes, the boards are a little low, but they’re from the Polish Champs in 2011 in Warsaw (thank you, Warsaw Polo, for donating them!). Hope to play some more in Bielsko soon, will follow Bike Polo Bielsko Biała for updates, so should you! There's chatter about a tournament in this mountainside location, with camping a minute from the court. Until then, BPCK remains court-less, but the spirit lives on.

perth bike polo

It was one of my last days in Perth last year when I joined with the local crew for some throw-ins. It was good to reconnect again with some polo friends met in London and Barcelona. The sun was brutal that afternoon and I was after a whole day of riding (Perth is a very sprawling city), but I was welcomed warmly with cool beer and some polo bikes to borrow. Also, it was winter back in Europe so I didn't mind the heat.

the pit - NYC bike polo

While courtless here in Kraków (we've finally lost our court after 7 years), I'm digging through some yet unseen photos from polo travels. Today I give you New York! It was the third time I had a chance to play in "the Pit", one of the most iconic courts in the world. Nestled in the heart of Manhattan's Lower East Side, it's been home to NYC Bike Polo for over a decade. It's probably the most urban polo location I've ever played at. The pictures from December 2017 don't reveal how cold it was! But for sure It was fun: new crew in the Pit and throw-ins until dusk. Have a look.

san francisco polo revisited

A little bit of a #throwbackthursday today. I haven't been posting much of polo but I still play polo and take pictures! More updates coming! But first, some catching up to do. These are from October 2017 when I came back to San Francisco after a few years. I was just passing through but I wanted to check out the new polo court in Mission Park. They happened to play that night so I ended up spending hours with the crew, playing throw-ins, hanging out and distributing a little Polish liquor. Thank you San Francisco Bike Polo for such a warm welcome (again!), especially to Forest, who kept lending me his polo bike! 🤘

sex, milk & polo - 5some

This tournament took place last year but It's one of my favorite ones so here it goes. Head over to bikepolove facebook page to see an album "faces of pardubice" - some of the polo friends that were there!