Event Videos.

In my search for the illusive ESPN video from the North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship, I stumbled onto a few other videos from other events we've sponsored recently... Enjoy.

From Last Stand Waterfront Bike Polo Tourney back on July 9th-11th...

From NAHBPC [a local report]...

From the 2009 Lumberjack 100...

From the Summer Fix LA last weekend...

Summer Fix LA 2010 from Stop The Traffic on Vimeo.

From the Hell Yes! Sprints in Grand Rapids this past spring with Ryan, Jacobi and a hairy Matt in the background, why hasn't this been found sooner?

The ESPN video... it will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine. Until then... two randoms for you.

Deep V's!

THE BIKE SERIES - EP. 2 from Jon Chou on Vimeo.

A few things.

I won't lie, I tried to avoid posting a video today but once I saw this over on Prolly's blog I had to, this was just too good.

Hillbilly Cats Bicycle Club =^.^= 10.07.2010 from Benjamin Donadieu on Vimeo.

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In what was the last tournament before the North American in Madison this weekend, the Burlington Hardcourt Bike Polo crew put on the Last Stand Waterfront Bike Polo Tournament. Doesn't look like results or photos from the tournament have been posted yet but we look forward to hearing how things went and seeing who got to take home the Chukker wheelset!

Registration has closed for NAHBPC and you can see all who's joining in here.

68 teams. 44 cities. Stellar.

If you can't make it to Madison follow the event via their Twitter and we'll do our best to RT a few things on ours.

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As mentioned before, we recently built up a set of Halo Dyad's for CommutebyBike.com. Arleigh, the main contributor for the site, will be rocking them and reviewing them in the coming months. Have experience with them? Start the conversation.

Things to Come.

There is always some thing on the horizon and as always there are a number of events that we are pleased to be a part of. We do our best to keep the sidebar on the left of the blog updated with events where you'll have a chance to get your grubby hands on some Velocity swag. Each event is different so you never know.

A few events on the horizon to note:

- The Last Stand Waterfront Bike Polo Tournament :: Burlington, VT

Presented by Burlington Hardcourt Bike Polo

This Friday, July 9, 2010 - Sunday, July 11, 2010

Rough schedule:

Friday: registration, arrivals, pickup games. Opening event
Saturday: round robin play to determine finals bracket
Sunday: top 8 teams in double elimination format

16 teams. Downtown Burlington. A chance to win a Velocity 700c 48 hole Chukker track/SS wheelset.

- Breckenridge 100 :: Breckenridge, CO

Saturday, July 17th

This race is part of the NUE [or National Ultra Endurance Race] Series we are proud to be a sponsor of. Sure these are races but as most will tell you within the Ultra Endurance scene, they are battles against yourself and this race is no different with the event, stating:

'You've done the rest, now take the test'

- North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships :: Madison, WI

Friday, July 16, 2010 - Sunday, July 18, 2010

96 teams. 8 courts. If you thought Midwest 8 was big, wait until this. Have a chance to win a Velocity 26" 36 hole Psycho track/SS wheelset.

Follow it over on Twitter, I'll do my best to RT notable posts on the Velocity Twitter also.

- Finally, if you're from the West Michigan area, there is the Grattan Race Series. This event has been going on weekly through the summers at Grattan Raceway, for the last 31 years. If you're looking to get a taste of what road racing is or an established vet, the Grattan Race Series offers both A and B races on Wednesday nights.

Of course, if you can't make it to these, remember there is always the First Ever Velocity Temporary Tat Bag-O-Goodies Give A Way you can be a part and have a chance at getting some Velocity gear.

GR Polo Night.

Last night was the regular bike polo night here in Grand Rapids. With impending thunder storms and need for refreshment along with some food a few of us headed over to one of our favorite spots in GR, Founders Brewery, for a little pre-game.

Matt really isn't that gruff, this is more of a look of bliss. A Founders sandwich and a brew, it's hard to beat.

After hanging out for a bit there we headed to the courts. Fortunately, where our courts are located are under Grand Rapids' S-Curve near the downtown GVSU campus, so as clouds began to form the court was going to stay dry although that still means people have to venture out in it.

Sorry, had to take a cliche mallet shot.

During a break in the action while we waited for more to join in.

Sorry no action shots, we were all too busy playing. We ended up just having 2 on 2 games for around 2.5 hours, in which we had the privilege of having some of GR's finest come down and watch for a bit. One being the our local CSI officer, apparently no 'back and to the left' crime scenes to investigate.


Flats seem to be the theme of the day. Bob was the first to have one after skidding through his back tire and then what ended up ending the polo session, Casey getting a mysterious flat just before the lights gave out for a moment. All in all, it was a great night for polo.

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Since we've got polo on the mind today. There are 3 events that we would love to let everyone in on:

- This weekend, June 19th, in Bloomington, Indiana; the Indiana Invitational presented by Bloomington Bike Polo.

- July 10th-11th in Burlington, VT; the Last Stand Waterfront Bike Polo Tournament being put on by the Burlington Hardcourt Bike Polo crew.

At both of these events you will have the chance win some of our polo approved Chukker wheelsets!

Finally, mark your calendars, make your hotel reservations to make your pilgrimage to one of the bicycling Meca's in Madison, Wisconsin for the North American Hardcourt Bicycle Polo Champoinships on July 16th-18th. If you thought the Midwest 8 tournament was big, the North American should probably blow your mind!

Bike Polo: A Cycling Sport from Zach Cost on Vimeo.