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What Is Bike Polo & How Do You Play It?
Anyone can play – you just need a bicycle, a mallet and a ball. For more information about bicycle specs, click here.
Rules
There aren’t many rules but here is a taster for you –
– Teams are made up of 3 players
– To score you have to use the end of your mallet (hitting with the side is called a shuffle)
– Don’t put your foot down (if you do, you must tap out at the side of the court)
– Any contact must be ‘like to like’ (mallet to mallet, bike to bike, body to body)
– First to five points wins (or whoever has the most goals when the time runs out)
Click here to find out more.

Prince Philip swaps horse for bike!

Modern day bike polo – European Championships 2009
Thanks LHBPA for the use of the photos.
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