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1790 : Mr. de Sivrac (France)
invents the velocipede.
1871 : The Hurlingham Club (U.K.) fix the modern rules of equestrian polo.
Irish
invention
1891 : Richard J. Mecredy (Ireland)
invent the cycle polo.
October 1891 : first cycle polo match in The Scalp (20 miles from Dublin, Ireland) with the Ohne Hast C.C.
31. October 1891 : The first cycle polo rules are published in "Cycling" (Ireland).
The first start
1895 : First English clubs (Northampton, Newcastle, Coventry,
Melton Mowbray and Catford).
1897 : First cycle polo club in the U.S.A.
15. May 1897 : The Bicycle Polo Association
of Great Britain is born. The head-quarter is in the Sheen House Club (West of London).
27. May 1898 : First
demonstration of cycle polo in the Moulin Rouge (France) with the Captain Wood's team.
10. September 1898 : The B.P.A.G.B.
publishes its own rules in "the Morning Post".
28. September 1901 : First international match between Ireland and England in Crystal Palace. Ireland win (10-5).
July 1908 : Cycle polo competition in the Olympic Games
of London. Ireland beat Germany
in final (3-1) in the Shepherds Bush Stadium (London).
The
first world war stops the cycle polo movement.
British cycle polo in the 30's
1. February 1930 : Second
creation of the Bicycle Polo Association of Great Britain with members of the Corrance C.C.
13. March 1930 : New rules
of cycle polo (with 8 players per team) inspired from the polo pony rules of the Hurlingham Club and from the hockey rules
of the Kent Hockey Association in the United Kingdom.
3. May 1930 : First match with the new British rules in Mogador.
19. June 1930 : First British regional league.
31. July 1930 : First match with an official referee.
27. September 1930 : First match organised by the
B.P.A.G.B. in Herne Hill.
1930 : Creation of teams : Polytechnic, Adys, Tooting, Merton Wheelers, Corrance, Calleva,
Highbury, Centaur, Oval and N.C.U.S.W. Section.
1931 : Creation of teams : Epsom C.C., Norwood Paragon C.C., St. Martin's C.C., London Bicycle Polo Club, Tunbridge Wells Club and Imperial Wheelers.
The Tooting
B.C. win the first championship of England.
The London B.P.C. is second.
1932 : Creation of teams : Catford C.C., Clarencourt C.C., Old Portlians, Southborough
& District C.C.
The Tooting B.C. win the second championship of England.
The Norwood Paragon C.C. is second.
8. July 1934 : France-United Kingdom in Buffalo (France)
with the French rules and French players from the V.C. Paris, the A.C. Boulogne-Billancourt, the A.S. Cheminots Est and the
U.S. Métro : 9-2.
1933-38 : The Norwood Paragon C.C. win the championships of England.
1938 : The Bicycle Polo Association of Great Britain has 170 teams
in 100 clubs with more than 1000 players.
25. June 1939 : France-United Kingdom the Cipale (Paris, France) with the
French rules and French players from the V.C. Sanvic : 6-6.
August 1939 : United Kingdom-France in England with british rules : 6-1.
The second world
war stops the cycle polo matches.
Reprise
1946 : Bicycle Polo has a new start in Aquitaine,
Paris area, Normandy and
Pyrénées.
1949 : The S. Pessac U.C. win the first French Championship since the end of the second World War.
1959
: 12 teams in the regional championship in Aquitaine.
1960
: The back field player can cross the middle line.
1961 : First teams in the Orleans
area.
1973 : In case a tie at the end of the two overtime periods, a series of penalties shall be taken by four players
from each team.
1976 : Upon request of the captain to the referee and after the agreement of the referee, changes
of players are not limited in number and can take place at any given time, including during overtime periods.
1981
: A second substitute is allowed to play.
On the move
1984 : First regional championship in the Paris area
since 1963 with the V.S. Sannois-Franconville, the U.S. Domont, the V.C. Bry-sur-Marne and the E.S. Gervais-Lilas. The V.S.
Sannois-Franconville wins.
1986 : The French Championship is played with teams of 4 regions (Bourgogne,
Aquitaine, Normandy and Paris
area) for the first time.
Bike polo today in the world
1966 : Creation of the Cycle Polo Federation
of India.
1994 : Creation of the Bicycle Polo Association of America.
1996 : First International Championship of cycle polo in the U.S.A.
with India, Canada
and U.S.A. India wins.
First championship in New Zealand.
The Victoria University MTB Club win. The Kennetts are second.
January 1999 : The first French web-site about bike
polo is borne
31. July - 1. August 1999 : Second
International Bicycle Polo Championship in Vancouver, Canada,
with Canada, U.S.A.,
India and Scotland.
India wins.
12-15 October 2000
: Third International Bicycle Polo Championship in New Delhi, India, with U.S.A. "A" & "B", Canada, India, United Kingdom
and France (players from the E.S. Gervais-Lilas). India
wins.
25-27 July 2001 : Fourth International Bicycle Polo Championship in London, United Kingdom, with U.S.A., Canada,
India, England, Scotland, France "A" (national selection) and France "B" (players from the E.S. Gervais-Lilas). India wins.
25-29 June 2002 : Fifth International
Bicycle Polo Championship in Les Lilas, France, with Canada, India "A" and "B", United Kingdom "A" and "B", France "A" and
France "B" (both French teams are national selections). Canada
wins.
Today, bicycle polo is played in Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, France (Aquitaine, Normandy and Paris
area), Germany, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, U.S.A., etc.
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