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Bike Polo - who knew?
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11-5-2007 11:33 AM
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Bike Polo played on the streets of London, NYC...
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Six months after four friends got together at a basketball court in east London, dozens of would-be players frequently now turn up on Sunday afternoons.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/wellbeing/story/0,,2205207,00.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/img/A7E82296-8F09-4038-9E05-E244259EB240" alt="Bike polo" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/wellbeing/story/0,,2205207,00.html"><P>Invented in 1891 by retired Irish racing cyclist Richard J Mecredy. 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