Pete broke his hand a while back when his cable snapped and he crashed hard after hitting the goal.

Good news is he just got his pins out of his hand and he hopes to be back playing polo in the next month or so.

He’s been stopping by polo every now and then watching and shooting photos. Here are a few from this past Sunday.

We are hosting Friendlies on Saturday the 16th of October in Minneapolis. 1pm until dark. Click here for directions to the park.

We will be playing polo, hanging out and grilling food all afternoon. The forecast calls for a gorgeous day.

Madison, MKE, Chicago, Duluth, Fargo, LaCrosse, Menominee, Mankato, Mason City and whoever else are all invited!

Matt H and maybe another MKE poloist are coming to town and we are throwing a party.

Highlights from a pick-up bike polo game in south Minneapolis, Sept 26, 2010.

New helmet cam video by Mr. Do.  Short and sweet.

A tribute to the 2010 Hardcourt Bike Polo world champions, The Beaver Boys.

Yesterday Pete was going full bore at the goal to defend an against an attack. Slammed on his brake, he heard a PING(which was his cable snapping), he crashed his tire straight into our heavy metal goals, he was thrown over his bars and cracked his head on the ground. Broke a huge piece right off the temple area of his helmet.

If he wasn’t wearing his helmet he’d probably be in the hospital right now but instead he was able to laugh it off and coast his fucked up bike home to his family with nothing more than a sprained wrist.

Please consider wearing a helmet if you don’t now. No matter how great of a cyclist you are there is always mechanical failure to worry about.

He hit the goal so hard that he bent his steel fork backwards into a negative rake.

UPDATE: Pete ended up with two broken bones in his hand. Here’s wishing a quick and easy healing process.

Minneapolis put in a group order with MKE Bicycle Co for some of their aircraft grade polo shafts.

Thanks to Hewitt and the crew at Ben’s Cycle for getting us our order so fast!

Here’s a video of the World Champion Beaver Boys from Milwaukee from November 2009. It contains highlights from the 7th Midwest Bike Polo Championships in Columbia, MO. Where the Beaver Boys once again faced Chicago’s Machine Politics for the title of best in the Midwest. That time it was Chicago who showered a merciless rain of shots on target.

It chronicles the arrest of 11 poloists and subsequent their deal with the city for permanent courts of their own.

Yet another now classic film from Mr. Do.

The #1 Bike Polo Team in the World

Congrats to the Beaver Boys from Milwaukee on keeping the title of best in the world at home in North America. They defeated Machine Politics(picture below) from Chicago for the title. The three day championship took place in Berlin this year with over 90 teams fighting for a chance just to make it Sunday and the double elimination bracket.

This was a repeat of the championship game of Midwest 6 and 7. I’m so proud of our Midwest teams right now I could burst.

#2 in the world ain't nothing to sneeze at either

Photos from MWBPC8 by Christopher Berg Photography

UPDATE:

http://tinyurl.com/whbpc2010-finals – The double elimination championship bracket from the Hardcourt Bike Polo World Championships in Berlin.

The World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships are underway in Berlin, Germany. Two days of qualifiers all lead to a round of 32 on Sunday. Full list of teams can be found here.

Up to date info is promised at the Official tournament site as well as the thread on the League of Bike Polo. Here’s hoping for an all North American podium with a strong showing from the Midwest.

Minneapolis’ own Mr. Do comes up with another stunning video piece. This is a short teaser from the 2010 North American Bike Polo Championships in Madison, WI.

Send you comments and or bribes for him to dig up flattering footage to MrDo@mplsbikepolo.com