Roller Derby Bordeaux is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Bordeaux in France. Founded in 2009, the league consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues.
| Metro area | Bordeaux |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Teams | Petites Morts de Bordeaux |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Espace Roller Skate |
| Affiliations | WFTDA Fédération française de roller sports |
| Website | rollerderbybordeaux |
History
editFounded in the summer of 2009, Bordeaux claims to have been the first roller derby league in France. In July 2010, they played the first flat track bout in France, against Roller Derby Toulouse.[1][2] They again played Toulouse, and also the Paris Rollergirls, in a tournament the following summer.[3]
Three skaters from the league (Belle Zebuth, Emi Wild and Karla Karschër) were selected to play for Roller Derby France at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.[4]
By 2013, Bordeaux were working closely with STYX Roller Derby Bordeaux, a local men's league.[5][6]
Bordeaux were founder members of the French Roller Derby Organisational Group (FROG),[5] and in October 2013, were accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme.[7]
References
edit- ^ "L'histoire de la creation de la Ligue Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine", Roller Derby Bordeaux (in French)
- ^ Carine Caussieu, "imaginez maintenant : bordeaux s’engage pour la jeune création Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine", Bordeaux7 (in French)
- ^ "Tournoi de roller derby à La Ramée : les poupées aiment la castagne", La Dépêche du Midi, 30 June 2011 (in French)
- ^ Mercy Less (5 October 2011). "Team France 2011 World Cup Roster". Derby News Network. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Roller derby : le sport «féminin et féministe» qui cartonne Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine", Bordeaux7, 4 February 2013 (in French)
- ^ "Rock & roller", Le Monde, 11 October 2013 (in French)
- ^ "WFTDA Accepts 28 Apprentice Leagues Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 29 October 2013