NEWS: Dates and Venues confirmed for 2022

January 14, 2022 Steve Copping

Sent in by Chidi Onuoha from British Cycling

British Cycling have confirmed the dates and venues for the 2022 national cycle speedway calendar.

This year’s British Club Championships will take place over the weekend of 11 – 12 June in Poole, while the British Individual Championships will take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend (27 – 29 August) in the Midlands.

The Grand Prix Series will once again be built around national event weekends, which will see men and women competing in the same region and no fixture clashes, increasing the number of opportunities for riders to race.

The Cycle Speedway World Championships in Australia – which were due to take place in December 2022 – have unfortunately been postponed once more due to the current uncertainty and will now take place in in November 2023.

A decision has also been made by the International Cycle Speedway Federation (ICSF) to bring forward the re-arranged European Championships by 12 months, and the event will be staged at Astley and Tyldesley from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July 2022 – a great opportunity for fans and newcomers to the sport to watch top-level international racing here in the UK.

Mike Hack, chair of British Cycling’s cycle speedway commission, said:
“The full national cycle speedway calendar has now been released, with national events spread across the country. After the complete curtailment of national cycle speedway fixtures in 2020, and a truncated programme held in 2021, here’s hoping that we can return to a full programme of national competitions in 2022.

“In particular, Scottish club Fife will be hoping that it’s third time lucky, as they prepare for their first ever national event staging at Dunfermline, the Home Internationals on Saturday 21 May.”

National Championships & Finals

Home Internationals, Fife: 21 May
British Club Championships, Poole: 11th-12th June
British Individual Championships, The Midlands: 27 – 29 August
CS Knock Out Cup, Leicester: 10 – 11 September

British Youth & Junior League and Junior Battle of Britain & Grand Prix Series

Round 1 – British Youth & Junior League, Kesgrave: 9 July
Round 2 – British Youth & Junior League, Wednesfield, 23 July
Round 3 – British Youth & Junior League, Horspath, 20 August
Round 4 – British Youth & Junior League, Astley & Tyldesley, 17 September

Round 1 – Junior Battle of Britain & Grand Prix Series, Ipswich: 10 July
Round 2 – Junior Battle of Britain & Grand Prix Series, East Park: 24th July
Round 3 – Junior Battle of Britain & Grand Prix Series, East Newport: 21 August
Round 4 – Junior Battle of Britain & Grand Prix Series, Hull: 18 September

Senior Battle of Britain & Grand Prix Series

Round 1
Women’s Battle of Britain and Grand Prix, Hull: 23 April
Men’s Battle of Britain and Grand Prix, Astley & Tyldesley: 24 April

Round 2
Men’s Battle of Britain and Grand Prix, Newport: 14 May
Women’s Battle of Britain and Grand Prix, East Newport: 15 May

Round 3
Women’s Battle of Britain and Grand Prix, Kesgrave: 6 August
Men’s Battle of Britain and Grand Prix, Ipswich: 7 August

Round 4
Men’s Battle of Britain and Grand Prix, East Park: 1 October
Women’s Battle of Britain and Grand Prix, Leicester: 2 October

Other national/international events