The major events calendar has been issue by British Cycling this afternoon. It includes details of all the main events this season, including YJL, Supertrax, CS Cup, Club Championships and British Individual Weekend. This can also be found on the 2017 Calendar page. Sat 8th April BYJL Regional 1 – SE/E Kesgrave BYJL Regional 1 – Midland Leicester […]
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33/18 News has had a brief make over today. Hopefully you’ll like the new design, as we look forward to what will no doubt be an exciting season of new and old competitions, culminating with the 2017 World Championships in Adelaide, Australia at the end of the year. The results archive is still to be updated, as I’m sure our […]
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Close on fifty competitors attended the 2017 opening meeting at Findon on Sunday despite an afternoon of frequent heavy rain showers. The open category featured between seven and eight riders on the gate, which led to interesting first bends! However Bobby McMillan emerged as overall winner closely followed by Braden Makepeace, Todd Clarke and Shane Bentley. The Womens event was a family […]
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Although Ty Geertsen had a previous family commitment and Jack Norman was sidelined due to his involvement in a motor speedway event, the club still provided an action packed meeting covering all age categories to start the 2017 season. In the combined older age group event, Paul White took the major award with a well deserved 30 point maximum and in turn […]
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A&T have signed four riders during the winter transfer window. First in were the father and son duo of Charles and Duncan Whalley, from Bury. Following them was Scottish international, Kyle Holland (pictured left with A&T’s Radek Handke), from Sheffield, quickly followed by veteran racer, Mick Knowles, who has signed from Heckmondwike. The signings will bolster A&T’s squad to race in […]
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Here are the 2017 South West and Wales region fixtures for 2017. If other regions could also send on their fixtures to 33/18 News, we will publish them in our main fixtures page in due course. Please email: newsroom@3318news.co.uk South West & Wales Region – Fixtures 2017 (Provisional) 26 March Newport v Horspath v Poole Spring Cup Rd.1 Swindon v […]
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The Midland League are running a Spring Team Cup event over Sundays in March and April, with Wednesfield Aces, Birmingham, East Park and Wednesfield Dragons facing off against each other. The event is run on a 24 heat pairs formula, with 4 riders and a reserve per team. The dates are: Round 1 – Wednesfield Aces (12th March 2017) Round […]
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The full list of approved transfers has been issued by British Cycling after the transfer window closed on Tuesday evening. Positive news includes the transfer of riders back to Stoke after a brief period with Astley and Tyldesley. The potteries club are hoping to maintain momentum during 2017, with some successful new rider sessions taking place at Etruria Park already […]
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The Supertrax Battle of Britain and Women’s League competitions will have a fresh new look for 2017, with specially designed race jerseys for the competitions. Each region is currently in the process of finding a sponsor for their teams, which includes team naming rights, with the money raised going towards printing the jerseys, flags and signage, with 33/18 designs subsidising […]
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After completing his transfer on transfer deadline day, Ben Mould returns to his home town club, Newport, and back to where it all started for the reigning British champion. Team manager, Nicky Evans commented: “Ben will be a great character to our club. He is already a good friend to many of us and will be no stranger here. “Ben has […]
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As the transfer deadline shuts this evening, arguably the biggest winter move sees Wednesfield’s British Champion, Ben Mould moving back to his home town club Newport – making him the fourth rider to return to their first club after Lewis and Chris Osborne’s move to Great Blakenham and Gavin Wheeler reportedly back at Southampton. Wednesfield manager Wayne Aris said: “With all the changes […]
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Newport Cycle Speedway Club have been awarded a grant from the Welsh church fund to the sum of £3,264, which will go towards the construction of the club’s new pits roof. Club secretary, Colin Simmons told 33/18 News: “It was well worth the form filling and 6 month waiting time. Work on our new covered pits will commence in March.” The Welsh club […]
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Wednesfield’s AGM will take place on Sunday 12th February, starting at 2pm. All members are asked to attend the meeting, which takes place in the Ashmore Inn Pub function room. Photo by Andy Whitehouse.
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East Park finally had their new container placed on the pad next to the starting gate last week. It has taken some months to arrange and was only possible when club secretary, Robert Barnett, contacted local counsellor Keith Inston, who spoke to the parks department. Officials then arranged for trees to be cut back and supplied a temporary roadway across the […]
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Horspath Hammers have signed Swindon’s sibling duo, Jake and Alice Neighbour for the 2017 season, while Lewis and Chris Osborne head back to their hometown club, Great Blakenham. Welcoming the Neighbours to Horspath, team Manager, Zac Payne said: “Jake has been in exceptional form the last season, coming 2nd in Europe in the junior category and riding every week for […]
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Newly appointed Team GB Veterans boss, Geoff Gamage, talks to 33/18 News about his new official role and the differences between managing Womens and Veterans racing. “It is an honour to be asked to manage the Veterans Test team, having done the unofficial one last time. “Once it was obvious that both sets of guys wanted the series I was […]
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The Birmingham Monarchs Cycle Speedway club have successfully gained funding from the Active Citizens Fund through the Police and Crime Commission and West Midlands Police (WMPCC). This will enable the club to carry out much needed work. Committee members met with Sargeant Andy Holder of Perry Barr and Oscott Police last week to discuss the plans for the year. Club […]
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Sunday 22nd January saw the Bury winter training group assemble at Entwistle reservoir, high in the hills above the town, for a 5k run challenge around the perimeter of the lake. Bury have used this area for training two years go, when Danny Taylor won the event and John Burston and Matthew Turnbull were joint second. This year, the day was […]
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