We reopen 33/18 News today after taking a few days to collect our thoughts, do a little bit of soul searching and decide the best route to take, moving forward. It’s rare these days that we delve into political matters on 33/18 News, as largely we feel it can be counter productive. However, sometimes you have to stick up for […]
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The Elite League will consist of just 5 clubs for the 2016 series, after Birmingham did not fulfil the stringent Elite League criteria, which had already been relaxed in lieu of showing sufficient evidence of progress towards excellence. The six clubs who applied in November 2015, Birmingham, Coventry, Horspath, Ipswich, Poole and Wednesfield were all informed they had to meet the […]
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With the 2016 Elite league Cycle Speedway season just a month away, Coventry have signed three more riders to complete their squad for their return to top tier racing. Team manager Lee Marsh this week closed in on three new signings, adding Polish internationals Prezemek Binkowski and Pawel Idziorek, together with British veteran champion Gavin Parr from Newcastle. Now into […]
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With training already underway in many parts of the UK and challenge matches beginning this weekend, here is a round up of all the news you may have missed in the outdoor off season. European Championships The 2016 European Championships will be taking place in Poole, with qualifying rounds in Southampton. The Dorset club put on a marvellous spectacle that […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway club have this week announced their scoop signing of the close season so far – and the biggest ever signing in the clubs history. After months of growing speculation, Coventry finally landed the prized signature of three times British champion Andy Angell from Hull to lead their Elite league attack. Angell will continue to race for his […]
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Three times British champion Andy Angell will be live on BBC CWR radio on Tuesday 16th February at 6.45pm. Andy will be talking about the sport of Cycle Speedway, his hopes for the new season and his Elite League racing in 2016. BBC CWR broadcasts across Coventry & Warwickshire on 94.8fm. You can also “listen live” anywhere in the UK […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway club have signed a `Northern Powerhouse` trio of top rated riders as they continue to build a competitive squad ahead of the new Elite League season which starts in April. The Hearsall Common based side have captured the services of free scoring Chris Parish, former British Junior champion Jake Read and heat leader Ben Higham. They have […]
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Elite League Champions Wednesfield Aces have made sure that their squad for the 2016 season is a competitive one by making a few crafty and clever signings over the close season as they prepare to defend their title. Wedensfield manager Wayne Aris explains, “Over the past couple of months we have made three new additions to the Aces squad after losing 2 […]
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Great Barr rider Marcus Wadhams is set to return to the sport after a year out of the saddle to boost the Monarchs season, in what is shaping up to be a busy one. Wadhams missed the whole 2015 season due to work commitments but is determined to make the most of his undoubted talent in 2016. The Birmingham Monarchs […]
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British Cycling have released all the winter moves on first licenses and Elite League licenses. The big news being Gavin Wheeler is most likely on his way to Horspath from Poole on a full transfer (paperwork pending). The Elite League clubs have been busy preparing for 2016, at this stage it looks like being a close series with good share […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway club, gearing up for their return to top tier Elite League racing in 2016, have signed World junior number two Michal Sassek from Poland. The 18 year old, from Popowo Wonieskie near the major city of Leszno, in west-central Poland, joins the ambitious Hearsall Common club to bolster their firepower for the new Elite League campaign starting […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway club have moved to begin building their Elite League squad for 2016 by signing talented Adam Watson from Sheffield. Watson is expected to be the first of a flurry of new riders announced by Coventry ahead of the new season which starts in March. Based in Manchester, Watson joins Coventry on an Elite league `licence`, which allows […]
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Birmingham Monarchs’, Chris Timms has recently been in talks with Ostrow’s Szymon Kowalczyk to bring him to the second City. The Polish rider recently captured everyone’s attention with his impressive performance in the World Individual Final in August 2015. Kowalczyk finished on a solid 12 points, beating some of the Worlds best throughout the tour. Chris first met Simon in 2008 […]
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Birmingham Monarchs Cycle Speedway Club are set to return to the Elite League in 2016 club secretary Natalie Timms confirmed late last week. The Elite League series is ran under the British Cycling umbrella, meaning the Monarchs, along with fellow confirmed newcomers Coventry, are expected to adhere to strict criteria for their inclusion in the series. Birmingham’s Steve Hodgkinson commented, “Facilities are […]
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British Cycling today announced the line up for the 2016 Elite League series, which sees two new teams enter the fold. Sheffield and Newport indicated earlier in the month that they would not be re-entering for 2016, which has paved the way for Midland clubs Birmingham and Coventry to come forward. However, all clubs must fulfil strict criteria by 1st […]
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Newport signed off their two year Elite League tenure with a slender win over Poole, in the rearranged fixture following the wash out in round 8 in July. It did have sour moment with Dan Bock receiving a match ban for the Welsh side. The result was not enough to lift Newport off the bottom of the table, but saw […]
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Newport Cycle Speedway race their final Elite League fixture on Sunday, when they take on Poole at Newport’s Sports Village. The meeting will mark the end of the club’s two year Elite League adventure. Newport have not applied for the Elite League in 2016. Reasons include referee and travel costs, together with a lack of strength in depth at the Welsh […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway club look set to join the sports top league in 2016 – setting the seal on a remarkable recovery in fortunes by the Hearsall Common based club. Coventry`s application for Elite League status, which included financial matters, club management structure, development and facilities, was officially lodged with the sport’s governing body, British Cycling, this week. British Cycling’s […]
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