ICSF EUROS 2018: UK entries now open through British Cycling
Entries are now open for the ICSF 2018 European Individual Championships to be staged from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th July at Czestochowa in Poland.
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RIDER NEWS: Hookway up for “Ride of the Year”
Exeter’s European and British Women’s champion, Lauren Hookway is flying the flag for Cycle Speedway in British Cycling’s “Ride of the Year”, where she is up against the likes of Olympian Jason Kenny. Hookway faces tough competition against some huge names in cycling, but her success of being crowned European champion at Poole this year was noticed by the top brass at British […]
Read moreCLUB NEWS: Wednesfield decorate European winners
Although it’s not a mandatory arrangement stipulated by the ICSF for the staging of the European Championships, Wednesfield Aces felt Brandon Whetton deserved a European winners race jersey and knew of his disappointment at not wearing one when becoming European Junior champion earlier this year. The club committee commissioned shirt design experts, 33/18 Designs to create an unofficial jersey fit for a […]
Read moreLETTERS: Poole’s Euros verdict? Well satisfied!
Graham Sutton has sent us in his reflections of a successful weekend of Cycle Speedway racing in the 2016 ICSF European Championships. With the dust now settled on the European Championships, the club can reflect on a job well done as another successful top flight promotion finds its way into the record books. Excellent racing, healthy attendances and perfect weather […]
Read moreCLUB NEWS: Super Jake storms to second in Europe
Swindon’s Jake Neighbour (pictured leading) capped off a super weekend on the South Coast by finishing second in the Junior European Championships at Poole on Sunday. This was on on top of winning the Junior Nations Cup the day before, and being on the winning side in the GB test match against Poland later that evening. After starting the season strongly […]
Read moreCLUB NEWS: Hawks represented at the Euros
Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators had their number one rider, Dan Chambers, competing in the European Championships at Poole in Dorset and he performed very well. He missed out on qualifying from the Quarter-Final by one point but then came through the repechage event to make the Semi-Final. This proved to be a very tough competition with a lot of leading Polish contenders. However, […]
Read moreEUROS 2016: Whetton dominant in Juniors
Brandon Whetton dropped just two points to deservedly take the win in the 2016 European Junior Final on Sunday. On 15 points going into the final heat, the Wednesfield youngster knew a second place in his final outing would guarantee him victory, and he duly obliged, sitting behind Jake Neighbour to claim his first international title. After agonisingly losing out […]
Read moreEUROS 2016: Hookway wins maiden international title
Lauren Hookway put in a superb performance to claim a maiden international title in the 2016 European Ladies championship. After first beating her main rival Vicky Brown in heat ten, the Exeter rider stormed past the young Macie Schmidt in heat fifteen to take control of the meeting, and a second place in her final ride gave Hookway the victory to […]
Read moreMEDIA: Photos and Videos from yesterday’s finals day
South Coast Journalism caught the finals day action at Poole yesterday and have uploaded highlights and full match footage of the Senior Open and Ladies competitions. Photographer Graham Robins has also sent us a selection of his photos from the Senior, Ladies and Junior categories. The rest of his many shots from the weekend can be found on his website […]
Read moreEUROS 2016: Nowacki crowned champion in dramatic final lap
Poland’s Lukas Nowacki was crowned 2016 ICSF European Champion at Poole on Sunday, being in the right place at the right time to take the title on the last lap of a dramatic final race, title decider. The first round of races produced an excellent spectacle for the large crowd, as all the riders came out the blocks trying to […]
Read moreEUROS 2016: What’s happened so far?
With the hectic racing schedule between the two tracks, updates haven’t been easy to manage. We’ve been sharing what we can via our Facebook page, so make sure you ‘like’ our page to find out what happens on finals day. So what has happened over the last couple of days? Team GB Friday night, and the Great Britain team lost […]
Read moreEUROS 2016: Results from Southampton
Steve Harris and Myke Grimes were the GB qualifiers qualifiers from the Quarter Finals at Southampton, while Zac Payne came through the repechage. See the scorecards below: In the junior qualifiers, Ben Tinsdale was the lone GB rider through from the first qualifier. In qualifier two, Adam Watson, Adam Bennett and Jay Briggs made their way through to the semi-finals. […]
Read morePREVIEW: 2016 ICSF European Cycle Speedway Championships
South coast clubs, Poole and Southampton host the ICSF 2016 Cycle Speedway European Championships this weekend, where a full three day feast of explosive action awaits the large crowds expected. The championships largely feature individual events, but we will see Team GB back in action Friday evening in a test match against Poland in Southampton, which represents new manager, Lee […]
Read moreEUROS 2016: Parking details for Poole
Parking at Harbourside will be at a premium for this weekend’s European Championships as the Poole Harbour Festival is taking place on the Saturday and Sunday and many visitors are expected. Additionally, travellers are in the area who – as in previous years – will be intent on locating ‘free parking & caravan camping’ opportunities. This has resulted in a […]
Read moreNEWS: Scotland appeal for riders
Scotland manager, Jamie Ball, has put out an appeal for riders eligible to race for Scotland, ahead of this weekend’s European Team Championships in Poole. Any rider with parents or grandparents who are Scottish are eligible to represent the country. Scotland’s vets team did especially well at last weekend’s Home International, finishing on the top spot. Anybody wishing to be considered […]
Read moreEUROS 2016: Official coordinators announced and traffic warning issued
Competitors and supporters travelling to the South Coast next weekend for the ICSF European Championships at Poole and Southampton are urgently reminded that high volumes of traffic are expected on all three days. A very early departure from their home base must be considered. The Official Coordinators for the two tracks have been appointed by the ICSF to oversee the racing, […]
Read moreEUROS 2016: Revised draws
Regional event coordinator, Pete Barnes, has produced an updated draw for the ICSF European Individual Championships. The draw (as attached) takes into consideration some withdrawals and recent additions to the Open and Junior competitions. ICSF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 – SCHEDULE FRIDAY JULY 29th Southampton – Individuals: 1000 Junior Qualifying Round 1 – 8 riders qualify for Semi-Finals 1130 Junior Qualifying […]
Read more2016 EUROS: Spaces available in Junior and Senior events
There are still some vacant spots in the 2016 ICSF Junior and Open European Championships, which are being held at Poole and Southampton over the weekend of 29th-31st July 2016. Any rider interested needs to contact Paul West at British Cycling in the first instance with a debit/credit card number to cover the GB Rider entry fee (£10 Juniors, £15 Seniors). […]
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