With Natalie Timms not going to Australia Womens Team GB announce that Emily Morton, Cycle Speedway’s only current qualified level 2 female CS coach, has been added as assistant coach/manager to Stuart Raven and Geoff Gamage. Emily will also be responsible for specific womens welfare issues and first aid. Geoff Gamage commented: “I would like to publicly thank Natalie for […]
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Exeter based, Peter Clarke is the new Women’s League manager, after Natalie Timms stepped down at the end of last season. Clarke is the father of British and European champion, Lauren Hookway and a keen follower of the women and girls scene. Talking to 33/18 News, he commented: “I am very excited to take on the role from Natalie. Having […]
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The fourth annual GG Express Couriers Womens Grand Prix takes place on Sunday October 30th at Leicester 2pm. Prior to that (1pm) there is an open GP that will be run similar to the BJYL/Womens League “rock up and ride”. With hopefully two semi finals if enough enter, the GG has £10 a race win for the 20 qualifying heats, plus […]
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A strong team performance formed the basis for a convincing victory for the youthful South West team in the British Womans League final at Harbourside Park, where they regained the title from the Midlands. Five of the 8 South and South Wales rider line-up have been regular competitors in the BYJL this season, and their race fitness clearly played a big part […]
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With just one team match between the Midlands and the South in the Women’s League, a revised format of racing has been announced. The 16 heat team match starts at 12pm, with the individual event taking place straight after at 1pm. Poole’s crucial Elite League match against Wednesfield follows at 2pm. Horspath and Wednesfield are in action this Sunday, with the […]
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The Midlands went top of the table of the British Women’s League after a 72-48 victory over the East at Cookson Park, in the second round of matches (both teams winning their opening fixture). South and South Wales moved in to second after seeing off the North’s challenge by 70-49. The East arrived with just three riders, completing their line […]
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The field is in for the Dash Trophies Ladies Individual, which takes place on Saturday 21st May at 3pm at Ashmore Park, Wednesfield. The draw features some of the best ladies riders in the world, including World and British champion Vicky Brown. The draw will be made on the day. 1. Laura Watson – Sheffield 2. Charlie-Jane Herbert – Ipswich 3. Chloe Pearce – […]
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Wednesfield hosted the first round of Women’s League action on Sunday. The East came out on top in their fixtures against the North, winning 64-56, Charlie Jane Herbert and Lily Gedge top scoring for the victors. The Midlands saw off the South West challenge with a 63-56 scoreline. Michelle Whitehead led the way for the Midlands dropping just a single […]
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Roger Dainty has been appointed to referee the Women’s League meeting at Wednesfield, this forthcoming Sunday. In a change to the original allocations, Mike Legge will now be refereeing the Wednesfield v Coventry Elite League match on Sunday 15th May 2016.
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The second of a ‘World Series’ of major international Cycle Speedway events – the Yale UK sponsored World Ladies Final from Wednesfield (Wolverhampton) – has been completed and will be shortly be sent to the Sports Unlimited programme producers. It will be the first time that a Woman’s meeting will have been featured on a major TV programme. The Yale UK […]
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The Women’s League has gone from strength to strength this season and is a fine example of what the future of Cycle Speedway should look like. On Sunday Birmingham hosted the final round of the Women’s League, with two competitions at stake. The Midlands raced against the South in the final. The Midlands triumphed with some excellent team racing to […]
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Leicester Ladies maintained their domination of the team championship with an unprecedented tenth consecutive victory at Glover Park today. Nearest rivals Ipswich put up a strong fight and had opened up a two point lead after the fourth heat, taking 14 points from their inside grids. The Monarchs eventually overhauled their East Anglian rivals in the sixth heat, from that […]
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Sheffield’s Vicky Brown suffered a tape exclusion in the final of the big money GG Express Couriers Womens Gp, leaving Lauren Hookway, Charlie Jane Herbert and Michelle Whitehead to battle it out. Exeter’s Lauren Hookway took the title from grid one, with Michelle Whitehead second and Charlie Jane Herbert third off the outside. 1st Lauren Hookway 2nd Michelle Whitehead 3rd Charlie […]
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Elite League action is back again this weekend in one of the more crucial weekends in the title race. We also see the return of the Women’s League, but first, Ipswich host the Home International and Celtic Cup tomorrow. Home International and Celtic Cup In the senior event England have won the Home International every year since Wales last won […]
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Leicester’s Elizabeth Rigley has been featured in her local paper ahead of the GB v Australia women’s test series in a few weeks time. Check out the article here:
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The 3rd Annual GG Express Couriers Womens Grand Prix will follow the rearranged SSW Junior GP round 5 at Horspath on Saturday July 18th at approx 17.30. The event coincides with promoter and Women’s GB manager Geoff Gamage’s 50th year anniversary in the sport. For this reason, Geoff has upped the prize money! There will be £10 a race win for […]
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Hethersett Hawks / Swinton & Co staged the second round of the British Women & Girls League and, despite a cold, breezy and, at times, wet day, the competitors from as far afield as Exeter, Poole and Sheffield put on some tremendous racing – the morning rain ensuring almost a perfect racing surface. In the Inter-Regional competition the leaders Midlands were […]
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Here are the full results from today’s Women’s League racing at Hethersett. Inter-Regional League SOUTH & SOUTH WALES 48 Lauren Hookway 14 Macie Schmidt 10+1 Alice Neighbour 7 Chloe Haughton 6 Bethany Briggs 6 Maddy Saunders 5 MIDLANDS 72 Michelle Whitehead 13+2 Lucy Whitehead 13+2 Sam Marsh 13 Elizabeth Rigley 12+1 Laura Watson 12 Bailie Phillips 9 NORTH (53 – 11*) […]
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