2020 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Fitness day announced
A meeting and fitness day has been announced as part of the preparations for the 2020 World Championships in November. Details are on the poster below:
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MATCH REPORT: GB Juniors & Cegielski take wins on opening day
The 2019 ICSF World Cycle Speedway Championships got off to a great start at a hot and sunny Swietochlowice, in southern Poland, on Friday. There was a large crowd and a great atmosphere at the superbly shaped and sized track, although last month’s resurfacing resulted in the track cutting up in places. In the opening match Gt Britain juniors raced […]
Read moreTEAM GB TRAINING ACADEMY: Details for Saturday
Steve Mullinder has been in touch to issue the timings for the next Under 18’s Academy which takes place at Leicester this coming Saturday: Under 14’s start at 10 am for 2 hours track skills followed by classroom . Under 18’s & women start at 12 pm with track skills, spin class & classroom.( bring clothing for spin class ). […]
Read moreTEAM GB: Busby appoints his assistant managers
Great Britain Men’s Team Manager Allan Busby is looking to instill a winning mentality into the GB squad and has signalled his intentions to do just that by appointing his brother Darren as well as Denis Hubble as his assistant managers. Allan has tasted success himself in the British Team Cup with both Thurrock & Southampton and is a former […]
Read moreTEAM GB TRAINING ACADEMY: Report from Leicester
Report by Steve Mullinder The first of many cycle speedway Academy Days took place in October at Leicester cycle speedway track. The day was a great success with 70 riders from age groups consisting of under 14s, juniors, women and senior riders taking part. The day started with the under 14s taking to the track, with qualified Coaches from across […]
Read moreTEAM GB TRAINING ACADEMY: Shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the first Great Britain Training Academy, which takes place at Leicester on Sunday 28th October, has been revealed. Riders have until 19 October to confirm their attendance, or their place will be taken by another rider. Riders are asked to confirm their availability with Paul West at British Cycling (paulwest@britishcycling.org.uk). See more about the training academies on […]
Read moreINTERNATIONAL: Busby named GB manager
Former Great Britain international rider, Allan Busby, has been named Great Britain manager. The post was previously held by Lee Aris, who had already indicated he would not be reapplying for the position following his relocation to Australia. It’s the status quo for the other international managerial positions, except for Wales, where Nicky Evans and Dale Clark take up the […]
Read more2017 ICSF WORLDS: Week three update
The 2017 ICSF World Cycle Speedway championships conclude this weekend, with Thursday and Friday being the final free days. The hectic schedule has produced some thrilling racing, here’s what has happened in week three of the championships. Senior Team GB stars Paul Heard, Myke Grimes, Ben Mould, Zac Payne, Josh Brooke and junior Brandon Whetton all made it through fiercely […]
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Great Britain’s Women overcome early Australia challenge to take series
Great Britain went into the third Women’s test against Australia knowing that victory would see them clinch the series. The first 2 heats were shared before Australia, through Lucy Millikin and Miriam Thompson, went ahead with a 6-4 over Macie Schmidt and Laura Watson. Lauren Jacobs and Charlie-Jane Herbert then scored maximum points over Emily Makepeace and Harleigh Rochester in […]
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Team GB Juniors leave it late to clinch Federation Cup
Great Britain clinched the Junior Federation Cup at Le Fevre for the first time with a remarkable second half comeback after trailing Poland by 7 points and Australia by 6 after 14 races. The first race of the 2nd half saw GB concede a 6-4 to Poland, but the young Lions did not concede another heat advantage after that, as […]
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Strong second half helps Team GB over the line
Australia rested big hitters Joel Chadwick, Cody Chadwick and Ty Geertsen for the final test, after already securing the series win at Murray Bridge on Sunday. In came Robert Sellick, a return to the line up for Ross Priest, and junior Jack Norman was promoted to the senior squad. Great Britain made changes of their own, with Chris Timms making […]
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Team GB Juniors overcome stern test to take series 2-0
Great Britain Cycle Speedway’s junior team came through an intense encounter to take the test match series after the second of three rounds. A rejuvenated Australia pushed the tourists all the way, but in the end just fell short of squaring off the match scores. It was first blood to GB in heat two after the first heat was shared, […]
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Australia take senior test series after two rounds
Australia have won the senior test series in Murray Bridge on Sunday, after taking a second win against Great Britain in the three match series. After an opening shared heat courtesy of a Paul Heard race win for GB, Australia took the first advantage of the match in the second race, with Ty Geertsen and Braden Makepeace splitting the GB […]
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Team GB edge to 2-0 lead in Women’s test series
Great Britain Women’s Cycle Speedway team have taken a 2-0 lead after securing two victories over their Australian rivals at Salisbury on Saturday and Murraylands on Sunday. The hectic girls schedule this weekend saw back-to-back fixtures in blistering conditions in Adelaide, with highs into the mid-thirties in rural Murraylands on Sunday. In the first test, Holly Greenhalgh sped away for […]
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Team GB Vets win first test in Le Fevre
Team GB’s Veterans team won the inaugural Veterans test match against Australia on another chilly evening at Le Fevre. After a scorching start to the tour, colder weather has hit Adelaide the past three days and the cold chill at “Le Freezer” was felt among spectators for the third night running. They were rewarded for putting up with the cold […]
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Powerful Australia take match one in test series
Australia powered to a convincing victory in the first match of the three test series against Great Britain at Findon, Adelaide, on Tuesday evening. The encounter was explosive team racing at it’s best, in front of a loud and vocal crowd to match the intense rivalry on track. It started well for Team GB, with Myke Grimes racing to victory in […]
Read moreTEAM GB: Venson steps up to junior assistant team role
Great Britain junior team manager, Steve Mullinder, has appointed a new member to his team for the world tour to Australia, which is now just 11 weeks away. Highly respected and experienced veterans rider, and newly crowned over 50s champion, Norman Venson has come on board to be Assistant junior team manager. Norman recently attended the junior training camp that […]
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Team GB victorious in Poland
Team GB claimed their first win on Polish soil since 2011, after coming from behind to beat Poland by one point in Zielona Gora. The victory was all but sealed in heat 17 after a Josh Brooke and Ben Mould 7-3 allowed GB’s Chris Timms and Dean Hook to roll off the grids in heat 18 and secure an emphatic […]
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