CLUB NEWS: Bury celebrate their youth at presentation night

Bury Cycle Speedway held their presentation night on Sunday 11th December at Bury Bridge Social club, with almost 70 members and families there. Club President, Tony Mann announced the awards which were presented by Club Chairman, Stuart Howarth. First up were the Northern League GP recipients. Bury won this competition by a huge margin this year, the event encompasses all the […]

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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 […]

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CLUB NEWS: Stoke make senior return at British Indoor Finals

Cycle Speedway has received a pre-Christmas boost with the news that Stoke Cycle Speedway team are to ride in their first senior event for four years. A team from Stoke have been cleared to enter the 2016 British Indoor Finals at Coventry`s Sports Connexion on 7th and 8th January 2017. Stoke supremo Avon Allcock is finalizing details after British Cycling`s […]

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CLUB NEWS: 100% turn out at Hethersett Presentation Evening

Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators had virtually a 100% turn-out of regular members and families at their annual Presentation Evening held at Hethersett Social Club. Guest of Honour, rounding off a successful Golden Jubilee season, was Australian captain and twice World No.2 Cody Chadwick who, while based in Suffolk, regularly travelled up to inspire the first-team riders at Wednesday training. As a mark […]

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CLUB NEWS: A&T stage successful presentation night

Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club staged their 26th annual Presentation and Social event at Gin Pit on Sunday afternoon. Around 70 people attended an excellent afternoon’s social, with 59 rider awards and 23 volunteer awards presented on the day. The awards were presented by current Liverpool FC U23 player and former England U16 football captain, Adam Phillips, a former A&T rider. […]

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CLUB NEWS: Wednesfield Aces and Dragons annual presentation evening

The 54th Wednesfield Aces and Dragons annual prize presentation evening was staged at a packed Gilberts Bar in Willenhall. The theme of the night was “proud”, being proud of the club and its achievements over the years. A film show was presented to the packed room showing historic teams of the past, the club’s history and the pride in the achievements […]

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AUSTRALIA: Bandits defeat Rangers in season finale

Last weekend the Le Fevre 2016 season came to a close with the staging of the Bush Rangers versus Bandits league final, with both squads including competitors who had represented their home nation at international level. Although the Bandits provided the majority of heat winners, the superior team racing tactics from their opponents kept them within striking distance. The Bandits were […]

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AUSTRALIA: Outlaws defeat Bush Rangers in Little League

The penultimate meeting of Findon’s 2016 season included the Little League Grand Final, which featured top competitors in the U13 age category. Although an even scoreline at the interval stage, the Outlaws edged to victory, due in the main, to heat wining performances from Tyson Amey and Lionel Sansbury. Without doubt, a fitting climax for the youngsters, who now eagerly await the […]

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CLUB 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 […]

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NEWS: Coventry Winter Indoor season off to flying start

The indoor season of training and practice sessions made a flying start at Coventry last Sunday evening, with Coventry club officials reporting a successful first session with 28 riders rolling up at the Sports Connexion, Ryton, near Coventry. Riders from as far afield as Stockport and Wiltshire were in evidence as riders warmed-up for the British Indoor Finals at the […]

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NEWS: British Cycling release updated 2017 competitions plan

British Cycling have released an updated competitions plan, this time including the list of graded riders based on the 2016 season. It also features the fixtures for the Supertrax Battle of Britain series, with the Midlands hosting South East, while the North and Scotland race South West and Wales at Astley & Tyldesley in round one. The Supertrax Battle of Britain […]

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