With just one fixture taking place in round one, the winners were obviously going to be sitting on top of the table. Coventry fought off a spirited second half display from the Ipswich Eagles, but held their nerve to clinch their first ever victory in the Elite League by 100-94. Coventry skipper Grimes put in a solid display of gating […]
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As predicted, the season opening encounter between Coventry and Ipswich Eagles did not disappoint the healthy crowd gathered at Hearsall Common, Coventry on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles travelled with close to a full strength team, only missing Great Blakenham’s Adam Peck. Whilst Coventry included home riders Myke Grimes, Bobby McMillan and Mason Phillips alongside their winter signings on Elite League licences, including […]
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A bad tempered match littered with exclusions showed that there was nothing ‘friendly’ about the season opener EL friendly match at Perry Hall Park on Sunday. The reigning champions turned up with a power packed line up to ensure the home side would have a serious work out on the track. The track surface, which had been relaid during the […]
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Newport’s Mark Carmichael and Chris Davies took the honours in the Swindon 40th Anniversary Individual meeting yesterday, winning the open and intermediate categories respectively. The meeting drew top riders from around the country. Also a good crowd of ex-Swindon riders including Craig Nash, Pete Bennett, Darren Hicks and Andy Jeffries. The Open event included: Steve Harris (ex World Champion, VETS champion […]
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In a match that lived up to expectations for action with a healthy crowd, Coventry came out on top against Ipswich in round one of the 2016 Elite League. Elite League Round One Coventry 100 – 94 Ipswich Elite League Exhibition Match Birmingham 93 – 96 Wednesfield Swindon 40th Anniversary Individual 1st Mark Carmichael (Newport) 2nd Steve Harris (Swindon) 3rd […]
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The Cycle Speedway Elite League begins again this weekend and we’ve got a cracker expected at Hearsall Common in Coventry. Ipswich make their way to Coventry for their first meeting with the West Midlands side for some years. The Eagles have been boosted by the capture of former World Number 2, Australian Cody Chadwick, and boast an impressive squad of […]
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Polish teenage sensation Michal Sassek jets in to the UK to take his place for Coventry in the grand opening Elite League match of the current era at Hearsall Common on Sunday (3rd April) at 2pm. The 18-year-old, from Leszno in west central Poland, will fly from Poznan into Birmingham Airport late on Saturday evening. He will join his new teammates […]
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Brandon Bees will race Leicester juniors in a Midland League Junior Challenge on Tuesday evening, 5th April, at 7.15pm at Brandon Road Playing Fields, Bretford. The Bees will again field mainly Coventry contracted juniors as they attempt to attract their own junior riders. The Brandon Bees are inviting local parents and youngsters from the many villages around the track, such […]
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This is an April Fools joke article – none of the below is factual. It has been announced this morning that “at least one brake” must be added to a Cycle Speedway bike for the 2017 season. British Cycling announced the news after an 11th hour deal with the governing body’s insurance underwriters, “Thistle Insurance Services Limited”, broke down last night. […]
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The deadline for the 2016 Club Championships closes on 28th April 2016. This year sees each category moved to one bank holiday weekend in the Midlands from 28th-30th May 2016. Here are the links for entry: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/144087/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Under-19-Club-Championship https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/144088/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Women-s-Club-Championship https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/144091/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Over-40-s-Club-Championship https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/144089/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Under-10-Club-Championship https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/144090/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Under-16-Club-Championship https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/144094/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Under-13-Club-Championship https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/144095/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Open-Club-Championship Team Manager’s simply need to go into each Championship and enter in their name. British Cycling CS facilitator, Paul West, […]
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Birmingham kick off their 2016 season with a tough meeting against the Wednesfield Aces in an Elite League exhibition fixture. The Monarchs have been given permission to fulfil their Elite League fixtures by its governing body, however their league position will not count when scoring points. This at least gives the Monarchs top riders a chance to race against the […]
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Newport host their annual Welsh Ladies Open meeting at the Olympic Village on 16th April 2016. Tapes fly up at 2pm and the draw is as follows: Gemma Hill – Ipswich 2. Sophie Middleton – Sheffield 3. Jenna Whitehead – Leicester 4. Sammi Marsh – Coventry 5. Chloe Whitehead – Leicester 6. Alice Neighbour – Swindon 7. Danielle Hickie – […]
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It’s 40 years since the track at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon opened and on Sunday 3rd April Swindon CSC are taking advantage of the re-scheduled Horspath v Poole EL fixture to stage two anniversary individuals this weekend. 1pm – Intermediate Category There is a good mix of veterans, some juniors and a couple of women already entered, we’re […]
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British Cycling recently wrote to all Level 2 coaches who are yet to complete their course, hoping to encourage them back onto the scheme. British Cycling Cycle Speedway Coaching commissioner, Bob Prince, has set up a Coaching workgroup to assist would-be coaches in the four regions, all the details for those in the workgroup are in the letter below. The deadline is […]
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After a number of delays, work on the new cycle speedway track at Queen Anne High School in Dunfermline is finally underway. Contractors commenced work early last week and, as these photos show, they have already made considerable process. The teacher leading the project, Craig Masson, is hopeful that construction works will be completed early next month with the first […]
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Ipswich’s Phil Clarke, the mastermind behind the Eagles’ successful promotional campaigns, which we reported yesterday, has sent us in a fantastic guide to assist Cycle Speedway clubs getting in the press. Thanks for sending it in, Phil. This is a must read! Maybe the main recruitment challenge is numbers who’ve heard of cycle speedway – both potential riders, and people […]
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Bury CSC held its annual Good Friday charity ride, now in its twenty-fourth year. A leisurely pace, on a very pleasant sunny day saw around twenty club members complete the off-road route, following the course of the River Irwell towards Manchester. The event raises money for club funds as well as a selected charity each year. The charities for 2016 […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway club will complete their final lap of their amazing recovery over the past four years when top tier Elite League racing returns to the city next Sunday afternoon (3rd April) at 2pm. Their remarkable “phoenix rising from the ashes” story will be completed when a reinforced Coventry, brimming with international and home grown talent, tackle East Anglian […]
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