Former Ipswich Eagles and Ireland international, Lewis Roberts, is heading to Nepal to volunteer with Raleigh International to help with aiding those affected by the 2015 earthquake. Lewis needs to raise £800, so if you can help, visit his Just Giving page at the bottom of the article.
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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 […]
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Today on the 6th March, Cycle Speedway has lost yet another great name to grace it’s grids. Daniel Thompson, 28, from the Murraylands club in South Australia, has grown up on two wheels with many of the riders of today. He was tragically killed whilst riding his bike with his daughter in Murray Bridge, his daughter escaped the accident with […]
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Frank Knight, Life President of the Sheffield Stars Club sadly passed away last weekend. Frank had been involved with cycle speedway since 1978, when his son (Jeb) joined the Stradbroke Arrows. He was soon the team’s manager, and took on most roles (including the most difficult of all, a referee). When the Sheffield teams merged in 1985, to form one […]
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Newport Cycle Speedway rider, Jacob Soper and fellow firefighter Owen Cousins, will be running the Newport 10K in full fire kit and breathing apparatus (combined weight of over 30KG) to raise funds for the firefighters charity. They have a target of £1000 which will go towards helping serving and retired firefighters along with their family’s in their times of need. […]
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Wednesfield Aces are regretfully announcing that the Wednesfield Dash, which was scheduled to be run on Saturday 10th March, has had to be postponed due to the uncontrollable forces of mother nature. At present the track is covered in snow with no chance of getting it prepared and rideable in time for this event. A spokesperson for the club commented: […]
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A near capacity attendance combined with five hours of racing spread over seven divisions plus the spectacular fire jump saw Findon celebrate its 60th birthday in style on a perfect 28c summer day. The racing format gave each competitor four qualifying heats with the top six progressing to a “sudden death” final and the top three taking the podium positions. Divisions 4 […]
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Excellent news came from Manchester last week, where Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club have won British Cycling’s Go-Ride Club of the Year award for 2017. This national award was announced at the British Cycling Conference at the National Cycling Centre, Manchester on Saturday. Club coaches, Mike Hack and Chaz Whalley, were on hand to receive the plaque and framed certificate […]
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After excelling in his role as club treasurer, Dale Clark, picked the Extra Mile award at Newport Live Volunteer In Sports Awards 2018. Not only has Dave gone above and beyond, personally raising over £3000 for our non-profit organisation, but he works tirelessly behind the scenes with day to day administration and compliance as well as helping to deliver coaching […]
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It would appear that Ben Mould was more accustomed to the wet conditions than the home based competitors as he headed the scorechart with three well taken heat wins. Exciting junior talent, Aussie Jones, and Bobby Mc Millan had little difficulty in filling the minor positions. The Womens heats saw Sarah Kinross and Kayleigh Clarke equal score ahead of Harleigh […]
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Poole’s annual celebration of the preceding season’s achievements was held over from its normal pre-Xmas time slot to avoid a clash with the World Championships. The later staging did absolutely nothing to detract from the enthusiasm – or indeed the attendance, in fact over 150 packed into the new venue at Hamworthy Labour Club where the evening got under way […]
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The Premier Inn Hotel in Wolverhampton city centre have rooms available for 4th, 5th 6th and 7th May. The hotel is located next to Wolverhampton railway station and is five/ten minutes to East Park by taxi which will cost approximately £3.50. Address: Premier Inn Broad Gauge Way Wolverhampton City Centre West Midlands WV10 0BA Cover photo by Graham Robins.
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Cody Chadwick is heading the list of nominations for the eagerly awaited Findon 60th birthday event on Sunday 25th February. Other senior entries include Bobby Mc Millan and Shane Bentley from the host club, Poole asset Ben Mould and Le Fevre based Jack Norman. The U18 division will feature Aussie Jones, Harrison Delmenico, DJ Thompson and Blade Blatchford. With a […]
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A pilot for a new Elite Pairs GP competition has been given the green light by British Cycling this week. The single event will debut at the third round of the Elite GP at Coventry, on Saturday 4 August 2018, with a view to being brought in, series wide, in 2019. Like the individual event, prize money will be on […]
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Despite the long summer break, Bobby McMillan still showed his World Championship class with a well earned 17 points to win the Division 1 event on Sunday. Angus Freeman and Aussie Jones filled the minor positions, whilst former World Junior Champion, Shane Bentley, was unavailable due to a motor cycling competition. In the Womens Division, Kayleigh Clarke secured a narrow […]
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Before the sport jumps to the wrong conclusion, this is not the former double World Individual Champion, who will be making a return to racing, but his 3 year old son Zach, who already has his mind set on emulating his father’s achievements. On Saturday, he took the opportunity to wear a Poole racing shirt, whilst competing at the North […]
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The Findon club have announced the staging of a 60th Anniversary meeting and re-union on Sunday 25th February. Early nominations include Senior Australian International riders Bobby McMillan, Braden Makepeace, Angus Freeman, in addition to Veteran International Brad Hoppo. Poole winter signing Ben Mould has also indicated his intention to compete as part of his pre season training prior to returning […]
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World U16 Champion, Macie Schmidt, was joined by club mates for a civic reception at Poole Civic Centre hosted by the Mayor of Poole, Cllr Lindsay Wilson to recognise their achievements during the 2017 season. Financial backing from Sport Poole helped to get Macie to Australia, where she picked up the inaugural girls title as well as silver medal in […]
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