An excellent day for Cycle Speedway at East park Wolves started with a sad moment yesterday. A minute silence for the late Joe Guy, a terrific young rider who started his cycling racing career at East Park and later at Wolverhampton Wheelers. He was tragically killed in a road accident while on a training ride. The Division One match was […]
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The South Coast derby usually throws up a lively encounter but the home side threatened to run away with this one until the Aces found their feet in the later stages and came back strongly winning 4 of the last 5 races. Both sets of riders provided excellent entertainment for the healthy crowd to enjoy as Harbourside once again provided the backdrop […]
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As the deadline for league fixtures is just weeks away at the start of September, the regional fixtures are coming thick and fast. Here are today’s results: Midland League Division One East Park 76 – 94 Coventry Wednesfield 93 – 85 Birmingham Division Two East Park 47 – 102 Coventry Wednesfield 86 – 56 Birmingham Division Three East Park 24 […]
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After a most successful start to this year’s National Rounds at Kesgrave three weeks ago the action moves to East Park this Saturday. 137 riders, the largest number for several years, took part at Kesgrave and hopefully this round’s central location will see that number topped. At Kesgrave it was particularly encouraging to see riders from both Newport and Norwich […]
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As temperatures soared, Goshen Sports Centre, Bury, was the venue for this season’s edition of the Home Internationals. The day’s action opened with the new Women’s Regional Best Pairs event at 10am, surely a prelude to a full international at some point in the coming years. In the early stages of the match most races were shared, only Laura Watson […]
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Swindon Robins hosted the Poole Comets on a bright and sunny Sunday afternoon at the Oasis Leisure Centre, where the racing didn’t disappoint. A spirited first half didn’t quite go to plan for Swindon, and at the halfway stage they were 10 down. Swindon hung on as best they could but Poole’s strength and depth, including former European Champion Maciej […]
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Exeter and Horspath riders paid tribute to a former Aces rider at Cofton Road last weekend, when a minute of sustained applause was held in recognition of Chris Duke, who lost his battle with cancer last week. Since the 1980s, Chris Duke was known throughout the region as a courageous rider who battled with disability to compete in the sport […]
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For the second consecutive weekend, the Exeter Aces were narrowly defeated in a thrilling SSW league encounter at Cofton Road. Despite an inspired challenge, against strong opponents, the Aces lost by a single point and it was a penultimate race exclusion for Exeter’s Aaron Herbert which brought the event to a controversial climax. Despite an untimely Zac Payne fall in […]
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Northumbria’s Dan Wharrier has spent the last year working in the US, he is now back and in his first meeting dropped just one point. Sheffield arrived on Tyneside with a weakened side due to holidays, they faced a Northumbria team without Gavin Parr and flu victim Terry Kirkup. Jason Keith beat Adam Watson in heat 1, which turned out […]
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Ipswich’s Chloe Pearce has become the tenth and final addition to Women’s Team GB test squad for the Australian tour this coming November. Pearce becomes the third U16 rider in the squad, joining Poole’s Macie Schmidt and Sheffield’s Niamh Morton. Team boss Geoff Gamage commented: “Chloe’s progression in the past six weeks has earned her the last spot, where she […]
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Hethersett’s Olly Buxton won his third consecutive Gas Hill Gasp on Friday night. The popular event sees riders across disciplines sprinting up the steep Gas Hill in Norwich, and attracted a big crowd with 89 competitors. Here’s how the Cycle Speedway riders finished up: U16 1st Daniel Longlands (Hethersett) 2nd Paul Delaiche (Hethersett) Adult 1st Olly Buxton (Hethersett) 2nd Jamie […]
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Ewan Hancox raced to a magnificent 19 points as the Monarchs took victory over Newport in Cross Over league action on Sunday at Perry Hall Playing Fields. The 17 year old coming of age as he top scored for Birmingham with the home side winning 94-82. Both teams had riders missing, with second team riders filling in, resulting in fairly […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators entertained Hellingly Lions from Sussex in the South East & Eastern Leagues and ran out winners in both matches by ten points. The first team established a six point lead in heat 5 with a 7-3 win from Olly Buxton and Josh Herring. After that the Hawks did just enough to maintain or extend the lead before […]
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Here are the fixtures and results (when they arrive) from today’s action in the Midlands, North & Scotland, South East and East and South West and Wales leagues. Midlands Division One Wednesfield v East Park Division Two Wednesfield v East Park Division Three Wednesfield v East Park North & Scotland Division One Hull v Bury Northumbria 103 – 76 Sheffield […]
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Joint Welsh team managers, Mark Carmichael and Jack Harrold, have released their squad for tomorrow’s Home International in Bury. Adam Bennett, Carl Parfitt, Dean Hook, Mark Winwood and Jack Harrold make up the senior team. The juniors sees Carl Parfitt doubling up, with Sean Bennett, Callum Goward, Ryan Winwood and Billy Winwood completing the line up. The veterans features Mark […]
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England Veterans’ manager, Steve Mullinder, has selected a strong side to contest the Veterans Home International at Bury this Saturday. Leicester’s Craig Marchant and Norman Venson, join Swindon’s Steve Harris, Wednesfield’s Mark Griffiths and Bury’s own Neil Howarth, to make up the England team. The Home International features senior, junior and veteran teams from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and are […]
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Stockport hosted the fifth and penultimate round of the Manchester League Grand Prix series on a warm summer evening on Wednesday 5th July. Although numbers in the junior (Div 2) categories were slightly down, Astley & Tyldesley still provided the bulk of the competitor numbers with 14 entries, Stockport fielded 5 and Bury 3. In the U10s, Astley’s Tom Morrissey […]
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Sutton based youngster, Charlie Buet-Gannon (pictured right by Andrew Parr) took 3rd place in the Midlands Under 10s British Youth and Junior League (BYJL) in June this year. Charlie only tried the sport last year at the Sutton Games, where again Birmingham Monarchs will have a stall and a mini track for youngsters to come and try in 2017. Charlie […]
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