57studio were on hand at East Park yesterday to catch Cycle Speedway from a new perspective, via crane. The starts look fantastic and we look forward to seeing what they put together with the other cameras they had operating on the day. Wednesfield took victory, ahead of Ipswich, Stockport and East Park. Check out the footage below:
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Interclub No.1 for 2016 was held at LeFevre last Saturday. It is always a great event as there are two riders from each of the three suburban clubs on the start line, changing grid positions in each of the three rounds of heats. Round 1 saw LeFevre Dolphins on grids 1 and 4, Findon Comets on 2 and 5 and […]
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Wednesfield Aces took their second open club final in as many years at East Park in an action-packed final that rounded off a full weekend of racing in the Midlands – but Ipswich proved the victors overall to ensure the Club title went to back to the Suffolk town. The opening day of the championships saw Leicester Monarchs take a […]
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All competitors and visitors for the 2016 ICSF European Championships in Poole and Southampton are urgently reminded that the event is being staged during the prime holiday season. In turn, accommodation will need to be arranged at an early date. The Poole Tourism website is a major option for bookings. Further information can be obtained via the Event Manager, Pete Barnes, as […]
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Due to the British Cycling 2017 Progress Plan making it’s way via email to clubs a little later than planned last week, the CS commission has decided to extend the consultation deadline to Friday 10th June 2016. All clubs have now received a PDF copy via email of the proposals, which was delayed due to the CS administrator at British […]
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Wednesfield Aces rode a smart final, bringing in three fresh pairs of legs to be crowned Open champions on day three of the 2016 British Club Championships at East Park. Team GB captain, Paul Heard was in fine form, top scorer the match, while Ipswich battled hard in second, and despite a late run of victories, Stockport had to settle for […]
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Pro-photographer, Denis Murphy has kindly sent in his shots from the 2016 Ade Gale Laurels, held at Poole yesterday. Poole’s very own Matiej Ganczarek took victory in a star studded Open line up, while Exeter’s Lauren Hookway took the spoils in the Ladies event. You can check out all of Denis’ photos at his website: www.dmsportingimages.com
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Former European Champion Matiej Ganczarek lifted the Ade Gale Laurels proudly on a day of top class racing and a dramatic finale in front of an appreciative Harbourside crowd. This was a victory which few would have predicted after 8 heats, which saw the Polish star collect just 3 points from his first two outings. However he got his act together […]
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Leicester’s veteran team once again retained their British Veterans Club Championship at Wednesfield this afternoon, while Kesgrave also made it back to back titles in the under 10s. The Monarchs took on Kesgrave, Wednesfield and Northumbria in the Over 40s final and were convincing winners by 12 points. Northumbria, led by Gavin Parr, who dropped just a single point, secured […]
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Maciej Ganczarek showed his class on the way to an A-final victory in the Ade Gale Laurels this afternoon. The top two point scorers, Gluchowski and Chadwick, qualified for the final, leaving Ganczarek, Heard, Grimes and Mould battling it out for the final two spots in a single semi-final. After an initial restart in the final, Chadwick was judged to have moved […]
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Ipswich and Leicester retained their U19 and Ladies Club Championship titles at Leicester this afternoon. On the first day of the consolidated Club Championships, Ipswich went into their U19 category hoping to make it 4 titles on the bounce. They knew they would have a tough challenge to face in the form of Wednesfield, but the Eagles held firm with […]
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Poole Cycle Speedway Club aims to replicate the exciting flavour of the 2015 World Team final at Harbourside on Sunday by lining up the cream of Welsh, Australian, Polish and English cycle speedway for the annual Ade Gale “Laurels”. Amongst the star studded line-up will be the Aussie pair of Cody Chadwick who has made such a big impact in […]
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The 2016 British Club Championships take place this weekend and for the first time appear all on the same weekend in the Midlands. Teams of four featuring British nationals from UK clubs take on each other in semi-finals and finals at Leicester, Wednesfield and East Park over the three days of the Bank Holiday weekend. Saturday – Leicester Leicester host […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway team led for most of a thrilling encounter before narrowly going down 94-86 to old rivals Leicester in the Midland League last Sunday afternoon. In one of the most entertaining matches seen at the banked Herasall Common track since racing was revived in 2012, a youthful Coventry side held on under relentless Leicester pressure until the final […]
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Astley & Tyldesley hosted the Official Opening meeting of the re-built Cycle Speedway track on Wednesday evening. Despite rain falling throughout the meeting, a good sized crowd witnessed an excellent night’s racing on the superb new Gin Pit circuit. British Cycling’s North West Development Manager, Alex Scoular, cut the green ribbon to declare the track officially open. Also present were […]
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Hellingly Lions Cycle Speedway raced to a comfortable victory on Sunday, when they beat Kesgrave Panthers 90 – 68 in front of a good crowd. Hellingly took an early lead and capitalised on Kesgrave rider’s first appearance at the track. Neil Hollebon and Jim Cox started the ball rolling with a 6-4 advantage in heat 1. In heat 2, Kesgrave’s Richie Foote […]
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A copy of the 2017 Progress Plan has now been forwarded to all club secretaries via email by British Cycling. All clubs are asked to respond official via the feedback page on: http://feedback.3318news.co.uk Closing date 31st May 2016.
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Birmingham’s reigning Eurovets champions, Mark Winwood and Steve Hodgkinson, failed to make the A finals in Poole on Saturday, leaving their title hopes hanging on a thread for 2016. Round three saw the series move to the picturesque Poole Harbour in Dorset, with a strong turn out of riders. Rain affected the meeting from start to finish but they didn’t […]
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