Words by Mike Hack, Photos courtesy of Owen Simcock Astley & Tyldesley staged their 31st annual Club Presentation and Social event, in the function room at the Miners’ Welfare Club, on Sunday afternoon. Around 70 club members, family and friends attended the event. It followed a schedule of games, buffet, raffle, presentation of awards and speeches. The music and dancing […]
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The Astley & Tyldesley Go-Ride League got off to a good start at a sunny, but cold evening at Gin Pit on Tuesday. Several riders were missing due to school holidays, but 15 new and young riders still turned out. Well done to the new officials who filled in the posts of team managers and flag marshal. The Australian format […]
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A&T have signed four riders during the winter transfer window. First in were the father and son duo of Charles and Duncan Whalley, from Bury. Following them was Scottish international, Kyle Holland (pictured left with A&T’s Radek Handke), from Sheffield, quickly followed by veteran racer, Mick Knowles, who has signed from Heckmondwike. The signings will bolster A&T’s squad to race in […]
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Astley & Tyldesley took on Northern League Division 1 leaders, Edinburgh, at Gin Pit on Sunday. The first three races were all drawn heats. Heat 4 saw A&T suffer a major blow, when Lee Phillips sustained a broken wrist after a first bend clash with Jake Slight. With no reserve to replace him, A&T were forced to ride the rest […]
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Bury hosted the second of this year’s Manchester League Finals nights, on a warm and sunny Wednesday evening. Astley & Tyldesley’s Matt Snell won the u-13’s title in fine style, by winning all his five races from the gate to record a 20 points maximum. Bury’s Louis Turner finished runner-up, losing only to Snell in heat 12. Third place went […]
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Astley & Tyldesley staged a British Cycling Summer of Cycling event at the Gin Pit cycle speedway track on Tuesday evening. On a bright warm evening, 15 riders took part, including 6 newcomers. The event staged was the 4th and final round of the A&T Go-Ride Grand Prix series. This round’s theme featured an “Olympic” three team match, held after […]
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A&T rode to a convincing win over bottom of the table Heckmondwike in Sunday’s Northern League Division 1 match at Gin Pit. Reece Pollitt raced unbeaten and he narrowly missed out on re-claiming the track record when winning heat 6 in a time of 40.43 secs. Paul Graham was unbeaten, save for a gate exclusion in heat 8. All the […]
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Astley & Tyldesley hosted National Round 3 of the British Youth & Junior League series at Gin Pit on Sunday. A superb day’s racing took place, with 86 riders in action. Poole took their third successive win in this series. Wednesfield’s Brandon Whetton twice lowered the track record in the u-17 match, after A&T’s Ciaran Collins did in his first […]
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Stockport maintained their lead in the Northern Fours League table, by winning the Round 4 match at Astley & Tyldesley on Sunday. They were given a fright as A&T were fast out of the traps, holding a three points lead at the interval, after a really good first half performance. The second half saw A&T fall away, as Stockport took […]
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Astley & Tyldesley will be commencing their cycle speedway pre-season training sessions this coming Sunday (1st February). The juniors will be on first at 2 pm, followed by the senior squad at 3 pm. Sessions will be held every Sunday until the opening Northern League match at Sheffield on 15th March.
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Astley & Tyldesley are delighted to announce their third signing of the winter. Former European Cycle Speedway Champion Damian Zareba has signed for Astley & Tyldesley on a full transfer after one season of racing for the Sheffield Stars.
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Astley & Tyldesley are delighted to announce the signing of Mark Mulvey, on a full transfer, for the 2015 cycle speedway season.
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Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club staged their annual cycle speedway presentation event on Sunday afternoon. Around 80 club members, family and friends piled into the function room at the Astley & Tyldesley Miners’ Welfare Club. As ever, there was a splendid buffet to enjoy, video footage of racing from the past season, live entertainment provided by Chris Schofield, a guest […]
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