The annual event in memory of Bill Rufus, the driving force behind the successful Le Fevre Club, saw a capacity entry over the various divisions on Saturday. In the highly contested Open Championship it was the reigning Australian Individual Champion, Ty Geertsen (pictured above), who captured the major award from Shane Weinert, Jack Norman and Braden Makepeace. In the Ladies event home based Lucy […]
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Newport Cycle Speedway Club have produced an “Ashes” DVD from the Ladies’ and Men’s second test between Great Britain and Australia at Newport in July. The DVD is good quality and only £5. Contact Colin Simmons on 01633 660249 or message him on Facebook to secure your copy.
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The League Grand Finals were held at LeFevre on Saturday with the Division 4 (under 13) as the curtain raiser. Scores were close at 21-19 to Findon Comets after race 4, but then the Comets gradually pulled away to win the match by 10 points. Findon Comets 65 Jayden Ray 15, Jack Dawson 13, Blade Blatchford 12, Braylan MacDonald 12, […]
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Last week was the Aussie titles in Adelaide and the racing certainly didn’t disappoint. Division 1 had the biggest attendance in a number of years held at the Salisbury track. With 19 riders in the main group and Bobby McMillan coming back for the match it promised to be exciting. With the first race having Bobby McMillan, flying in from the […]
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The first match of four major international Cycle Speedway televised events is to hit the Sky Sports TV screens in November – winning the sport its biggest UK and worldwide TV coverage for many years. The 2015 World Cup Final from Poole, sponsored by the Dolphin Shopping Centre in Poole, will beam into homes across the nation on Wednesday 18th […]
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Australian internationals, Cody Chadwick and Ryan Edson have been busy creating some videos from various footage to promote the sport. Check them out here: Please note the second video contains a music track with explicit lyrics.
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Coventry Cycle Speedway club staged their biggest ever meeting on Thursday evening at Hearsall Common as Great Britain came from behind in thrilling style to clinch the three match series by 97-80. Huge volunteer commitment from Coventry club members at the Hearsall Common track all week, a hige profile publicity campaign and sizable sponsorship all paid-off in spectacular fashion – […]
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The nine time British Ladies Club Champions Leicester took on the Australian ladies in a challenge match at Glover Park, Leicester on Tuesday night. The match opened with a shared heat before former World Ladies Champion, Laura Watson and twice former British Champion, Lucy Whitehead combined for a maximum over Ebony Clarke & Latisha Bevear. Australia hit back with a […]
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Great Britain stormed to victory from a point down at the interval to win by 17 points, taking the Harley-Witham trophy and the Ashes series by 2 matches to 1. It was a memorable night at Hearsall Common, as the usual track with two containers was turned into a high quality sporting arena, with grandstand, video scoreboard and floodlights. Great […]
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Over a thousand spectators are expected at tonight’s (Thursday 6th August) showpiece Cycle Speedway international Test match between Great Britain and Australia at Hearsall Common (7.15pm mens, 5pm womens). It’s the biggest ever match in Cycle Speedway history in Coventry. It will also be a celebration of the booming success of the Coventry club, who were only revived three years […]
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Australian born UK-based classically trained soloist Stephanie Gibson has been confirmed to appear at the 3rd and final Great Britain V Australia Test match at Hearsall Common this Thursday evening – 6th August at both 5pm and 7.15pm. Stephanie will sing `live`, without a backing track, both the British and Australian national anthems on the parade shortly before the racing […]
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The most successful Women’s team in the World, Leicester Monarchs took on Australia before the final Junior Ashes test match at Glover Park this evening and maintained their impressive winning streak with a score of 79-71, in a challenge match. Leicester boast a substantial chunk of the Women’s GB squad, but also include latest signing Sophie Middleton, as well as excellent young […]
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Australia’s Juniors overcame the Young Lions of Great Britain to settle the Junior Regional Test Series by two matches to one in Leicester this evening. The match, which finished 73-77, was entertaining with committed racing from both sides, along with a mix of fortunes. Here’s the scorecard for tonight and last night’s round from Wednesfield, where the GB Juniors levelled the […]
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Tonight, we travel to Leicester for the third and final junior ashes test match between Great Britain and Australia. The Aussies took the lead down in Southampton last week, but the young Lions fought back last night at Wednesfield to make it all square going into the last test. Prior to the juniors, the Leicester ladies take on the Women’s […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway club, promoters of the eagaly awaited third and deciding Test match between Great Britain and Australia, have today confirmed the sun will be out for the crunch showdown at Hearsall Common. Àll weather forecast sites are forecasting full-on sunshine for the 7.15pm start time, with the mercury expected to hit an agreeable 23c. The Coventry club are […]
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The regional Great Britain Juniors levelled the junior ashes series at Wednesfield this evening, with a convincing win over Australia’s juniors. It’s now all down to tomorrow night’s third and final test at Leicester, to see which country will be crowned junior ashes series victors. Full report and scorers to come when we get them.
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Report and Pictures by Andy Whitehouse England pushed defending cycle speedway world team champions Poland hard at Poole on Sunday, the home team taking silver in the senior and junior categories, in a hard-fought four-way clash with Wales and Australia. In the senior match Poland retained their world title in a match where gate one would play a deciding factor […]
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It was drama from the get go on Saturday evening, as Exeter hosted a thrilling encounter in the World Pairs final, between England, Poland, Wales, Australia, Scotland and Ireland. In what will go down as one of the most entertaining fixtures in recent times, the precedent for rider commitment was set in the first heat. Ireland’s Ben Donohue picked up […]
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