Another busy weekend of cycle speedway action gets underway on Saturday with Kesgrave hosting what has now become the 6th round of the South-East Grand Prix starting at midday. What should have been Round 6 at East London (which was rained off on August 5th) will now become Round 7 on Saturday 30th September. Also on Saturday is the 10th […]
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Adam Newall from British Cycling has been in touch with the following information: Applications from Clubs Clubs are invited to apply to stage national events in 2024. This may be a single or joint clubs application. The Commission decided at an earlier meeting this year, that priority be given to maintaining rotation of venues on a regional basis, subject to […]
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Here are the results from matches raced on Sunday 13th August: North & Scotland League Division 2Edinburgh 69 Fife 90Fife 80 Edinburgh 59 Division 3Edinburgh 36 Fife 0Fife 10 Edinburgh 36 Women’s Battle of Britain at HorspathSouth & South Wales 63, Midlands 60, South & South East 59, North & Scotland 56 National LeagueNewport 78 Ipswich 99
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Report by Matt Davis, photos by Andy Whitehouse The South and South Wales region was this year’s region to stage the new look changes made to the Battle of Britian competition. Host’s East Newport CSC provided everyone with a warm welcome to the Polo and what a day of great racing it turned out to be on a well-prepared track […]
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South & South Wales Battle of Britain Team Manager Matt Davis is pleased to announce that this year’s S&SW team, not in riding order, is: Ben Mould ( Newport )Mark Carmichael ( Newport )Lukas Nowacki ( Horspath )Will Bristowe ( Poole )Owen Johnson ( Horspath )Daniel Bock ( Newport )Adam Bennett ( Newport ) Matt is excited for the upcoming […]
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Mike Hack, the North & Scotland Men’s battle of Britain team manager, has announced his team for the match at East Newport on Sunday 4th June. The team is as follows (not in riding order): Mike Baldock (Bury), Lewis Foxley (Hull), Steve Harris (Astley & Tyldesley), Pawel Idziorek (Sheffield), Reece Pollitt (Bury), Kris Ramsden (Bury). The two reserves are riders […]
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The weekend’s Cycle Speedway action kicks off on Saturday with Round 3 of the EuroVets at East Park which will also feature a Women’s competition. Fred Rothwell has released the following statement in Facebook’s “EuroVets Short Track (Cycle Speedway) Racing” page: “Signs are we may have more than the initial 5 women we saw at East London. That in mind […]
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South & South Wales Battle of Britain manager Matt Davis has sent in the following regarding this year’s Battle of Britain: This year’s Battle of Britian has been given a new look with last years campaign not being fully supported for a number of reasons. This new look to the competition is to provide the best riders within a region […]
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Report by Mike Hack The final round of the Men’s Battle of Britain series took place at East Park, Wolverhampton, on Saturday. Disappointingly, the South East & Eastern team withdrew the day before, followed by Kris Ramsden and Mike Baldock pulling out of the North & Scotland team on the morning of the match. With only four riders present, any […]
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Report by Colin Simmons Newport CSC held round 2 of the Battle of Britain and Elite GP series for men at their well appointed Newport International sports village track.The untimely withdrawals of the North/ Scotland and Midlands teams left the host club having to shuffle the match format around and stage a 2 team event , lianing riders to the […]
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Round 2 of the Men’s Battle of Britain takes place today (Saturday May 14th) at Newport but the team match will see 3 regions only represented as the North & Scotland team have had to withdraw due to rider unavailability. Below is the email which North & Scotland Team manager Mike Hack sent to British Cycling’s Competitions Officer Tarn Fynn […]
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The main Cycle Speedway action takes place in Wales this weekend which will see Newport CSC host the 2nd round of the Senior Battle of Britain series on Saturday 14th May and East Newport hosting the women’s 2nd round of the Battle of Britain series the following day. Both matches will start at 12noon. Following on after the meeting on […]
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Tarn Fynn has been in touch with the following updates: Club Championships Some of you have noticed the Club Championships are now open for entry via the following link. The entry deadline is Sunday 22nd May, please ensure you enter your teams in advance as there will not be admin support available over that weekend. https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/264065/2022-British-Club-Championships Entries should be submitted […]
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Report by Andy Schofield The Hessle Raceway was the setting for the first round of this year’s Women’s League action on a sunny but breezy day. In the Battle of Britain team event all four sides were evenly matched with just three points separating the sides after the first set of three races. At the interval the North & Scotland […]
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Report by Mike Hack, Photos by Len Priestley Astley & Tyldesley hosted Round 1 of the Men’s Battle of Britain and Elite Grand Prix series at Gin Pit on Sunday. Two exciting matches took place on a bright and breezy afternoon. The Battle of Britain match was keenly contested, with all four teams competitive throughout the match. The South & […]
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Sent in by Mike Hack Astley & Tyldesley are hosting the opening round of the Men’s Battle of Britain and Elite Grand Prix Round 1 cycle speedway series at Gin Pit this Sunday (April 24th). The Battle of Britain match starts at 12 noon and will see four teams in action: North & Scotland; Midlands; South East & Eastern; South […]
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Astley & Tyldesley hosted this year’s final round of the Women’s Battle of Britain and HSBC UK Elite Grand Prix series at Gin Pit on Sunday afternoon. Fortunately the overnight rain stopped in mid morning and held off for the rest of the day, and a good turn out of riders enjoyed an excellent day’s racing. British Cycling officials Heather […]
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Report by Mike Hack, Photos courtesy of Alan Davies Astley & Tyldesley hosted this year’s final round of the Men’s Battle of Britain and HSBC UK Elite Grand Prix series at Gin Pit on Saturday afternoon. On a dry, cool day, the Gin Pit circuit was in perfect condition for racing – damp, firm, smooth and grippy. Disappointingly, the South […]
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