Astley & Tyldesley concluded a highly successful summer of recruitment, taster and Go-Ride events, with the 4th Round of the A&T Go-Ride Grand Prix series at Gin Pit on Tuesday. 16 riders lined up for the 20 heats match, including 10 first year riders. As always, riders were handicapped, to reflect the differences in age, ability and experience and a […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had members preparing to set up the track and equipment for the first of eight Norfolk GO-RIDE Grand Prix on Wednesday when the most horrendous thunderstorm arrived stranding them there for over an hour and flooding the track. It is hoped that the Hethersett round will be staged later in September with the series […]
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Report by Mike Hack, Photo by Sarah Lawless Astley & Tyldesley staged Round 2 of the A&T Go-Ride Grand Prix series at Gin Pit on Tuesday evening. With fourteen riders participating, the riders were split into two groups – ‘A’ and ‘B’. The first round of qualifying races consisted of scratch races, with handicapping introduced for the remaining heats, in […]
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Report by Mike Hack Astley & Tyldesley hosted Round 2 of the A&T Go-Ride League at Gin Pit on Tuesday. 16 riders turned out, in the three teams competition, run over 12 heats with 6 riders per race. Gin Pit Storm and Round 1 winners Tyldesley Typhoons were neck and neck throughout the match, before the Storm pulled away to […]
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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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Astley & Tyldesley welcomed 24 young riders, including 5 newcomers, to compete in Round 1 of the A&T Go-Ride Grand Prix series, on Tuesday. This year’s series will be run with three teams contesting four rounds, with six riders in a race in a 15 heats match, to encourage team riding and learning how to race in a bunch. A&T […]
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Excellent news came from Manchester last week, where Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club have won British Cycling’s Go-Ride Club of the Year award for 2017. This national award was announced at the British Cycling Conference at the National Cycling Centre, Manchester on Saturday. Club coaches, Mike Hack and Chaz Whalley, were on hand to receive the plaque and framed certificate […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators are holding a series of Go-Ride Racing over the winter months. The sessions are aimed at all under 16s. Sign on by 10:40 on the day for racing at 11:00. The sessions take place on the following dates: Sunday 12th November Sunday 17th December Sunday 14th January Sunday 28th January Sunday 11th February Sunday 18th March Prizes and […]
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Norfolk Go Ride Series reached its conclusion at the little-used Harford Park circuit that was in amazingly good condition after persistent rain. Sixteen riders braved the damp, cool conditions to put on some excellent racing. These included three more debutants, swelling the total number of competitors for the season to 40. Race of the night was the Senior Final in […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators had two riders competing in Round 6 of the South East & Eastern Grand Prix series at Somersham in Suffolk. Both riders are in contention for honours in their categories for the series and they gave their causes a boost with excellent performances. Owen Wells scored 14 points which gave him the choice of starting positions in […]
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Norfolk put on another entertaining evening’s racing at Eaton Park with the fourth Go-Ride Grand Prix. 19 riders arrived to find that the first bend would present a challenge, as the inside 18 inches was coned off following flooding from an overnight thunderstorm. Apart from that track conditions were perfect and some excellent racing took place. Spare a thought for […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators had eight riders contesting the Norfolk Go-Ride Championships in sweltering conditions at Eaton Park. The riders came back with four of the seven titles – Owen Wells retained both his Under 16 and Under 19 titles and George Larter also retained his Under-10 Championship. All three were unbeaten in their title defences. Katie Adams was also victorious in the […]
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Astley & Tyldesley hosted Round 2 of the A&T Go-Ride Grand Prix series at Gin Pit on Tuesday evening. An excellent turn out of 25 riders included four members of the Bolton Hot Wheels Club, who slipped in some practice in readiness for the forthcoming North West Youth League round. As ever, riders were handicapped according to age, ability and […]
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East Park had another successful Go Ride day on Saturday, setting up a grass track on the other side of the East Park. The day started at 9am for members, setting up the grass track before the gates opened at 11am. East Park’s volunteers were kept busy all day, with over 200 children trying Cycle Speedway for the first time. The new […]
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East Park held their final official Go-Ride event Thursday evening, with over 20 new riders taking part and all the riders received a medal. The winner of each category also received a cup, medal and a t-shirt. These were all supplied by British Cycling under their Go-Ride scheme. Bob Prince took charge, splitting riders into their respective age groups. The […]
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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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For the fourth year, Bury Cycle Speedway Club welcomed down to their Goshen track the locally based National Cycling Centre youngsters and staff, for a days fun filled activities under the banner of the British Cycling Go-Ride August Initiative. At 10am on Tuesday 2nd August, the first youngsters arrived and by 10:30am twenty personnel were assembled and were having their names […]
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East Park held their first official Go-Ride meeting on Thursday evening. It was a great success, with some 20 riders taking part under the watchful eye of British Cycling coach Bob Prince. The Go-Ride sessions are to be run for the next eight weeks. The children taking part are shown how to set up for the beginning of a race […]
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