The shortlist for the first Great Britain Training Academy, which takes place at Leicester on Sunday 28th October, has been revealed. Riders have until 19 October to confirm their attendance, or their place will be taken by another rider. Riders are asked to confirm their availability with Paul West at British Cycling (paulwest@britishcycling.org.uk). See more about the training academies on […]
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The ICSF World Cycle Speedway Championships will now take place more often than the current 2 years, as it has been agreed to run the world championships every 18 months. The new schedule will look like: 2019: Poland – (May/June) 2020: Australia – (Nov/Dec) 2022: Great Britain – (May/June) 2023: Australia – (Nov/Dec) 2025: Poland – (May/June) An Over 49 competition […]
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Great Britain went into the third Women’s test against Australia knowing that victory would see them clinch the series. The first 2 heats were shared before Australia, through Lucy Millikin and Miriam Thompson, went ahead with a 6-4 over Macie Schmidt and Laura Watson. Lauren Jacobs and Charlie-Jane Herbert then scored maximum points over Emily Makepeace and Harleigh Rochester in […]
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Australia rested big hitters Joel Chadwick, Cody Chadwick and Ty Geertsen for the final test, after already securing the series win at Murray Bridge on Sunday. In came Robert Sellick, a return to the line up for Ross Priest, and junior Jack Norman was promoted to the senior squad. Great Britain made changes of their own, with Chris Timms making […]
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Even the chilly Le Fevre evening failed to cool the enthusiasm of the fervent Great Britain supporters as the Young Lions tore apart the opposition. With the series already won, Team GB boss Steve Mullinder made changes, handing debuts to Devon Campbell, Ben Clarke, Max Evans, Alex Harvey and Ciaran Wenn. Meanwhile, Australian junior manager, Bobby McMillan made changes of his […]
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Great Britain Cycle Speedway’s junior team came through an intense encounter to take the test match series after the second of three rounds. A rejuvenated Australia pushed the tourists all the way, but in the end just fell short of squaring off the match scores. It was first blood to GB in heat two after the first heat was shared, […]
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Australia have won the senior test series in Murray Bridge on Sunday, after taking a second win against Great Britain in the three match series. After an opening shared heat courtesy of a Paul Heard race win for GB, Australia took the first advantage of the match in the second race, with Ty Geertsen and Braden Makepeace splitting the GB […]
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Australia powered to a convincing victory in the first match of the three test series against Great Britain at Findon, Adelaide, on Tuesday evening. The encounter was explosive team racing at it’s best, in front of a loud and vocal crowd to match the intense rivalry on track. It started well for Team GB, with Myke Grimes racing to victory in […]
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Team GB claimed their first win on Polish soil since 2011, after coming from behind to beat Poland by one point in Zielona Gora. The victory was all but sealed in heat 17 after a Josh Brooke and Ben Mould 7-3 allowed GB’s Chris Timms and Dean Hook to roll off the grids in heat 18 and secure an emphatic […]
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Last month, Great Britain Team Manager Lee Aris accepted the invitation from the Polish Cycle Speedway to compete in a test match. The venue is Zielona Gora on Saturday 3rd June start time 3pm. Aris said: “I’m delighted we are able to fulfil a fixture against Poland in Poland, I’m pleased about the positive response from the squad, seeing their […]
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Over 50 junior, senior, women and veteran riders turned up to the Great Britain training camp at Willenhall E-ACT Academy in Walsall on Sunday. All the GB managers were in attendance, as was coach Stuart Raven. The day consisted of team building events including the biggest game of dodgeball, cardio workouts and nutritional seminars. It gave everybody who is hoping to […]
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The thriving Veterans scene received a boost this month, after British Cycling’s request to the ICSF to include a Veterans Australia v Great Britain test match series was approved. Following members of the Veterans community indicated a willingness to race on both sides of the world, a formal approach to the BC CS commission was made and then ratified, before going […]
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After a high interest from riders to be part of the Great Britain squad to tour Australia in November 2017, the perspective managers have selected their initial preliminary squad. Managers will work close with the preliminary squads along with Stuart Raven as GB’s Head Coach throughout the coming months and 2017 season. The selection for the final GB team is to be […]
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The Team GB managers eagerly await the series in November 2017 in Australia, and give an update to all the hopefuls who wish to be part of the final squads who will be tasked to retain the test-series in Australia. Speaking to 33/18 News, Great Britain Team Manager, Lee Aris commented: “The agenda has now been fixed, the current Cycle Speedway […]
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Cycle Speedway will make a long awaited return to national television screens tonight on Sky Sports, when edited highlights of the third and deciding Test match featuring Great Britain V Australia are shown from Hearsall Common, Coventry. The action will be beamed across the nation as the two teams, level pegging going into the match, decide one of the most fiercely […]
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With the hectic racing schedule between the two tracks, updates haven’t been easy to manage. We’ve been sharing what we can via our Facebook page, so make sure you ‘like’ our page to find out what happens on finals day. So what has happened over the last couple of days? Team GB Friday night, and the Great Britain team lost […]
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South coast clubs, Poole and Southampton host the ICSF 2016 Cycle Speedway European Championships this weekend, where a full three day feast of explosive action awaits the large crowds expected. The championships largely feature individual events, but we will see Team GB back in action Friday evening in a test match against Poland in Southampton, which represents new manager, Lee […]
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It has been confirmed this week that a Team GB v Poland test match will go ahead at Southampton, scheduled for 6.30pm start Friday 29th July 2016. New Great Britain manager Lee Aris (pictured on the inside for GB in 2015 above) said: “This will be my first test match in charge and a great challenge to have to start my […]
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