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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Great Britain Women’s Cycle Speedway team have taken a 2-0 lead after securing two victories over their Australian rivals at Salisbury on Saturday and Murraylands on Sunday. The hectic girls schedule this weekend saw back-to-back fixtures in blistering conditions in Adelaide, with highs into the mid-thirties in rural Murraylands on Sunday. In the first test, Holly Greenhalgh sped away for […]
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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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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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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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ICSF Secretary, Dave Murphy, has confirmed the dates for the 2016 European Club Championships, held in Ostrow, will now not include the Tuesday. The full dates are: 2016 ICSF European Club Championships Location: Ostrow, Poland. Dates: Saturday April 30th, Sunday May 1st and Monday May 2nd. It is expected a Poland v Great Britain test match will take place prior […]
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The running order for the four major Cycle Speedway events, to be screened on Sky Sports, has been released. Dates for the screenings will be released in October. The running order is: 1 – World Team Cup final from Poole 2 – World Woman`s Individual final from Wednesfield, Wolverhampton 3 – 3rd & Deciding Test match Great Britain V Australia […]
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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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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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Gaynor Riley has uploaded a video of the Men’s Australia v Great Britain match, which ended with a win for the Australians, who levelled the series at 1-1. Check out the videos below:
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Martyn Hepworth has uploaded a heat from Thursday evenings test match between Team GB and Poland. The heat in question send the crowd wild, with an absolutely fantastic pass by Mark Boaler on Przemek Binkowski, beginning the fightback, whist Myke Grimes holds Marcin Kolata for a 6-4 heat advantage.
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