It would appear that Ben Mould was more accustomed to the wet conditions than the home based competitors as he headed the scorechart with three well taken heat wins. Exciting junior talent, Aussie Jones, and Bobby Mc Millan had little difficulty in filling the minor positions. The Womens heats saw Sarah Kinross and Kayleigh Clarke equal score ahead of Harleigh […]
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Poole’s annual celebration of the preceding season’s achievements was held over from its normal pre-Xmas time slot to avoid a clash with the World Championships. The later staging did absolutely nothing to detract from the enthusiasm – or indeed the attendance, in fact over 150 packed into the new venue at Hamworthy Labour Club where the evening got under way […]
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The Premier Inn Hotel in Wolverhampton city centre have rooms available for 4th, 5th 6th and 7th May. The hotel is located next to Wolverhampton railway station and is five/ten minutes to East Park by taxi which will cost approximately £3.50. Address: Premier Inn Broad Gauge Way Wolverhampton City Centre West Midlands WV10 0BA Cover photo by Graham Robins.
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Cody Chadwick is heading the list of nominations for the eagerly awaited Findon 60th birthday event on Sunday 25th February. Other senior entries include Bobby Mc Millan and Shane Bentley from the host club, Poole asset Ben Mould and Le Fevre based Jack Norman. The U18 division will feature Aussie Jones, Harrison Delmenico, DJ Thompson and Blade Blatchford. With a […]
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A pilot for a new Elite Pairs GP competition has been given the green light by British Cycling this week. The single event will debut at the third round of the Elite GP at Coventry, on Saturday 4 August 2018, with a view to being brought in, series wide, in 2019. Like the individual event, prize money will be on […]
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Despite the long summer break, Bobby McMillan still showed his World Championship class with a well earned 17 points to win the Division 1 event on Sunday. Angus Freeman and Aussie Jones filled the minor positions, whilst former World Junior Champion, Shane Bentley, was unavailable due to a motor cycling competition. In the Womens Division, Kayleigh Clarke secured a narrow […]
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Before the sport jumps to the wrong conclusion, this is not the former double World Individual Champion, who will be making a return to racing, but his 3 year old son Zach, who already has his mind set on emulating his father’s achievements. On Saturday, he took the opportunity to wear a Poole racing shirt, whilst competing at the North […]
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The Findon club have announced the staging of a 60th Anniversary meeting and re-union on Sunday 25th February. Early nominations include Senior Australian International riders Bobby McMillan, Braden Makepeace, Angus Freeman, in addition to Veteran International Brad Hoppo. Poole winter signing Ben Mould has also indicated his intention to compete as part of his pre season training prior to returning […]
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World U16 Champion, Macie Schmidt, was joined by club mates for a civic reception at Poole Civic Centre hosted by the Mayor of Poole, Cllr Lindsay Wilson to recognise their achievements during the 2017 season. Financial backing from Sport Poole helped to get Macie to Australia, where she picked up the inaugural girls title as well as silver medal in […]
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Entries are now open for UK clubs to enter the European Club Championship via the below link. https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/173847/2018-ICSF-European-Cycle-Speedway-Club-Championship The competition is one Championship only, the Open category. As per ICSF rule 2.4, the minimum age is that a rider must be 15 or above sometime during 2018, therefore, open to riders born in 2003 or before. Entries close at midnight […]
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British Cycling have released the competitions regulations for the 2018 season. Among the changes include; the junior Battle of Britain series now matching the senior formula for a full programme of racing and 8 rider teams. The Elite GP has scrapped the “best of three” rounds scoring, with all rounds counting towards final totals in 2018. The Junior Elite GP […]
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Wednesfield Aces have announced that, Cindy Ellis – Catering Manager, has stepped down from her role at the recent AGM. Cindy has been managing the clubhouse catering for 11 years and has played a major role in helping the Aces achieve its success off the track. She has worked tirelessly in the club canteen, and as the clubs welfare officer […]
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Two Regional Cycle Speedway Referees’ Training Courses have now been confirmed.
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After a successful visit to Adelaide for the 2017 World Championships, Poole’s talented teenager, Fraser Garnett, recently suffered a fractured hip whilst playing football. Early indications suggest that he could be out of action for at least two months. However, Fraser is aiming to be fit for the early season fixtures and in turn the opportunity to compete in the […]
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British Cycling have confirmed the riders transfers for the 2018 season, after the transfer window closed last week. The big name moves are former British Champion, Ben Mould (pictured left), switching from homegrown Newport to Poole, with team mate Jack Harold following suit, giving the Dorset club at least three graded riders, including Mateij Ganczarek. Newport responded with their own […]
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Birmingham Monarchs Cycle Speedway Club held their Awards night last week to reward those who helped the club to success whether at racing level or behind the scenes in 2017. 7 awards were up for grabs and each one had a different winner on the night. Best newcomer was promising 7 year old Samuel Price who took up the sport […]
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Poole Cycle Speedway Club has recently announced that Whitsun Sunday 27th May, will be the staging date for the 2018 Ade Gale Laurels event. From his winter base in Adelaide, co-ordinator, Pete Barnes, has indicated that at least three reigning World Individual champions could be making an appearance at Harbourside Park during the Bank Holiday weekend. With a sixteen rider field in […]
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Hellingly’s Barry Carpenter runs the London Marathon in April, and while he’s training hard and shifted plenty of pounds in the process, he reflected on his motivations for entering the marathon and how he wants to give back after falling on hard times as a teenager. Writing on Facebook earlier he told his inspiring and emotional story, it’s well worth […]
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