Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club are pleased to announce that through the efforts of Club Treasurer, Catherine White, they have secured £500 funding from the Wigan branch of the Unite trade union. Club Secretary Mike Hack said “We thank the Unite Union Wigan branch secretary, Paul Kenny, for securing this funding for the club, which will assist the club with its […]
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On Friday evening, Norfolk riders including Norwich’s Paddy Wenn, Gary Colby, Jamie Medler, Michael Jones and Hethersett’s Olly Buxton, will be racing up Norwich’s steepest hill on their speedway bikes. Kesgrave riders Peter Ingram and Danny Zagni are also racing but they choosen, perhaps wisely, to ride in the road bike category, along with former British Champion Ipswich rider Tim Snook. […]
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Birmingham Monarchs youngster, Dylan Hawtin (pictured leading by Les Brewin), made a dream debut in the opening National round of the BYJL in Leicester on Saturday. Hawtin, in his first full season, raced to 3 wins to qualify for the U10’s A Final and put in superb effort to just lose out on a top 3 spot. Meanwhile reigning Midlands […]
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Unfortunately after a track inspection this morning the Norfolk Championships at Hethersett are cancelled due to a waterlogged track. Because of the need to obtain qualifiers for next Saturday’s East Anglian Championships at Ipswich the Under-10 Under-13 and Under-16 Championships have been rescheduled for WEDNESDAY JUNE 29TH at Hethersett at 7 p.m. This is a GO RIDE event and this […]
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Astley & Tyldesley staged Round 4 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series, on a warm Wednesday evening at Gin Pit. First up were the u-10s and A&T’s John White rode to his fourth successive maximum score in this series. A&T’s Jack Murray lost only to John White, whilst John’s 5 year old brother Frank put him a storming display […]
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One of Coventry’s most successful amateur sports clubs have announced a summer long expansion to its hugely popular junior section – helped by the national boom in cycling. Coventry Cycle Speedway club, based at Hearsall Common in Earlsdon, are to introduce extra Saturday morning “come and try it” sessions aimed at newcomers, starting on Saturday 9th July. And, in a […]
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Astley and Tyldesley hosted Round 2 of the A&T Go-Ride Grand Prix series at Gin Pit on Tuesday. With the theme being “Bring a Friend”, there were a few welcome new faces in the 20 rider field. Unfortunately, Charlie Burgess had to withdraw with a broken arm, sustained in an accident before racing started. Our best wishes go to Charlie, […]
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Birmingham Monarchs remain unbeaten in the Midland League after taking a hard fought win over an impressive Leicester side on Sunday. Leicester arrived with a solid team of riders with no weak links and they proved their solidity on track, by battling for every point and helping each other to vital drawn heats with some great team riding. Former world […]
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Hellingly Lions made the 350 mile round trip for their longest South East League journey of the season to Norwich and returned home roaring after taking the points with an 82-76 victory. Hellingly’s top 3 of captain Jesse Moore and the Hollebon brothers are always a strong trio to lead the troops and this was the case yet again, with […]
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Northern League One leaders Stockport arrived at Cookson Park knowing they had not lost a first team match in Sheffield since 2004. A win was vital if they were to stay in the race for this year’s Championship, particularly given the form of Bury and Edinburgh. The visitors had a weakened squad that was without internationals Ben Higham or Dylan […]
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Despite the absence of one or two of their first choice riders, Swindon provided lively opposition but in the end, all round strength won the day for Poole with Ty Geertsen and Maciej Ganczarek unbeaten by an opponant. Ganczarek executed some powerful passes on Steve Harris and Jake Neighbour to entertain the crowd on a damp and drizzly afternoon. One […]
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This weekend saw the British Team KO Cup round one take place, with fixtures across Saturday and Sunday. There was also some regional racing across all four leagues and Newport hosted their Underwood Fours at Underwood on Saturday. Check out the results below: British Team KO Cup – Round One Ipswich 122 – 57 Coventry Hull 94 – 83 East […]
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Birmingham Monarchs held their first ever public meeting last Thursday, with local residents turning out in force to hear their plans. The Monarchs are being pro-active after failing to meet the strict criteria set to race in the Elite league this year, set out by its governing body, British Cycling. The club have been in discussions with local council and HoBCSPAN […]
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Stockport hosted Round 3 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series on Wednesday evening. A&T’s John White and Charlie Burgess both raced to 16 points maximum scores in the u10s match, with Jack Murray unbeaten by an opposition rider. A&T’s Matt Snell top scored in the u13s category, losing only to Sheffield’s Tom Whitwam in heat 11, after beating him in […]
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South East GP Round 5, which takes place on Sunday 10th July, will now be held at Kesgrave at 12 noon, as the Somersham track is without management at the moment. The South East region hopes to be back at Somersham next season.
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Astley & Tyldesley hosted Round 3 of the Northern Fours and Junior League series at Gin Pit on Sunday. 58 riders competed, with slick organisation resulting in 76 races completed in well under four hours. In the Fours League, the joint leaders Bury Comets and Stockport were level on 27 apiece at the half way stage, with A&T in 3rd […]
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Here are the results from the Suffolk Individual Championships held on Saturday at Kesgrave. Under 8 1st Magnus Vincent (Kes), 2nd Harvey Schumake (Kes), 3rd Luca Woodhouse (Kes). 10 Riders. Under 10 1st Noah Woodhouse (Kes), 2nd Charlie Beeton (Kes), 3rd Leo Vincent (Kes). 12 Riders. Under 10 (Girls) 1st Evie Duke (Kes), 2nd Lily Burton (Kes), 3rd Daisy Jackaman (Kes). 5 […]
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It’s great to see Southampton back in action and Graham Robins was on hand to capture their home match against Exeter last weekend. Check out the photos below: Thanks for the shots Graham!
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