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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The 2017 ICSF World Cycle Speedway championships conclude this weekend, with Thursday and Friday being the final free days. The hectic schedule has produced some thrilling racing, here’s what has happened in week three of the championships. Senior Team GB stars Paul Heard, Myke Grimes, Ben Mould, Zac Payne, Josh Brooke and junior Brandon Whetton all made it through fiercely […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators started Christmas early with a festive ten-pin bowling party night at Namko Funscape in Bowthorpe, Norwich. Twenty members, friends and family rolled up on the night and it turned out to be a fairly riotous but very enjoyable occasion, especially with free drinks included in the group entry price. Young and old were given enthusiastic support when […]
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Holystone Hawks skipper Jason Keith had high hopes of victory over the rampant Robins this time as second heat leader Daniel Wharrier arrived for his first Northumbria Winter League indoor session. There were a couple of sad faces in the Robin’s nest who fully expected to be turned over today by the only team with three riders. Outstanding debutant from […]
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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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Great Britain clinched the Junior Federation Cup at Le Fevre for the first time with a remarkable second half comeback after trailing Poland by 7 points and Australia by 6 after 14 races. The first race of the 2nd half saw GB concede a 6-4 to Poland, but the young Lions did not concede another heat advantage after that, as […]
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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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After continued treatment, former triple world champion, David Hemsley (pictured bottom right), has been forced to withdraw from the World Veteran Individual event. A recent x ray at the Royal Adelaide Hospital indicated that the double ankle fracture had failed to heal to the extent that would allow Hemsley to compete at his very high standard. The world veterans final takes place […]
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Thursday 22nd November saw Findon and Salisbury stage the quarter-finals of the World Senior Individual Championship. In the opening event at Findon, Joel Chadwick stormed to a faultless scoreline, whilst former World Champion Lukasz Nowacki and talented Australian junior, Jack Norman, amassed 17 points apiece. The only major casualty was Australian test star Braden Makepeace, whose tally was limited due to a tape […]
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Breaking news in the South West and Wales region is East Newport Cycle Speedway club are making a 2018 comeback. The management at Underwood Flyers are now in a position to put a development plan in place, which will hopefully see a return of senior action back at the polo. Flyers Secretary, Chris Wright said: “Our plans will see us […]
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Due to last minute withdrawals, the two scheduled semi final events were replaced with a single pre qualifier, to find the sixteen competitors who will contest the final at Findon, on Saturday 2nd December 2017. In the opening barrier of heats, it was Kristina Mines, Miriam Thompson, Lucy Millikin, Lauren Jacobs, in addition to Polish sensation Zaneta Siemianowska, and event favourite […]
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Following on from winning the Unsung Hero award at the Wigan Sports Awards Evening, Mike Hack went on to represent Wigan at the Gt. Manchester Sports Awards Evening. Further success followed, as Mike was delighted to win the Unsung Hero award at this event, comprising nominees from the ten boroughs in Gt. Manchester. Unfortunately, illness prevented him from attending either […]
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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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England’s juniors were crowned World Junior Team Cup champions on Saturday in an entertaining and hard fought final against Australia and Poland at Salisbury. Taking it in turns to race in pairs against each other, the 4 rider plus one reserve teams battled it out on a warm evening in North Adelaide. After England shared their opening heats against Australia […]
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Salisbury Cycle Speedway Club in Adelaide, South Australia, hosted a truly memorable World Cup final on Saturday evening. Host team, Australia, took the title in dramatic fashion on the final lap of the last race to become world team champions. England, Wales and Australia came through the qualifying on Monday evening to join 2015 champions, Poland, in the final. England […]
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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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