With the Astley & Tyldesley club providing almost half of the 27 contestants in today’s poorly attended BYJL Regional Round 3 at Stockport, it was little surprise that they easily topped the team score sheet with 136 points, ahead of second placed Sheffield on 88 points with hosts Stockport third on 48 and Bury in fourth place on 26 points. […]
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Birmingham Monarchs took victory in Poole on Sunday in the opening meeting of the new Anglo-Welsh league, with a strong team showing, leading from the off. The Anglo-Welsh league is a cross over league between the Midlands and South West and Wales, which gives teams some extra fixtures to fill up their calendar. The Monarchs started with a 6-4, Ewan Hancox […]
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In their second home match of the season, Fife took on Sheffield in front of a healthy crowd of approximately 60 spectators. You couldn’t tell that Fife hadn’t ridden for 3 weeks, with 11 of the 15 races won by a Fife rider and taking 5 7-3s in the meeting, for what was a comfortable win in the end, 82-67. Heat […]
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Wednesfield went to Leicester yesterday in the Midlands League, and proved to strong for the Leicester squad. In Division 1, the match went the same as last weekend, with Paul Heard and Carl Parfitt back in the squad, with Lee Kemp on Division 2 duties. The Aces only dropped points in heat 13, when Chris Jukes was just pipped on the line. Wednesfield ran […]
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Astley & Tyldesley posted three league wins for the third week running of the North and Scotland League season, at a sunny Gin Pit on Sunday. Points were shared in the first heat of the Division 1 match, before A&T took first and second places in the next five races, to open up an unassailable 40-20 lead. A&T continued to […]
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Swindon Robins hosted local rivals Horspath Hammers in their second home meeting of the season. Both teams looked fairly even on paper but a late withdrawal for the Robins tilted the tie probably in the visiting teams favour, which ended 85-91. The meeting started with multiple drawn heats, until Swindon did find the edge to lead by a point at […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators had a weakened team against a full-strength champions, Ipswich, but competed very well in the first half, with Dan Chambers and Dan Butler notably impressive. The Hawks were pleased with this effort to trail by just four points at the break. After the interval, a first-bend mistake let in Ipswich for a 7-3 win and they just played the […]
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There was a modest amount of racing today, here’s the results we’ve had in so far. Check back for updates. Midland League Division One Leicester 71 – 108 Wednesfield Division Two Leicester 66 – 84 Wednesfield Division Three Leicester 40 – 40 Wednesfield North and Scotland League Division One Astley & Tyldesley 114 – 66 Northumbria Edinburgh 98 – 77 […]
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The third round of the BYJL takes place this Saturday with rounds being held at Exeter, Coventry, Norwich, and Stockport. This year’s competition has proved to be very popular with many new riders taking part, and it’s possible those numbers will be added to this weekend as the Coventry round may see one or two young riders from Nuneaton BMX Club competing. […]
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On Tuesday 16 May at 6:30pm, Wednesfield Aces Cycle Speedway club will be hosting a special charity match for youth riders, in memory of Steph Clarke. Steph was a Wednesfield local who did so much for her community. Since her passing in late 2016, people have been remembering her in their own acts of kindness and volunteering, under the banner […]
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Astley & Tyldesley staged Round 1 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series on a warm, sunny Wednesday evening. First up were the U10s and Bury’s Kaci Neath top scored, losing only to A&T’s Duncan Whalley in heat 5. A&T’s Emily Burgess and Bury’s Harry Radford continued their rivalry in the U13s match, each suffering an exclusion in their two […]
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It was a great day of racing in the South Australian Championships with 130 riders competing in the 10 Divisions. There were very few accidents except for Division 1 where you expect sparks to fly. It was no easy task making the Grand Final with 19 riders. There were 4 minor rounds with 5 heats in each round so it […]
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Bury Comets Cycle Speedway team took full advantage of a full strength Division Two squad for the first time this season, with a convincing victory over a weakened Glasgow side at Goshen. The Comets saw Adam Taylor return from his early season injury to bolster an already unbeaten side. The match began with a Bury 7-3 from Steve Mann and […]
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The Edinburgh Falcons were desperate to avoid a slip up when they visited Sheffield’s Cookson Park for an important North and Scotland League fixture. The Falcons have stuttered in their defence of the League One title with two home defeats to fierce rivals Stockport and A & T. However, they brought an unbeaten away record to Sheffield. The Stars were […]
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The draw for the 2017 British Club Championship was announced by British Cycling last week. Today, the draw for the the U10s Little League Club match, also hosted at Newport on Saturday has been made. Here’s how both events shape up: 2017 British Cycling British Cycle Speedway Club Championships Draws Saturday 27th May – Newport Under 12 (Open to riders born […]
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The Poole / SeaView Coaches event promotion have confirmed that Dawid Bas, runner up in the 2016 European Individual Championships, has accepted his welcome invitation to contest the prestigious senior category at Harbourside Park on Sunday 3rd September. The event has moved from its usual Whitsun Sunday slot to September due to the British Club Championships being hosted in the South West this month. […]
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Wednesfield’s Glyn Rowley is selling his son’s Redline CS bike, see below for the ad: I’m selling Todds Redline CS bike complete with 33/18 gearing, 26″ wheels. The forks have been replaced by Archie to run a wider Maxxis TT on the front and a Schwalbe XC Pro on the rear. Good fast bike ready to go. For anyone interested, […]
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Birmingham Monarchs took victory in a tight encounter at Hearsall Common on Sunday, with the lead switching right until the closing stages before the Monarchs men took the league points in Division one action. It was the home side that took the initial lead but were soon pegged back by the visiting Monarchs who lead going into the interval. Again, it was […]
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