British Cycling recently asked for candidates to come forward to become Team GB’s head coach ahead of the 2017 World Championships. Newport’s Stuart Raven has been identified as the perfect candidate for the role and takes it on with immediate effect. Raven’s appointment will no doubt be popular with the current Team GB squad. The current Welsh team coach has […]
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Steve Mullinder has been named as the Team GB Junior team manager for 2016-17 after his application to take up the post was accepted by the Cycle Speedway Commission. Mullinder joins fellow Wednesfield man, Lee Aris (men and overall) and Horspath’s Geoff Gamage (ladies) to complete the Team GB management line up. There are still spaces available for the managers […]
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Outgoing Team GB manager, Dave Murphy, welcomed Lee Aris into the role for 2016 by coining the seasonal phrase, “It’s a case of out with the old and in with the new” as Aris has taken on the job of building the British Lions towards their defence of the Ashes in November 2017. Murphy has stood down after 8 years […]
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British Cycling have announced international manager appointments have now been made for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Unfortunately, not all roles have been filled, highlighting the worrying downward trend of volunteers across the sport. Lee Aris is taking over management of Team GB from Dave Murphy, with a special eye on the 2017 tour in Australia. Geoff Gamage stays on as Women’s […]
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Oxfordshire transport company, GG Express Couriers, are the latest backers of the fast approaching British Indoor finals, now only three weeks away on 2nd and 3rd January 2016, at the Sports Connexion, Coventry. Headed by director Geoff Gamage, of Horspath Cycle Speedway club, GG Express Couriers are to support the staging costs of the British Woman’s final at the Sports […]
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Carrying on from our series of interviews before the British Championship weekend, we hope to bring you more interviews throughout the close season, from not just our champions of Cycle Speedway but also volunteers and ex-riders too. This week, we speak to the new British Champion, Zac Payne, where we find out how it all started for the Horspath rider […]
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Australia clinched a one-point victory in the 2nd Ashes test match at Newport, in what was a tense tactical race meeting on Wednesday evening. The series is now level at 1-1 leading into the final test match at Coventry. There were only two points separating the teams for most of the match, but Australia maintained a lead throughout after they […]
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Womens team GB manager, Geoff Gamage has released the team news for the women’s test match series against Australia. 1st test at Horspath Vicky Brown, Charlie Jane Herbert, Lauren Hookway, Lauren Jacobs, Laura Watson, Lucy Whitehead, Michelle Whitehead. Stand by Rebecca Davies. 2nd test at Newport Vicky Brown, Rebecca Davies, Charlie Jane Herbert, Lauren Hookway, Danielle Riley, Laura Watson, Michelle […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway team, currently enjoying their best ever season since reforming in 2011, have been given another major boost this week with the selection of fast improving Sammi Marsh in the Great Britain Test match ladies squad. The 14 year old, who joined the Coventry revival in 2011, was named in Great Britain’s 13 rider squad by Oxford based national […]
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The 3rd Annual GG Express Couriers Womens Grand Prix will follow the rearranged SSW Junior GP round 5 at Horspath on Saturday July 18th at approx 17.30. The event coincides with promoter and Women’s GB manager Geoff Gamage’s 50th year anniversary in the sport. For this reason, Geoff has upped the prize money! There will be £10 a race win for […]
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As the saying goes, no rest for the wicked, Cycle Speedway’s Elite League stars are back in action for the fourth time in seven weeks. It’s an intriguing week of fixtures, perhaps one that could have some bearing in the outcome of the league, come October. We also have the U16 Club Championships at Great Blakenham and another round of […]
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British Cycling today informed clubs of the new look Cycle Speedway commission, under chairman Graham Elliott. The letter from Paul West reads: Hi all Over recent months the role of the British Cycling Cycle Speedway Commission within CS Sport has been under scrutiny both from within the Commission and externally. It is apparent that the Commission as it is […]
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British Indoor champions Horspath Hammers are taking the event seriously this year. That`s the warning coming out of Oxfordshire as the mighty Hammers turned-up at the Sports Connexion track in Coventry last Sunday in force for training – after not training at all before winning last years title!
Read moreThe race is on to beat the British Indoor entry deadline of this Wednesday midnight, 3rd December. Club managers, officials and riders throughout the country are all making plans as excitement builds ahead of the British Indoor finals, to be staged at the Sports Connexion, Coventry, on 3/4 January 2015.
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British Cycling’s Paul West has sent out the application form to clubs to apply for the 2015 Elite League series. Applicants will receive written confirmation on whether they have been successful following the next Cycle Speedway Commission meeting on 25th October 2014.
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Here is listed below the BC CS Referee Gradings for 2015, as updated by Paul West at British Cycling. Pictured is head referee Mike Hack informing Hull’s Adam Stephenson that he is not allowed to wear his novelty wing mirror glasses during the 2014 British Final at Bury, despite Adam’s request to see where it said so in the rulebook – […]
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