Astley & Tyldesley raced to three convincing wins over Bury in Sunday’s North and Scotland League fixture at Gin Pit. It was another baking hot sunny day, ridden in mainly dusty conditions, despite heavy track watering before each match. In the Division 1 match, A&T quickly took control, with five maximum heat wins in the first ten heats, with the […]
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Astley & Tyldesley welcomed two clubs from north of the border in a double header North and Scotland League fixture at Gin Pit on Sunday. First up were Fife Revolutions, in a top of the table Division 2 clash, with both teams unbeaten going into the match. Fife took first blood with a 7-3Â heat win from the back in heat […]
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Astley & Tyldesley welcomed 24 young riders, including 5 newcomers, to compete in Round 1 of the A&T Go-Ride Grand Prix series, on Tuesday. This year’s series will be run with three teams contesting four rounds, with six riders in a race in a 15 heats match, to encourage team riding and learning how to race in a bunch. A&T […]
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Excellent news came from Manchester last week, where Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club have won British Cycling’s Go-Ride Club of the Year award for 2017. This national award was announced at the British Cycling Conference at the National Cycling Centre, Manchester on Saturday. Club coaches, Mike Hack and Chaz Whalley, were on hand to receive the plaque and framed certificate […]
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Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club members celebrated their most successful season to date with the annual Presentation and Social event on Sunday afternoon. The function room of the Miners’ Welfare Club at Gin Pit was packed with 80 members, families and friends present to enjoy the occasion. A splendid buffet was provided, folowed by a raffle with entertainment in the […]
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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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Astley & Tyldesley hosted the third and final round of this year’s truncated Northern Fours & Junior League series. All three teams started the Fours League on the same number of match points and the match proved to be another close encounter, which ebbed and flowed throughout. After two drawn heats, A&T took first blood with a 6-4 to the […]
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Wednesfield Aces delivered a cool, calmed and collected performance in the inaugural CS Cup Play Off Grand Final, in a hugely successful day at Coventry in front of a healthy crowd. Heavy rain gave the host club plenty to do prior to the meeting, but their hard work paid off as they delivered a super fast track and the racing […]
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Final preparations took place at Hearsall Common, Coventry, this week, as the West Midlands club prepare to host the inaugural CS Cup Play Off Grand Final at 2pm on Sunday. The starting tapes have had an overhaul midweek, while the track surface is looking in excellent condition to set the stage on what should be a very competitive and hard […]
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Astley & Tyldesley capped a great week of results by winning the North and Scotland Regional Final at Gin Pit on Sunday. A&T lined up without captain Paul Graham, due to a foot injury sustained in Wednesday’s Play Off, so Kyle Holland moved up into the A group and Lee Phillips stepped into the B group. Bury and Stockport were […]
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Astley & Tyldesley are the 2017 North and Scotland League Division 1 champions after a play off for the title with Stockport. Team Green overcame an early deficit to overhaul their Greater Manchester rivals and run out convincing 95-83 winners at Bury on Wednesday evening. Stockport got off to the best possible start with a heat 1 7-3 win by the […]
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Sunday was the final day of the main North and Scotland League season and a crucial day for Astley & Tyldesley. A&T welcomed Bury to Gin Pit for a local derby clash. Title chasing A&T knew that rivals Stockport faced a weakened Sheffield team, so nothing less than a win was required in the Division 1 match. A&T held an […]
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Astley & Tyldesley had another successful day of racing in the North and Scotland League fixture at Cramlington, against the Northumbria Vikings. Team Green recorded convincing wins in all three matches, to keep their title hopes alive in all three divisions. The first two races were drawn in the Division 1 match, before A&T took a 7-3 in heat 3. […]
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Astley & Tyldesley hosted the first of this year’s Manchester League Individual Finals evenings, with the U10 and U16 Championships on Wednesday. A&T’s impressive squad of U10 riders dominated proceedings, in a nine rider field. Duncan Whalley raced to a 16 points maximum score to take the title. He beat his nearest rival, first year rider Fraser Brundrett, in heat […]
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Astley & Tyldesley enjoyed another day of winning all three North and Scotland League fixtures, against Hull at Gin Pit on Sunday. The visitors arrived short handed and borrowed several home riders to make up the numbers. Hull’s three times British Champion Andy Angell, making his first visit to the new Gin Pit track, broke the track record in heat […]
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Astley & Tyldesley’s Gin Pit circuit was the venue for the 4th and final round of the HSBC | UK Elite Grand Prix series. A good sized crowd enjoyed some excellent racing on a warm, sunny day. The new MP for Leigh, Jo Platt, was present as the club’s official guest. Barring disasters, the Senior match was a straight shoot […]
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Great Blakenham’s Josh Brooke won the inaugural HSBC | UK Elite GP title in the elite men’s class, despite finishing second to round winner, Ben Mould (pictured leading by Andy Whitehouse). With the best three of four scores counting to final totals, Brooke’s two wins and a second pipped Mould’s two wins and a third to take the gold. A […]
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The fourth and final round of the HSBC UK | Cycle Speedway Elite Grand Prix Series takes place at Astley and Tyldesley on Saturday. It is set to be a three-way battle for the title in the elite men’s class, while the elite juniors will have a two-rider head to head, taking the best three results from the four rounds […]
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