From 2016 a full, current and valid silver British Cycling Membership is required to compete in any British Cycling Cycle Speedway Individual British Championship (i.e. those currently run over August Bank Holiday and within the Indoor Championship Weekend). Those riders who have a Bronze membership can upgrade this at any time until the close of entries for these Championships by […]
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Departing Cycle Speedway Commission chairman, Graham Elliott, has written to us to share his thoughts on his two years leading the commission. Its end of term for me, so it might be an appropriate moment to pen an end of term report sharing some thoughts that I’ve developed last two years as Chairman on the Cycle Speedway commission. Firstly we […]
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The entry lists for the finals close tonight (Sunday evening – 13th December) at 12 mid-night. Enter now at: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/139713/2015-British-Indoor-Championships All riders are reminded the last Indoor practice session (before the finals) at the Sports Connexion takes place this Sunday evening, 13th December) from 7pm-9pm. Please be early. Riders, management, officials and fans can book hotel accommodation at the official championship […]
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On Sunday 7th February 2016 the Midlands Cycle Speedway region, on behalf of British Cycling, will be holding a referees training course. The venue for the course will be the Wednesfield club house and will commence at 11am. The course is open to both new and existing referees. It will enable new referees to gain a C level grading and will […]
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The British Indoor Finals, set for Coventry on 2nd and 3rd January 2016, is now fast approaching and organizers are reminding all riders and teams that entries for the eagerly anticipated finals close soon. Enter now at: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/139713/2015-British-Indoor-Championships Meanwhile, the Coventry Indoor practice sessions continue this Sunday, 6th December, at the Sports Connexion venue, Leamington Rd, Ryton On Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 […]
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The Midland regional Cycle Speedway league held its Annual General Meeting on Sunday 22 November 2015. The meeting was well attended by representatives of the Leagues member clubs and saw the decision to return to racing under the governance British Cycling, rather than TLI. The meeting was informed of the decision by Brian Buck to step down from the positions […]
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British Cycling have released the provisional calendar list for the 2016 season. WEEKEND NO. TYPE OF EVENT DAY DATE EVENT VENUE Sat 2nd Jan 2015 British Indoor Championships Coventry Sun 3rd Jan 2015 British Indoor Championships Coventry 1 region 1 Sat 5th Mar Sun 6th Mar 2 region 2 Sat 12th Mar Sun 13th Mar 3 region 3 Sat 20th […]
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British Cycling have announced that the following positions are now open for the period 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2017: Great Britain Overall and Men’s Team Manager Great Britain Women’s Team Manager Great Britain Junior Team Manager England Team Manager Ireland Team Manager Scotland Team Manager Wales Team Manager Expressions of interest to fill these roles should be with Paul West by […]
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Birmingham Monarchs Cycle Speedway Club are set to return to the Elite League in 2016 club secretary Natalie Timms confirmed late last week. The Elite League series is ran under the British Cycling umbrella, meaning the Monarchs, along with fellow confirmed newcomers Coventry, are expected to adhere to strict criteria for their inclusion in the series. Birmingham’s Steve Hodgkinson commented, “Facilities are […]
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British Cycling today announced the line up for the 2016 Elite League series, which sees two new teams enter the fold. Sheffield and Newport indicated earlier in the month that they would not be re-entering for 2016, which has paved the way for Midland clubs Birmingham and Coventry to come forward. However, all clubs must fulfil strict criteria by 1st […]
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East Park Wolves chairman, Al Bentley has written to the Midland League committee outlining his club’s desire to pursue racing under British Cycling for 2016. The Midland League ran their racing under the TLI umbrella in 2015 after a unanimous decision to take their regional racing commitments away from British Cycling. Now, Bentley wants to see the Wolves back under […]
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British Cycling have reviewed their new cross-discipline youth policy and have concluded that there will be no changes to national competitions for under 13s for 2016. The power has largely been left with the Cycle Speedway Commission as to whether changes would be made from 2017 on review, but with the updated policy, it is unlikely there will be significant […]
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As the season draws to a close there has been considerable interest shown from across the country regarding the operation of the Midland League under the TLI banner. Has it been a success or has it meant a major upheaval? Leicester’s administrator Tim Jarvis explains his experience when he spoke to us this week. Tim said, “It was probably a misconception […]
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British Cycling’s Cycle Speedway Commission chairman, Graham Elliott has written to us regarding the abuse of officials, pertaining to the exclusion of Chris Timms in the world title run off a few weeks ago. Here is Graham’s letter: As you might be aware there has been a considerable amount of correspondence flying around, particularly within Social Media, with regard to […]
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British Cycling and Out The Back’s Andy Whitehouse, takes us through Sunday’s incredible day of Cycle Speedway at Wednesfield’s Ashmore Park, where a four figure crowd enjoyed a fantastic advert for the sport from Junior, Ladies and Senior categories – including seeing a Brit crowned world champion. All photos by Andy Whitehouse. Britain’s Vicky Brown was crowned cycle speedway world […]
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Don’t forget to get your entry in for the 2015 British Finals weekend, this year held in the South East region, along with all of the individual events together. See below for all the links you need. Open https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/128966/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Open-Individual-Championship-Semi-Final-1-%28Championship-Entry-Page%29 Women & Under 16 Girls https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/129158/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Women-&-U16-Girls–Individual-Championships Under 19’s https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/129155/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Under-19%27s-Individual-Championship Over 40’s https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/128970/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Over-40%27s-Individuals-Championship Over 50’s & Over 60’s https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/128965/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Over-50%27s-&-Over-60%27s-Individuals-Championships Under 16 Boys […]
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The pressure is mounting on the British Cycling board to U-turn on their new youth policy, which sees U13 unable to compete at a national level. In a statement released on their website today, BC acknowledge the impact the policy will have on disciplines such as BMX, who have been leading the opposition against the proposals. Petitions have been signed […]
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Australia’s Mick Harley wants to see more categories in the Worlds and believes competitive racing at a young age gives riders something to aim for. I will be tabling a motion at the next ICSF Meeting that we introduce Under 15 and Under 13 grades to the World Championships. I am very confident that the Australian Cycle Speedway Council will […]
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