MATCH REPORT: Manchester League Individuals at Bury

Report by Alan Taylor, photos by Ian White This season’s Manchester League’s Individual Finals were staged at Bury on Saturday afternoon (28th September) with a combined Junior rider event followed by a combined Open and Veterans event. Following one withdrawal and one no-show, seven A&T riders took to the track using a mini ladder format to contest the junior event. […]

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WEEKEND PREVIEW: Another Busy weekend of racing coming up

Another busy weekend of Cycle Speedway action gets underway tomorrow (Saturday 7th September) with the Welsh Riders Championships at Newport starting at midday. At the same time Round 6 of the South-East Grand Prix will be getting underway at East London. Also on Saturday the Manchester League Individuals will be staged at Bury. Moving on to Sunday and there is […]

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MATCH REPORT: Manchester League Junior & Veteran Individuals

The midweek 2023 Manchester League season concluded at Bury on Wednesday evening, with the last set of Individual Finals. Due to low numbers participating in this year’s age category events, it was decided to merge them and run as a single Ladder match. The various age category awards were then determined by riders’ placings in the final round of races. […]

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MATCH REPORT: Manchester Senior Individual

Report and Photo by Mike Hack The 2022 Manchester League programme concluded with the Senior Individual Final, at Stockport, on Wednesday 24th August. On a warm, cloudy evening, 12 riders contested the match, on a damp, grippy track. Reece Pollitt raced away to win heat 2, with defending champion Steve Harris passing Kaysar Mohammadi to take second place. Heat 4 […]

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MATCH REPORT: Manchester League Under 13’s Individual Championship

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Report by Mike Hack Astley & Tyldesley hosted the second of the three Manchester League Individual Championship evenings, at Gin Pit, on Wednesday 10th August Just three riders turned out for the u-13s Championship. Bury’s first year rider, Jayden Hancock, continued his unbeaten run at Manchester League u-13 events, by winning every race, to take the title, with a 16 […]

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MATCH REPORT: Manchester League Under 10 & Under 16 Individual Championships

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Report by Mike Hack Astley & Tyldesley hosted the first of the three Manchester League Individual Championship evenings, at Gin Pit, on Wednesday (3rd August). In the u-10s Championship, A&T’s Josh Pilkington raced to a 16 points maximum score. Team mate Levi Edwards dropped just one point, with Bury’s George Keeble a further point behind. Manchester League u-10 Individual FinalJosh […]

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MATCH REPORT: Manchester League Senior Individual Final

Report and photo by Mike Hack The Manchester League season wrapped up for another year with the Senior Individual Final staging, under the Goshen floodlights, at Bury, on Wednesday evening. An excellent race meeting took place, with keenly fought races throughout. Home favourites Danny Taylor and Kris Ramsden saw their chances of victory disappear early on. Taylor came last, off […]

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MATCH REPORT: Manchester League Under 13 & Under 19 Finals

Report by Mike Hack, Photos courtesy of Alan Taylor Astley & Tyldesley hosted the second of this year’s Manchester League Individual Finals on Wednesday evening. There was a disappointing turn out of just five riders for the u-13 and u-19 championships. A&T’s Duncan Whalley raced to maximum scores in both competitions, to add to the two maximums he scored in […]

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MATCH REPORT: Manchester League Individual Finals at Stockport

Report by Alan Taylor The first of three Wednesday evening Manchester League Individual Championship events took place at Stockport with the Under 10, Under 16 and Veterans titles being raced for. The predicted afternoon showers never materialised so the track was well watered before racing began at 7.00pm with the Under 10s event. UNDER-10 FINAL Five riders from Bury and […]

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MATCH REPORT: Manchester league Women’s & Senior Individuals

Astley & Tyldesley staged the second of the Manchester League Individual Finals evenings on a cool, damp evening on Wednesday. First up was the inaugural Women’s Individual. Unfortunately, there were riders missing due to holidays, as Emily Burgess took the expected victory, with an untroubled 16 points maximum. The new winner’s trophy was donated by National and Regional Chair, Mike […]

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RESULTS: This week’s Results

Here are the results of matches ridden during week commencing August 12th: South East & Eastern League Division 1 Ipswich 100 – 79 Great Blakenham Norwich P -P Hethersett (Track waterlogged, new date to be confirmed) Manchester League Under 10 & Under 16 Individuals at Stockport Postponed due to unfit track. New date to be confirmed Battle of Britain Junior […]

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