Tag: women

WOMEN: Landscaping the England Women’s Team

New manager, new sponsors, new kit. Same passion, skill and determination. Let’s meet Squad England heading to Poland to represent the women.  Charlie Jane Herbert, Ipswich Eagles (Manager) “I am the current England and GB women’s manager, and I could not be more thrilled to be leading these girls. Due to still making a comeback from having my child, I […]

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MATCH REPORT: Veterans, Women’s and U16 Girls Club Championships from Astley and Tyldesley

It was a brilliant day’s cycle speedway racing at a hot and sunny Gin Pit on Saturday, as Astley & Tyldesley hosted three British Club Championship events, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Astley. Leicester retained both the Womens and Veterans Championships, with Exeter winning the U16 Girls event after a run-off with Poole ‘A’. In the Womens Final, Leicester […]

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MATCH REPORT: Great Britain’s Women overcome early Australia challenge to take series

Great Britain went into the third Women’s test against Australia knowing that victory would see them clinch the series. The first 2 heats were shared before Australia, through Lucy Millikin and Miriam Thompson, went ahead with a 6-4 over Macie Schmidt and Laura Watson. Lauren Jacobs and Charlie-Jane Herbert then scored maximum points over Emily Makepeace and Harleigh Rochester in […]

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MATCH REPORT: Team GB edge to 2-0 lead in Women’s test series

Great Britain Women’s Cycle Speedway team have taken a 2-0 lead after securing two victories over their Australian rivals at Salisbury on Saturday and Murraylands on Sunday. The hectic girls schedule this weekend saw back-to-back fixtures in blistering conditions in Adelaide, with highs into the mid-thirties in rural Murraylands on Sunday. In the first test, Holly Greenhalgh sped away for […]

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MATCH REPORT: Leicester Ladies make it a perfect ten

Leicester Ladies maintained their domination of the team championship with an unprecedented tenth consecutive victory at Glover Park today. Nearest rivals Ipswich put up a strong fight and had opened up a two point lead  after the fourth heat, taking 14 points from their inside grids. The Monarchs eventually overhauled their East Anglian rivals in the sixth heat, from that […]

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PREVIEW: British Women’s Club Championship from Leicester

This afternoon sees the last of the season’s Club Championships with the Women’s event being held at Leicester, 12.00 start. The women’s event was first held in 2006, when at Norwich the winners were the Leicester team, which included a young Michelle and Lucy Whitehead. Since then Leicester have added a further eight titles and will be favourites on their own […]

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PHOTOS: World Individual Finals Day

There have been plenty of photos knocking around on social media from world finals day. Here’s some that we have been sent by Paul Devine and some links to Brian Barnett’s images, as well as the ICSF Cycle Speedway World Championships photo page. Paul Devine Photos Senior Open Womens Juniors Brian Barnett Photos Senior http://s891.photobucket.com/user/cyclespeedwayphotos/library/1%202015%20Senior%20World%20Individual%20Final Women http://s891.photobucket.com/user/cyclespeedwayphotos/library/1%202015%20Womens%20World%20Individual%20Final Junior http://s891.photobucket.com/user/cyclespeedwayphotos/library/1%202015%20Junior%20World%20Individual%20Final On […]

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MATCH REPORT: World Individual Finals Day

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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