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What is Coventry Cycle Speedway?
We are a sports club based in Coventry, West Midlands. We race single speed bikes, with no brakes for four laps around an oval dirt track.
The sport of Cycle Speedway grew out of the bomb sites post second world war. The modern day version of the sport requires athleticism, bravery and skill, as four riders take to the track for each race, all trying to come out on top.
It is very much a short dirt track version of velodrome racing, except contact is allowed when passing.
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4th place all round for our Juniors 🙌![]()
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Today in the World Championships, we had Yoanna in the U16 girls Championship and Jude in the Junior Nations Cup final.![]()
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Firstly we had Yoanna take on the Ipswich track in the U16 Girls Pre-Qualifier, where she was able to secure her place in the final on her 4th race. Yoanna then drew double gate 3's in her final, but was able to make the most of those outside grids, coming away with three 1st places in her races and getting a total of 15 points which made her 4th in the World in the U16 Girls! She made sure she pushed on every single race and didn't give up no matter wear she was in race. ![]()
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Later in the day t Ipswich, we had Jude take on the Nations Cup for Ireland, it was a hard draw for the Ireland team but each rider gave it everything they had including Jude. Unfortunately, Jude got an exclusion on his 3rd race but got a couple of solid 3rd places against experienced riders. Jude came off with 6 points from 5 rides for Ireland which looking at his opposition was very good going. The Ireland Junior team, then finished in 4th place behind England, Poland and Australia.![]()
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Tomorrow, Jude will be competing to qualify for the open senior category in his pre-qualifier and quarter final at Great Blakenham.
World Championships - Jude shines for Ireland and the U16 Finals.![]()
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Jude Wilcockson had a busy day today, racing 3 times throughout the day.![]()
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First up was the Semi-Final of the Junior Nations Cup at Norwich, where Jude was racing in his Ireland colours. Jude was able to get a total of 13 points in 5 rides, which helped Ireland progress to the Nations Cup Final tomorrow.![]()
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Jude then had to quickly travel over to Hethersett, where he then competed in the first Semi-Final for the U16 Open. Jude smashed through his Semi, being the second highest scorer in his semi, finishing on a total of 17 points. This easily secured him a place in the final later in the day.![]()
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Jude had a tough draw in his U16 Open final, drawing 2 grid 4's. However, he didn't let it stop him from achieving an impressive 13 points from 5 rides, placing him Joint 6th in the world. Jude gave everything he had out on the track and rode absolutely amazing all day.![]()
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Tomorrow, we have Yoanna riding in the U16 Girls Individual, and Jude will be riding again for Ireland in the Junior Nations Cup final.
Yesterday in the World Championships 🚴♀️.![]()
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Yesterday all three of our riders rode in the World Championships yesterday, Yoanna Gilpin and Amy Baynes racing in the Women’s qualifiers amd semi's and Jude Wilcockson was racing in the U16 Open Pre Qualifier.![]()
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At Great Blakenham Yoanna started off the day for the Coventry riders in the first Womens Pre-Qualifier which was seen as the more difficult draw of the two. Yoanna gave it her all in the qualifier and fought hard in every race in a hard draw, which made her first reserve in Semi-Final 1 if one was needed.![]()
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Amy was then in the second Womens Pre-Qualifier and was able to secure her place in Semi-Final 2 on her third race. Amy then had some hard luck in her semi including getting a tape exclusion in her second race. She managed to come away with a total of 6 points which placed her joint 14th in the semi.![]()
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Jude then rode later in the evening at Kesgrave for the U16 Pre-Qualifier, where he managed to qualify straight away in his first race off gate one securing his spot in today's Semi (there will be separate post about this).
Coventry Cycle Speedway Club have three riders this year competing in the 2025 ICSF Cycle Speedway World Championships starting this week. Jude Wilcockson (16), Yoanna Gilpin (15), and Amy Baynes (22) will all be racing on an international level in the World Championships. ![]()
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Jude Wilcockson: This will be Jude’s second international competition, with his first being last year in the European Championships based in Poland, where he made his debut for the Ireland team. For the world’s, Jude has entered into several categories both within his age category and above, he will be competing in the U16, U18, and Open categories, as well as again representing Ireland in the Junior World Cup.![]()
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Yoanna Gilpin: This will be Yoanna’s first experience in competing in an international level of competition, however she has competed on a national level and is very competitive in her ability against the other riders. Like Jude, Yoanna will also be pushing herself and competing in different categories, she will be competing in both the U16 Girls, and the Open Women’s.![]()
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Amy Baynes: Amy has competed in two international competitions making this her third. She rode for Great Britain back in the 2023 World’s over in Australia, and also travelled to Poland to compete in the European Championships last year. Amy will be competing against her teammate Yoanna in the Open Women’s category. ![]()
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Good Luck to all of the riders.
🙌 British Individual Weekend 🙌![]()
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This weekend is the British Individual championship hosted by Poole, Exeter and Southampton. Coventry have 4 riders competing in this weekends events!![]()
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Jude Wilcockson - U16 Open, U18 Open, and Open![]()
Tom Savage - Open![]()
Yoanna Gilpin - U16 Girls![]()
Amy Baynes - Womens ![]()
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Good luck to all riders this weekend! 🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️
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