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The Astley & Tyldesley
club was formed in November 1989 and made their on track bow in April
1991, initially racing in the Manchester League. Improvements to the Gin
Pit circuit, which was originally mainly funded and built by club
members, have been made on an ongoing basis with the venue being
afforded the status of the North's Regional Centre in 1997 and being a
top graded facility, 'A' Grade International. Riders Racing Statistics Record of Personal Best Times (original track 1991-2015) Record of Personal Best Times (New Track 2016 onwards) |
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Owen Simcock - 14 years old. Owen joined the A&T club in 2018 and
has been a regular since then. Rode in the North & Scotland League
Division 3 title winning team in 2019, before moving up an age category. |
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Charlie Burgess - Age 14. The youngest of three siblings who have
raced for A&T, he joined the club at the back end of 2012. Was 2nd in
the Manchester League u-10 Grand Prix series and 3rd in the Manchester
League u-10 Individual Final in 2015. He was a valuable member of the
A&T teams which won the North & Scotland League Division 3 every year up
to 2019, as well as winning the North & Scotland League Division 2 in
2019 and Manchester League Division 2 each year from 2014 up to 2019. |
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John White - 14 years old. John started racing at the tail end of
the 2011 season and has regularly beaten riders several years older than
him since then. Won the U-8 Club Individual Championship and the Club
Most
Improved Rider of the Year award in 2013. John won the British U-8 Grand
Prix series, took 2nd place in the Manchester League U-10 Individual
Final and won the J. Fisher & Sons Cup as the Club's Young Rider of the
Year in 2014. In 2015 won both the Manchester League u-10 Individual
Final and Grand Prix series, as well as the Club u-10 Individual. He
took 2nd place in the Northern u-10 Individual Final. John enjoyed
terrific individual successes at u-10 level in 2016, winning the British
Grand Prix series, Northern Individual Final and Grand Prix series,
Manchester League Individual Final and Grand Prix series, and the Club
Individual. John moved up an age category in 2017, but won the British
u-12 Grand Prix series and the J. Fisher & Sons Cup as the Club's Young
Rider of the Year. In 2018, he won both the British u-12 Boys Individual
Final and Grand Prix series, the North & Scotland u-13 Individual and
the Manchester League u-13 Individual. 2019 saw him win both the North &
Scotland u-13 and u-16 Individual titles. He was a valuable member of
the A&T teams which won the North & Scotland League Division 3 every
year up to 2019, as well as winning the North & Scotland League Division
2 in 2019 and Manchester League Division 2 each year from 2014 up to
2019. |
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Lucy Grantham - Age 13. Lucy attended the Club Nights for a
couple of years, before becoming a regular in competitive matches in
2015. She won the Club u-8 Individual and the North West Trophies Cup
for Best Novice
in 2015. Lucy won the Club u-10 Girls Individual in 2017. She was a
member of the A&T teams which won the North & Scotland League Division 3
and the Manchester League Division 2 every year from 2015 to 2019. |
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Tom Morrissey - 13 years old. Tom started racing early in 2017
and improved rapidly. Won both the Northern u-10 Individual Final and
the Northern u-10 Grand Prix series, as well as the Club u-10 Boys
Individual. Tom won the Manchester League u-13 Grand Prix series in 2018
and 2019, as well as the Manchester League u-13 Individual title in
2019. He was a member of the A&T teams which won the North & Scotland
League Division 3 and the Manchester League Division 2 from 2017 to
2019, as well as the North & Scotland League Division 2 in 2019. Tom won
the Rory Blackwell Cup for Best Newcomer in 2017. |
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Duncan Whalley - Age 12. Duncan transferred to A&T at the start
of the 2017 season, after racing for Bury for several seasons. He
enjoyed a successful season, winning the Manchester League u-10
Individual Final and Grand Prix series and finishing 2nd in both
corresponding Northern events. He again won the Manchester League u-10
Grand Prix series in 2018. Duncan was a valuable member of the A&T
teams, which won the North & Scotland League Division 3 and Manchester
League Division 2 from 2017 to 2019. Won the Club Most Improved Rider
award in 2019. |
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Harriet Belt - 12 years old. Started racing in 2018 and has
steadily improved since then, racing for the North & Scotland League
Division 3 and Manchester League Division 2 title winning sides of 2018
and 2019. |
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Oscar Belt - Age 10. Started racing in 2017 and he looks a real
prospect, racing for the North & Scotland League Division 3 and
Manchester League Division 2 title winning sides of 2018 and 2019. Won
the North West Trophies Cup for Best Novice in 2019. |
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Frank White - 9 years old. Frank cut his racing teeth in the A&T
Go-Ride Grand Prix series in 2015, finishing as the overall series
winner and winning it again in 2017. Frank won the 2016 Club u-8
Individual and the 2017 Club u-6 Individual. Winner of the North West
Trophies Cup for Best Novice in 2016. Frank won every race of the 2019
season at u-8 level to win the Little League u-8 Individual and Grand
Prix series. He also won the Club u-10 Individual and the J. Fisher &
Sons Young Rider of the Year award in 2019. Was a valuable member of the
A&T team which won the North & Scotland League Division 3 and Manchester
League Division 2 from 2016 to 2019. |
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Myles Grantham - Age 8. Myles started racing in Go-Ride events in
2016 at the tender age of 3 years old. A very spirited rider, he often
beats riders several years older than himself. Won the Club u-6
Individual event in 2019. He raced for the North & Scotland League
Division 3 and Manchester League Division 2 title winning sides of 2018
and 2019. |
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Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club continued to recruit new local
junior riders during the 2020 season, despite the interruption to
activities caused by the pandemic. Some of these will take part in
activities at Gin Pit only, but some are looking forward to regular
competitive racing in the many junior competitions that are available,
once restrictions have eased. Riders looking to progress at the club include Levi Edwards, Harvey Fairclough, Elizabeth Hindley, Blake Jeffrey-Leyland and Thomas Smith. |
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Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club is a British Cycling Go-Ride Clubmark Club. |
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