Andover BMX Raceway

Good luck to our Riders Annabel Townsend and Betty Wills (and our affiliated rider/coach Harriet Alexander ) racing at the Europen Cup in La Chappelle St Mesmin in France today and tomorrow. You can watch all the action live here:

2026 UEC BMX EUROPEAN CUP Round 7 & 8 La Chapelle st. Mesmin (FRA), 14-17 May 2026, DAY 1 Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

Please be aware that the track will be closed to the public until 4pm this Saturday.

Hard work really does pay off. Last weekend saw 37 of our riders make the trip to Manchester for rounds 1&2 of this years National series at the UK's Indoor BMX track and boy did they deliver. From the youngest riders; Jacob, Billie and Lennie in the 7 year old classes, right up to Arne making his Superclass debut, hardly a moment went by without some Andover action on track. The results speak for themselves; 19 of them made a final on day 1 and 18 made a Final on day 2.
So many individual achievements it's impossible to mention them all but the 17 podium places went to the following riders over the weekend

Betty Wills with 2 x🥇
Sarah-Jane Nichols with 2 x🥇
Annabel Townsend 2x🥇
James Miller with 1x🥇and 1x🥉
Esme Ward with 2x🥈
Newton Hindley with 2x🥈
Arthur Mason with 1x🥉
Phuong Clements with 2x🥉
Noa Kerr with 1x🥉
Oscar Jewell with 1x🥉

The result is that we are currently standing in 2nd place (out of 52 competing clubs nationally). An absolutely outstanding result. Well done to every single one of you, from the first timers to the veteran riders, this was a cracking start to the season. We go again in 3 weeks in Glasgow :-)

Thanks as always to the coaches Eric Esslemont Mark Ward Thomas Russell Odling and their helpers.

Photo credit to Tony Twist

A nice little write up from Love Andover. We love hosting regionals at Andover but its always that bit nicer when the sun is shining, as it did on Sunday.

ANDOVER BMX CLUB SETS THE PACE
Andover BMX Club delivered a statement performance last weekend as it hosted the opening round of the 2026 South Region BMX Series, welcoming an impressive 438 riders from across the region.
READ MORE:
https://loveandover.com/andover-bmx-club-sets-the-pace-at-south-region-series-opener/

Yes we are so close to a new season of and we need support to make it yet another great club event.
We have a list of roles that need names against and would really appreciate if you can offer your time.
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Get some of the best views of the racing
And earn mega person points for life.
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Latest lost property....any takers?
All in the container 👍🏼

Annabel has had her Speedco Velox Evo BMX and all her race gear stolen from her car in Portsmouth! Please can we ask all of us in our community to keep their eyes open on all buying and selling sites, and report back if you see anything.

Let's get this bike back in the safe hands it belongs to 🙏🏼

On Friday night we were delighted to celebrate the clubs achievements in 2025 at our awards night and give the individual riders the recognition they deserve. From the Rippers to the Veterans, those just starting out to our British Champions and World Finalists, we showed them how proud we are of them all. And then we had a bit of a boogie 😉 Thank you to Mason for organising the whole thing and to the rest of the committee for their behind-the-scenes efforts too.

A special mention must go to the runners up and winner of the winners of the prestigious
Coaches Cup
Runners Up
Henry Keeble and Mason Kelly
Winner
Bram Heaver

…and to the Club Rider of the Year
Annabel Townsend

Our category award winners were:
Most Improved Rider Male u9
Noah Taylor
Most Improved Rider Female u9
Lennie Goddard
Most Improved Rider Male u13
Oakley Lewis-Field
Most Improved Rider Female u13
Olivia Webb
Most Improved Rider Male u18
Tommy Haddleton
Most Improved Rider Female u18
Clara Salmond
Most Improved Adult Rider(s)
Ray Redman & Ian Robbins
Rider of the Year Female u9
Billie Sawyer
Rider of the Year Male u9
Atlas Lewis-Field
Rider of the Year Female u13
Hollie Webb
Rider of the Year Male u13
Arthur Mason
Rider of the Year Male u18
Kai Blane & Newton Hindley
Rider of the Year Adult Female
Phuong Clements
Rider of the Year Adult Male
Phil Duff

And this year we introduced a
Special Achievement Award
To recognise the extraordinary achievements of our British champions and European/World Finalists. Namely:
Sarah Jane Nichols, Betty Wills, Arne Esslemont, James Miller, Esme Ward and Annabel Townsend.

Congratulations to all of you. See you at training next week 😊

To all our club members and to the wider BMX family may we wish you all a very merry BMXmas.
Hope Santa has been delivering bikes, frames, and bmx clobber in droves.
Remember, when you go out over the next few days, a kid with a new bike might also be their first time at a park/track so give them some encouragement and share what we all know is BMX love. One love

Our very own Esme Ward (W8) attended the official opening of the new Salisbury Pump Track on Thursday. Well done to all involved in this development. It is a welcome addition to the areas cycling facilities. Many of our riders have already been and the reports are that it is fun to ride.

New Bemerton Heath pump track officially open to public after £250k investment The track is designed for bikes, skateboards and scooters, and aims to support outdoor activity for residents of all ages and abilities.