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THE Young Lions management have confirmed the updated schedule for the Mitas British Youth Championship.A date has now been finalised for the Eastbourne staging, with the series set to visit Arlington on Saturday August 13 for what will be the penultimate round of competition.In addition, the Leicester round has been put back by seven days to Sunday July 31, due to the original date clashing with the Premier League Fours Festival at Peterborough.There will also be a change to the Belle Vue round which will now take place on the weekend of April 23/24 with the day to be confirmed.

MITAS BRITISH YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP 2016Round 1 – Glasgow – Sunday April 10Round 2 – Belle Vue – Saturday April 23/Sunday April 24Round 3 – Scunthorpe – Monday May 2 (500cc and 150cc)Round 3 – Scunthorpe – Monday May 30 (250cc and 125cc)Round 4 – King’s Lynn – Saturday June 11Round 5 – Rye House – Sunday June 26Round 6 – Leicester – Sunday July 31Round 7 – Eastbourne – Saturday August 13Round 8 – Redcar – Saturday August 27

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BRITISH youngster Kyle Bickley has pledged his future to Belle Vue after signing a letter of intent to join the club when he turns fifteen.Bickley is regarded as one of Great Britain’s brightest future talents, with his list of honours including the FIM Track Racing Youth Gold Trophy at 125cc level last year.Belle Vue Colts co-boss Graham Goodwin said: “We’ve been watching Kyle’s career unfold for the last couple of seasons and being a northern lad, he absolutely fits in with Belle Vue’s philosophy of working with and evolving local talent.“The move to the new stadium has come at the right time for us and for him, and by the time next year comes around he’ll be fifteen and will no doubt be in the running to join the Colts full-time.“He’s a rider we rate very highly and in the meantime we’re confident he’ll be very much involved with the club in some other capacity, most likely with the Midland Development League boys.”