ROSES rivals Belle Vue and Sheffield will clash in the first official top-flight fixtures of the 2026 season.
Words by British Speedway – Feature Image by Mark Lee Sing – Fixture Images courtesy of each club
The sides meet at the National Speedway Stadium on Monday March 30 in a Premiership KO Cup encounter, with the return taking place at Owlerton on Thursday April 2.
The Northern group also includes holders Leicester, who open their campaign at Belle Vue on Easter Monday, April 6 (midday) before hosting the Aces at the Hydroscand Arena, Beaumont Park at 7.30pm.
The Southern group gets underway on Thursday April 9 as East Anglian rivals Ipswich and King’s Lynn go head to head at Foxhall, before clashing again at the Adrian Flux Arena on Monday April 13.
Newcomers Northampton make their debut at King’s Lynn on Monday April 20, and their opening home meeting sees Ipswich provide the opposition on Thursday April 30.
Belle Vue host the opening ROWE Motor Oil Premiership league fixture when they take on defending champions Ipswich at the NSS on Monday April 20.
The match is a repeat of last season’s play-off semi-final, which saw the Aces win at home before seeing their title defence ended in the reverse fixture.
Other highlights of the early league programme include a return for ex-Leicester skipper Max Fricke as King’s Lynn visit the Hydroscand Arena on Thursday May 14, whilst the traditional Ipswich/King’s Lynn Bank Holiday encounter at Foxhall takes place on Monday May 4.
Belle Vue and Sheffield also race Bank Holiday doubles in both May and August, whilst the opening league match at Northampton is on Thursday May 21 when they face Leicester.
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