The first bicycle race at the Bath Grounds was at the Gala and Fete on Whit Monday, 5 June 1876. A two miles bicycle handicap race was held, in two heats and Edlin of Leicester, who was the scratch man, won with comparative ease. The Hastings Volunteer Band welcomed Edlin home with a rendition of "See the Conquering Hero Comes."
The Whitsun sports continued for a number of years and at the 1879 sports the bicycle events were a half mile handicap for youths, a one mile local handicap and a two miles open handicap race. Wheel sizes were reported for the competitors, which ranged from 48 to 55 inches, 52 being most common.
The 1880 sports moved from the Bath Grounds to a field near Ashby station, but the Leicester Journal commented that the course was difficult for bicycle racing, "the ground being rather hilly and the corners sharp and awkward for turning." The sports included a bicycle steeplechase race, which involved the competitors clambering over fences with their bicycles.
By 1883, the sports had moved back to the Bath Ground and were held on August Bank Holiday, but the one and two miles handicap races were to be the last bicycle racing at the Ivanhoe Bath Grounds.
The Baths closed in 1884 and the area eventually fell into ruins and was finally demolished. The Bath Ground are now privately owned and let to the local authority. The ground is the home of Ashby Hastings Cricket Club.