York Bicycle Club was formed in 1877 and they managed to muster eight members at the Harrogate Bicycle Meet that summer. York BC held their first race meeting at the ground on the evening of 16 October 1877, the handicap races were for club members and held over a quarter, half and one mile, prizes were donated by "several local gentlemen." The venue was made available to the club gratuitously by the Yorkshire Gentlemen's Cricket Club. The York BC races included open races, which made the meetings very popular, in 1879 there were seven bicycle races and the meetings became an annual event.
The Holgate Classical and Commercial Seminary sports started at the ground in 1878 and were held annually until 1884, the meetings included a two miles bicycle handicap race.
On Monday evening 24th June 1879 there was a twenty miles match race between John Keen (happy Jack) and George Waller**, in front of a crown numbering several thousands. Keen gave Waller a two minute start and quickly hauled him in but was unable to shake him off and for most of the race, the two riders were neck and neck. It was not until the last lap that Keen out sprinted Waller and won by a few yards in 1h 18m 29s.
The York BC stopped organising race meetings after 1881 and the York City and Suburban Bicycle Club stepped in with a meeting in 1883. The club held bicycle race meetings in their own right and also joined forces with Melbourne FC to form the York Amateur Athletic Club and organised bicycle and athletics meetings. At the 19th August 1884 there were three bicycle races, a one mile club, a one mile local tricycle and a two miles open race. Bicycle race meetings were held infrequently up to 1890, which was probably when the last bicycle racing was seen at the Wigginton Road ground.
Yorkshire Gentleman's Cricket Club moved out of Wigginton Road in 1931 to play at Lord Wenlock's estate at Escrick, six miles south of York and the club has remained there ever since. From 1932 until 1966, the Wigginton ground was used by York Cricket Club and it was re-named the Wigginton Road ground. After 1966, the ground was developed as part of York District Hospital
** The previous month, George Waller had won the six day race at the Agricultural Hall in London, completing 1,172 miles. This race was billed as the world championship and Waller won the championship belt valued at 100 guineas.
