BCC Race Team (based out of Beeston Cycling Club) are hosting a festival of Team-based track racing and we want you to join us. The event brings a focus to team-based racing and is being held as a pilot activity to explore the potential for adding an event of this nature into the National race calendar in future years.

The 21^st of August is the day following the National Youth Omnium Finals at Derby and we hope to see strong participation from our Youth riders as they team up with their friends, Club mates and even their fiercest rivals to demonstrate how they can race together.

Whilst the race program is structured to encourage and help forge our Youths into the world beating teams of the future. There is also a mirrored team event program for our seniors, providing the opportunity for them to show the Youths how things are done! It would also be great to see some Senior Regional teams that have not been formed in the past.

The event offers Team Sprint, Team Pursuit & Madison.

All team entries are fully 'Open' and are welcomed from Composite teams, Clubs and Regional Teams. Regional Youth Team Managers who are aspiring for success with their teams at the UK School Games, are encouraged use the event in their preparation for September, with the schedule providing a great opportunity to try out and optimise rider team orders. Youth teams may comprise of any combination of Youth A and B riders. Other than the Youth Madison pairs, teams do not need to be single gender.

Info for Riders

Events offered:

TEAM SPRINT

• Youth Team Sprint - qualifying time trial then knockout rounds to determine overall placings. All Youth rider groups are eligible - Youth A / Youth B, mixed A and B and mixed or single gender teams.  Yth A gearing will apply.  
• Senior Team Sprint - qualifying time trial then knockout rounds to determine overall placings.  

There is a Maximum of 10 Teams entries for both sprint competitions, first come first accepted. A lead rider to submit team entry and cover the requested fee on behalf of the Team. Lead rider to identify the other team riders at entry submission. 

TEAM PURSUIT

• Youth Team Pursuit - 3km (12 laps). Qualifying time trial then a head-to-head race for overall placings. All Youth rider groups are eligible - Youth A / Youth B or mixed A and B and mixed or single gender teams. Yth A gearing will apply. 
• Senior Team Pursuit - 4km (16 laps). Qualifying time trial then a head-to-head race to determine overall placings.  

Maximum 12 Teams for both team pursuit competitions, first come first accepted. A Lead rider to submit team entry and cover the requested fee on behalf of the Team. Lead rider to identify the other team riders at entry submission

MADISON

• Youth Madison (male) - Rider pairs race over 60 laps. There are no restrictions on the Youth pairing other than gender, but teams can be all Youth A or Youth B or mixed A and B. Yth A gearing will apply. Rider pair must race in the same kit.
• Youth Madison (female) - format as above over 40 laps.
• Senior Madison (male) - Rider pairs race over 100 laps. Rider pair to race in the same kit.
• Senior Madison (female) - Rider pairs race over 80 laps. Rider pair to race in the same kit.

BC Ranking Points will be awarded for the Youth and Senior Madisons only. As any Youth B riders will effectively be riding with dispensation in Youth A competition (and are encouraged to do so within this event), they will be ineligible for points. For this pilot event, points will not be awarded for the Team Pursuits and Team Sprints. We are working with British Cycling to trial the composite team format in view of potentially implementing a Youth Team National Championship in the future.