Get your teams ready for our annual Schools track cycling competition!  

On Wednesday 19th March 2025 we will be running an afternoon of racing on the main track of the velodrome for teams of riders of all ages from 8 - 18. 

Whilst it is of course a competitive event, we are passionate about making the racing inclusive to all so even if your young people have little or no experience on the track, please do get in touch and we can try to facilitate some training for you ahead of the event.

The championship has always been a really fun afternoon, last year with almost 140 young riders, a buzzing atmosphere, some great prizes (not just for race winners!) and with the cafe open to keep everyone fuelled with food and drinks throughout!

We are looking for teams of 3 riders but if you have fewer riders we would encourage you to enter anyway and we will make up teams on the day from different schools.  Schools are also welcome to enter multiple teams!

This year, subject to numbers of entries, there will be 4 categories for racing: U12, U14, U16 and U18 with separate points/prizes for Boys and Girls.  We appreciate that ages can vary in school year groups we would encourage you to enter by year group as indicated below.

U12 - School year 7 and under (minimum age 8yrs)

U14 - School year 8 and 9 

U16 - School years 10 and 11

U18 - School years 12 and 13 (6th form)

We anticipate a race program to include:-

Flying 200

3-up Team Pursuit

Scratch 

Keirin

Chase Race 

All riders will take part in the Team Pursuit, one rider (the 'sprinter') will undertake the Flying 200 and Keirin and the remaining two 'endurance' riders will take part in the Scratch and Chase Race events.

 

Please visit the Event website for more information and to enter your teams.

Info for Riders

Provisional Schedule*:-

12:00pm  Registration and lunch

12:30pm    Warm up on track

12:50pm    Rider briefing

1:00pm    Racing starts

• Flying 200 (U12, U14, U16, U18)
• 3-up Team Pursuit (U12, U14, U16, U18 - 3 laps)
• Keirin ((U14, Open Girls, U16, U18 - 3 laps)
• Scratch  (U12, U14G, - 6 laps, U14B - 8 laps, U16 - 10 laps, U18 - 12 laps)
• Chase Race (U12, U14 - 2 laps, U16, U18 - 4 laps)

5:00pm    Podiums

* Timings, activities and schedule may be subject to change

Schools are encouraged to send three riders to make up a team in a category. Schools with more riders available are welcome to enter multiple teams just please give the teams unique names!  Schools who have fewer than 3 riders in a category should please enter a team anyway and we will make up some teams on the day from riders in different schools in the same position.

All riders will take part in the Team Pursuit, one rider will undertake the Flying 200 and Keirin and the remaining two endurance riders will take part in the Scratch and Chase Race events.

Over the course of the competition accumulated points contribute to the final standings of the teams in the overall championship. In the event of a tie in the final number of points for the competition, preference will be given to the quicker of the two teams in the Team Pursuit.

At the completion of the races, prizes will be awarded to each member of the first, second and third-placed teams in each category, and the school who has accumulated the most points overall will win the Schools Championship shield to take back to their school to display for the year.

Specific timings will be confirmed nearer the time but the track will be open for sign on, bike collection and warm up from 12:00 and we aim to finish the competition around 17:30.

Please visit the Event website for more information and to enter your team.