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A very strong north westerly wind made conditions tricky for the 326 competitors who took part in round seven of Team Royal London 360 Isle of Man’s youth league at the National Sports Centre last Tuesday night.  

Rob Watson wins round 4 of the Chevin Cycles Midweek road race league at Milby on Tuesday (May 21st)

Round 3 of the Raymond Brown track league at Bournemouth’s new outdoor velodrome saw the return of last year’s champion Adam D’Arcy-Wykes.

George Harper (Felt Colbornes Hargroves Cycles) continued his fine run of form by winning round two of the Thruxton Summer circuits

Awesome solo performance from Natalie Creswick as she leads her Mule Bar team to victory in opening round

Yanto Barker leads UK Youth into the red - Team UK Youth take Series lead after individual win for Barker in Stoke-on-Trent

The superb facility at Marsh Tracks (Rhyl) was the venue for a day of exciting racing with a large entry across the senior groups.

It may have been another grey night at Palmer Park Velodrome, but the riders lit up the track with some close, hard racing.

Jules Birks (VC Londres) & Nathan Fletcher winners at week two of the George Samuel Memorial Hove Park Crits

Matt Bottrill on a new Giant TT bike finishes preparation for National 10 with victory in the Melton Olympic 10 mile time trial

John Whittington, Celia Davis-Hayes and Tristan Robbins were crowned South Region Champions after some good riding over the Wiltshire country side.

Mike Smith (Corley Cycles) wins the Central Divisional Road Race Championships

Win for local rider James Gilfillan in the Sotonia 25 mile tme trial on Saturday

Kristian Woolf of VC Prestige wins race 2 in the NCRA Rockingham Raceway Handicap Series on May 16

After last weeks rain, it was a dry sunny evening at the Brooks Cycles Track league that took place on the 16th May.

Sixteen year old Barnaby Cox (Gillingham & Dist Wh) scored his first win on the road in round 2 of the Moreton evening series.

The Bishopswood course near Wistow was the venue for this evenings first NYRRL event for fourth category riders.

366 young riders signed-on for the evening’s racing in round six of Team Royal London 360 Isle of Man’s youth league

Kristian House dominated the Durham round of the Tour Series winning for the second year in a row on a course which suits his strengths

15th May – The third round of the  Solihull CC No Frills Circuit Races were held on a cold but clear evening at Tudor Grange (West Midlands)

A bitterly cold but dry evening for round 4 of the Reading Track League at Palmer Park Stadium

The third and final event in the Ciclos Uno Spring Series was held at the Redbridge Cycling Centre on Sunday 12th May and a total of seventy two riders signed on for the two age related races.

Peter Barusevicus wins Chevin Cycles Evening League event three at the idyllic village of Saxton

The first round of the Pearl Izumi Tour Series saw the two strongest teams so far this season come out on top with the Individual win for Yanto Barker of UK Youth and Raleigh winning the team award.

The first races of the 2013 North Midlands Road Race League at Torworth were held in cool, cloudy conditions

Double Olympic and World Champion Laura Trott OBE, did not fail to impress in her appearances in the Elveden Road Races

Peter Kennaugh of the Isle of Man has won solo the most prestigious of British classics, the Lincoln GP after attacking his breakaway companion Marcin Bialoblocki, UK Youth in the closing miles.

Win for Tom Moses of Team Raleigh in the John May Memorial Road Race organised by Ron Bennett and the Wakefield Cycling Club.

Matt Bottrill takes 11th win of the season in South Pennine 25 mile time trial on May 11

Rob Sharland wins the Roy Ludford Memorial (Tour of the Milburys 2013) on Saturday 11th May

1-2 for Britain as British Time Trial Champion Alex Dowsett came of age in the time trial today winning a Grand Tour Time Trial Stage in the Giro and Wiggins second despite a puncture.

The threatened rain held off until five minutes after the completion of the final senior 10 mile to complete a good evenings racing on Friday, May 10

A full programme of racing completed on the first night of the 2013 Halesowen Track League in the West Midlands

Aussie Hansen triumphs over rivals and conditions to win stage 7 whilst Wiggins loses time after crashing

Stuart Bowers from Hargroves Cycles is best in a full house at Moreton Evening Kermesse Series

A buzzing Mark Cavendish was delivered to the sweet spot in the sprint today and won the stage easily after the perfect lead out by his team

Warm sunshine greeted the 353 competitors who turned out at the NSC last Tuesday night for round five of Team Royal London 360 Isle of Man’s youth league.

Dave Shackelton wins round 2 0f the Chevin Cycles Handicap race league at Appleton Roebuck

Eamonn Deane report on the first of the 2013 Bournemouth Arrow/Raymond Brown track league

The second event in the Ciclos Uno Spring Criterium Series was held at the Redbridge Cycling Centre (Hog Hill) on Sunday 5th May and there was a grand total of eighty six riders on the start line for the two age related races.

The sun was out for the start of the 6th Bordeaux-Paris meeting at Reading’s Palmer Park

The hottest day of the year so far saw Scunthorpe Poly promoting the annual Trophy Meeting at Quibell Park Stadium.

Luke Davies (Velo Club St Raphael) wins the Welsh CA open 25 mile time trial on the R25/3L on the 5th of May

Luca Paolini (Katusha) catches the favourites out to win the stage and take the Pink jersey from Sky

Matt Bottrill (Drag2Zero) ride’s to new course record in round 3 of national time trial series

Day 3 – A classic in the British Women’s Racing Calendar, the Shutt VR Bedford 3 Day is now on! VeloUK is there …

After 65 miles of racing on a testing circuit in Northumberland, first year U23 rider Adam Martin (Metaltek-Knights of Old RT) out sprinted breakaway rival Rob Carter (TS Racing Team-Vankru) for his first road victory of the Season.

Michael Hutchinson takes Sean Yates course record and a win for Joanna Rowsell in Sussex CA 10 & 25 time trials

Netapp-Endura’s Jan Barta wins the Grody tour in Poland after his team including Russell Downing defended his jersey won in the time trial

William Goulbourne proved without doubt to be the strongest man of the day winning Alpha RC’s 65km Andy Morrison Memorial Road Race

Day 2- A classic in the British Women’s Racing Calendar, the Shutt VR Bedford 3 Day is now on! VeloUK is there …

The first night of the Brooks Cycles Track League of 2013 saw the rider’s race under sunny skies on Thursday 2nd May.

Tuesdays TLI Australian Pursuit road race in the North East was held in good conditions and won by Ally Young of Newcastle University

Conditions at the National Sports Centre last Tuesday night were near perfect for the 384 young cyclists who competed in round four of Team Royal London 360 Isle of Man’s youth league.

John Wolff wins the first event in a series of six to be organised by Chevin Cycles on the Bishopswood Selby course.

Report, results and pictures from the Reading Track League Round 3 at the Palmer Park Stadium on 29 April

First race of the series for 2013 saw the biggest field of riders (in both races) on the start line for many a year in the George Samuel Memorial Hove Park Crits

More success for UK Youth as James Lowsley-Williams wins the Out of the Saddle Spring Road Race (1)

For a nice change, this tiny corner of Essex was bathed in sunshine, much appreciated by Thaxted’s Morris dancing community and the riders in the Paul Simon Homes races.

Home win for Andy Bennett in the Onimpex/Bioracer Road Race plus victory too for Mark Westwood in race 2 on Sunday.

Chris Froome continues his journey towards to the Tour de France with a win in the Tour of Romandie following in the wheelmarks of a certain Bradley Wiggins in 2012.