Racing Calendar 2021: Track Racing

British Cycling has confirmed the dates and venues of the 2021 National Track Series, National Grass Track Series and National Youth Omnium Series

Racing Calendar 2021: Track Racing

British Cycling has confirmed the dates and venues of the 2021 National Track Series, National Grass Track Series and National Youth Omnium Series. Following the disruption we have seen across all disciplines this year, we are pleased to say that a large number of organisers have opted to ‘roll on’ their dates to 2021, meaning there will be a total of 31 meetings across the three series.

While dates for the National Masters Track Championships (Newport, 1 – 4 July) and National Youth & Junior Track Championships (Glasgow, 25 – 29 July) have been confirmed, we are continuing to explore options for the National Track Championships, which were due to take place in Manchester in January but have been postponed due to the pandemic. As a result, National Track Series dates are subject to change.

This will be the first year that the National Youth Omnium Series will be run in its new format, following the cancellation of the 2020 series. We have sought to include as many dates as possible to reduce the need to travel, and to account for the higher likelihood of event cancellations due to local restrictions.

Rounds have been spread as much as possible on each weekend, however this has been dependent on organiser and venue availability. We have aimed to give riders more flexibility in which rounds they compete in, and a rider’s best three results will count towards their ranking.

National Championship Dates
· National Masters Track Championships, Newport, 1 – 4 July
· National Youth & Junior Track Championships, Glasgow, 25 – 29 July
· National Track Championships, TBC

National Track Series
· Portsmouth Easter Open Track, Portsmouth, 3 April (Endurance only)
· National Endurance/Sprint 2-day, Scunthorpe, 22 – 23 May (Endurance and Sprinters)
· Black Line Open, Derby, 30 May (Sprinters only)
· Chris Wharton Memorial, 5 June, Newport (Endurance only)
· Brixton Super Madison, 11 July, Herne Hill (Endurance and Sprinters)
· Roadman’s 25, (TBC), Herne Hill (Endurance only)
· Yorkshire Sprint GP, 30 August, York (Sprinters only)
· SES Sprint GP, 7 October, Lee Valley (Sprinters only)
· Derby GP, TBC, Derby (TBC)
· Newport GP, 20 November, Newport (Endurance and Sprinters)
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National Grass Track Series
· Ashwell Spring Grass Track Meeting, 15 May, Ashwell (Short Distance)
· West Suffolk Wheelers Grass Track Meeting, 6 June, Fornham All Saints (Endurance and Short)
· Ipswich BC Grass Track Racing, 13 June, Ipswich (Endurance and Short)
· Colchester Wheelers GT Meeting, 20 June, Colchester (Short Distance incl. Men’s 400m Champs)
· Plomesgate Grass Track Meeting, 4 July, Bredfield (Endurance and Short)
· Biggleswade Grass Track Meeting, 10 July, Biggleswade (Endurance and Short)
· Heckington Show, 24 July, Heckington (Endurance incl. Men’s 800m Champs)
· Green Arrow Grass Track Meeting, 1 August, Hertford, (Endurance and Short, incl. Women’s 800m Champs)
· The Mighty Medway Velo Grass Track Meeting, 15 August, Kent (Endurance)
· Mildenhall Festival, 29 August, West Row (Endurance incl. Men’s 8km)
· Spalding CC Grass Track Meeting, 4 September, Crowland (Short Distance incl. Women’s 5km Champs)
· Ashwell Autumn Grass Track Meeting, 11 September, Ashwell (Endurance)

National Youth Omnium Series

Round 1:
· Newport, March 13
· Derby, March 14
· Manchester, March 14
· Lee Valley, March 14

Round 2:
· Portsmouth, April 17
· Maindy, April 17
· Halesowen, April 17

Round 3:
· Dundee, May 8
· Scunthorpe, May 8
· Newcastle, May 8
· Carmarthen, May 9

Round 4:
· Reading, May 22
· Welwyn, May 22
· Brighton, May 23
· Dundee, May 23

Round 5:
· Bournemouth, June 12
· Herne Hill, June 13
· Middlesbrough, June 13

Final:
· Lee Valley, June 18