Listed below are the main local Youth racing events for North West riders.

Please read down this page for more information. We have left at the bottom of this page activities and racing events that have now finished for 2010, so that newer riders can more easily see what is available over the year.

BC membership with a provisional license (free for Youth) is required for racing events (except Go-Race) otherwise you will be asked to pay a day membership fee on top of your race fee.

Please read "Introduction to Cycle Racing" and "Youth Gear Restrictions" pages.

Manchester Velodrome Track Time for North West Go-Ride Clubs.

Any CSP members wanting to go please call Len W or Martin Brass, as a CSP coach needs to go as well and we will send you the consent form.

Track time availability for Go-Ride clubs who have young riders who are wanting to ride track leagues and regional omnium series events, but lack track experience.

We are going to have two groups in each session, this may not be a strictly U12 and U14&U16 but may be a mix of U12's&U14's and another group of 2nd year U14's&U16's. this allows us to make maximum use of the track time available.

The riders need to be First Claim Members of your Go-Ride clubs, and we would like the riders attending all the sessions if possible, however if this is not possible we totally understand (but we are trying to encourage riders not just to drop into one or two of their five sessions). We would also like a club coach from each club (with riders attending) to attend the sessions, our thinking behind this is that one of our aims is to be able to pass the session plans over to you the club coaches in future years, so you can run the sessions with our guidance.

The sessions will be free of charge to the riders, however if they don't have their own track bikes, they will need to arrange their own track bike hire from the velodrome and hire shoes if they do not have the old style of Look cleats. (no pedals are allowed to be swapped on the hire bikes)

Your parents will need to sign a parental consent form, if you could please have this filled in for the start of the session:

The North West track dates are all Tuesdays:

20th April - 7pm till 10pm (the first session only is 7pm start)

4th May - 8pm till 10pm

25th May - 8pm till 10pm

8th June - 8pm till 10pm

22nd June - 8pm till 10pm

We would ideally like riders to arrive an hour before hand (to get changed, sort out hire bikes, etc) as we will look to have a briefing for riders and coaches around 30 mins before, that is essential for all riders to hear and be part of (we are compassionate with travelling great distances into Manchester city centre, so just do your best)

Sum up:

• The North West clubs will get every other week, so five sessions out of the 10 between April and July (the Yorkshire clubs will have the other weeks) we will then have another two sessions in Aug/Sept after the track nationals and before track league starts again.
• The sessions will have a maximum of 40 riders, how we get these we are yet to decide however we will know more once we have a rough idea of numbers.
• A club coach/trainee coach from each of the clubs involved needs to be present if there riders are attending (part of these sessions in about coaching coaches)
• Riders need to be looking to race track either this coming summer or next autumn / winter
• The sessions are free of charge, however riders must pay for bike and shoe hire if needed
• The sessions will be based around basic core track racing principals (more details below) so that if a young rider were to attend all five sessions, they should be able to race a track league event afterwards
• Session plans will be handed out to club coaches and handouts to the riders to back up the coaching points we are looking to establish

The five sessions will be based on the basic principals of track riding/racing:

• Bunch riding
• Bike handling
• Observation
• Changes and use of the track
• Starts, sprints and going fast
   

Science in Sport Criterium - Thursday evenings, Preston arena - starting Thursday 8th April 2010

This is a summer long race series for all age groups, excellent for racing beginners.

The Youth races are at 6:30pm.
The Senior races are from 7:15pm, and includes Ladies and Juniors, with races for E/1/2 and 3/4 categories.

White Rose Youth League - Bradford / Wormwell - starting Wednesday 12th May 2010

This is a youth road race series that runs each week, alternating between the Richard Dunn Sport Centre circuit and the Wormwell circuit. (In the past, many North West youth riders have gone to the Bradford venue, but not the Wormwell venue due to the distance and time to get there).

There is a time trial and a bunch race. Due to the fairly narrow and hilly circuit, this is better for riders with some racing experience.

See the BC website, although not all race dates are listed yet.

You can turn up and enter on the line.

Maxgear North West International Youth Tour  - 29th, 30th and 31st May 2010

This is a 3 day series for all Youth age categories (A-E) with some racing experience as its 4 stages over the 3 days. Open to all youth riders, and many come from all over the UK. If in doubt have a go! 

Day 1 Saturday 29th May 2010
Stage 1 - Middle & Lower Walks, North Shore, Blackpool - a 1 lap Time Trial of 1.5 miles (2.4 kms) all categories
Stage 2 - National Series duration Criterium
 
Day 2 Sunday 30th May 2010
Stage 3 - Salt Ayre Sports Centre, Lancaster - Criterium races for all categories
 
Day 3 Monday 31st may 2010
Stage 4 - Preston Sports Arena - Critierium races for all categories

Entry Fees:

Youth A/B/C - £25.00
Youth D/E - £15.00

Entries in advance only, closing date for entries: 7th May 2010.

See the CDNW website for full details

CDNW Youth League 2010 - March - September 2010

• Ideal for beginners and experienced riders alike.
• Start time 10am for all age groups, please sign on by 9:30am
• Two races per day
• Five dates from 7 to count for the league overall

Download the pdf information file, and visit www.cdnw.org for all the up to date information and any changes.

 

Date	Location	Race Type
Saturday 6th March	Southport	Circuit Racing
Saturday 10th April	Clayton Vale	Mountain Biking
Saturday 8th May	Salt Ayre	Circuit Racing
Saturday 5th June	Litherland	Circuit Racing
Saturday 10th July	Preston	Circuit Racing
Saturday 28th August	Tameside	Circuit Racing
Saturday 11th Sept	Lancaster	Cyclo Cross

OLD EVENTS BELOW - FOR INFORMATION

 Go-Ride Racing: Cyclo Cross at Clayton Vale in Manchester

There is a series of Cyclocross coaching sessions at Clayton Vale for novice youth riders of all categories to learn the skills required to ride Cyclocross.

When?

Series             Coaching                       Go-Ride Racing                   The Next Step when ready??
    1           7th November 2009         14th November 2009              Regional Cyclo Cross Event
    2           28th November 2009        5th December 2009               Regional Cyclo Cross Event
    3              March 2010 (TBC)              March 2010 (TBC)               CCNW Mountain Bike Event
    4              March 2010 TBC                  Go-Ride Racing Manchester Championships

For full details please see the page on the BC website.

You will find full details, and how to register for the training sessions and enter the races.

PLEASE register early, in previous years these sessions have beed well attended.

If you want any help with this, call Len Woffindin (has helped at similar sessions in previous years.

You will find that some of these clash with the Regional Cyclocross races.  

Easter Holiday Coaching North West 2010

Tuesday 6th April 11am - 3pm
Mountain Bike, Stanley Park, Blackpool, FY3 9HQ

Wednesday 7th April 11am - 3pm
Closed road coaching and racing, Salt Ayre, Lancaster, LA1 5JS

Thursday 8th April, 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Closed road coaching and racing, Preston Arena, PR2 1SG

£7.50 per session. The Thursday session includes entry to the SIS crits at Preston at 6:30pm.

Download this form for full details and registration form.

Northwest Youth Circuit Race Championships - 24th April 2010

This is a race for more experienced riders who reside in the North West, note not for Yorkshire residents!

24th April 2010, Victoria Park, Southport. See full details on the BC website here.

Entries in advance only, closing date for entries: 17th April 2010.

As this is a Regional event, you must have BC membership to enter.

Dolan Youth Series - 13th, 20th, 27th March 2010

This is a series of 3 race events, on 3 consecutive Saturdays: 13th March, 20th March, 27th March 2010, starting 9:30am. Suitable for beginners and experienced riders, on a flat and safe circuit - but it can get windy.

Run by Southport CC, held at Victoria Park Southport, PR8 2BZ (This postcode takes you to the car park of the restaurant which is used - get there early for a parking spot!). The Southport CC HQ is near the car park.

It costs £18 for all 3 events if entered in advance, or £20 on the line/day.

There are 2 races each day, the first is a straight race, the second a handicap race based on the result of the first race.

Full details are in the BC website calendar, search for "dolan youth" to find them.