14th April 2025 was the start date for work on the athletics track at the stadium. Work was due to be completed at the end of June. We also expected the lines of the velodrome track to be repainted. As for the lighting issues we had at the end of 2024, Better promised the lights […]

Today is the first Monday in April, and what a lovely day it is this year. As you will probably/hopefully be aware, track league is on hold until we are able to return to the track. The current situation is as follows:- Starting next Monday, works will commence on replacing the athletics running track, hopefully […]

Following the cancellation of derny racing on Monday 22nd August, we had hoped the situation would be resolved and we would be able to have derny racing on 2nd September. Alas, the latest information is that the uncertainty with the lighting persists, so no derny racing. Unfortunately there will not be another opportunity in 2024, […]

On Tuesday evening all lights failed, on Thursday evening there was a partial light failure. Even with the gear restriction in place, at the last derny race night pacers and riders recorded speeds between 55 and 65 kmh. As the lights will not have been repaired by Monday, and the temporary lights that are being […]

Reading Track League is in the fortunate position of owning a number of derny bikes. Unfortunately due to a break in and then COVID, we have not been able to have any derny racing as part of track league. A number of pacers have kindly agreed to support track league on Monday, so derny racing […]

Last Monday saw a race program that focused on Sprinting. Going forward, the format and counting event of the Open Meetings on 1st July and 5th August will be Omniums, whilst the counting race on 16th September will be a long points race, followed by the Open Meeting prize presentation (best three results to count). […]

Tonight’s Open Meeting – cancelled. There is standing water on and around the track, it is still drizzling and no wind to dry the track. Sorry to disappoint, hopefully better luck next week.

2024 has not been very kind to us up to now – the first two meetings of the year have had to be cancelled, the first due to rain, the second due to gale force winds. Going forward, next Monday will see the first of the Open Meetings. Meetings 2 and 4 will focus on […]

Tomorrow, 25th September, would have been our last meeting of the season – due to extremely low entry numbers the track meeting has been cancelled. thanks you to all that have supported Reading Track League this year – hope to see you back next year.

well done to all that raced yesterday. Results can now be found on our website, and have also been sent to BC – let’s hope for a quicker upload this time.

Next Monday sees the third of this year’s open meetings at Palmer Park. Racing will start at 7pm, entry is via RiderHQ and will close at 19:00 on Sunday. The event will consist of a pursuit – 6 laps for U16s, Juniors and Adults, 4 laps for U14s – TT bars and other aero equipment […]

Reading Track League will be back this coming Monday after a break for the final Bank Holiday in May. The program will include a 1km time trial as well as scratch, points and elimination races. Entry, as usual, will close tomorrow evening at midnight – entry via RiderHQ

Next Monday will see the 2nd Open Meeting of the 2023 season. the format will be an Omnium of some short and some longer events – Scratch, Points and Elimination races, as well as a handicap race and possibly a 500m sprint. Looking forward to a large number of riders making this a great event. […]

due to the very wet forecast for this evening, the decision has been taken to cancel tonights track league. Hope to see you all back after the Bank Holidays

We had some great racing last Monday. Entry for the league meeting on Monday 17th April is now open on RiderHQ – there is no meeting tomorrow as it is Easter Monday. for those who would like to know in advance, the program will include a flying 200m time trial and, depending on the temperature […]

A quick reminder – online entry closes tonight. If you have not yet entered, what are you waiting for? Entry is via RiderHQ – there is no entry on the day. Hope to see lots of you there.

a quick reminder – our first open meeting of 2023 is only a week away. The long-range weather forecast for next Monday looks good, so why not enter and gain some early season BC points. entry via RiderHQ here

As a mark of respect, there will be no track league on 19th September. We shall be back for the last track league of 2022 on 26th September.

Next Monday sees the last Open Meeting of this year at Palmer Park in Reading – entry as usual is via RiderHQ and/or this link

Due to the current and predicted high temperatures, in consultation with Palmer Park staff and in order to keep riders, officials and volunteers safe, tomorrow’s meeting has been cancelled.  

Monday will see our next Open Meeting – are you up for some velodrome action on a pleasant summer evening? The forecast for Monday is good, we would love to see a large number of riders battle it out. Entry is open on https://www.riderhq.com/events/p/afx2shhe/f/palmer-park-track-reading-open-meeting-3

Yesterday a calm and pleasant evening saw riders battle it out in a mixture of time trials, sprints and various endurance races. Well done to all who raced, the newbies as well as the established riders. The results can be found on the website. See you all again soon.

Normally this would be a Bank Holiday. But with the Platinum Jubilee celebrations the following weekend, we are able to hold a meeting on Monday. As it is a special week, the program will have a different look and will include some Keirin racing for all. Hope to see lots of riders on Monday.

the forecast for Monday is for a warm and dry evening, so why not enter our Open Meeting? Entry is via RiderHQ and closes tomorrow evening.

This coming Monday (11th April) Palmer Park is the venue for the first of this years Open Meetings at Reading. There will be racing for all levels of track racing, the weather forecast is reasonable for the evening, so why not dust off your track bike and enter and support the event ? Entry is […]

In view of the current cold temperatures combined with the icy wind and technical difficulties, I have decided to cancel the meeting. Sorry to disappoint. So let’s concentrate on our next meeting on 11th April – this will be the first open meeting of the season, open to all, attracting BC licence points. Fingers crossed […]

A quick reminder – entries for this coming Mondays track league (4th April 2022) close tonight.

Next Monday will be our first track league meeting of the year at Palmer Park Stadium – entries are now open on RiderHQ. Racing starts at 7pm, there will be a mixture of sprint and endurance events, for all ability categories youths and adults. Hope to see lots of you there – more riders make […]

starting on 4th April, track racing will be back at Palmer Park Stadium in Reading. there will be a mixture of track league and open meetings, all meetings are Monday evenings (with the exception of Bank Holidays) April to end of September, starting at 7pm. the Open Meetings will be every 2nd Monday of the […]

Reading Track League will be back in April, with the first meeting scheduled for 4th April. more details to follow. Hope to see lots of riders coming back to the track in 2022.

Rain strikes again – tonight’s track league meeting is cancelled. Here’s to hoping for better weather next week. Thanks to all who have entered.

unfortunately tonight’s track league has been cancelled due to a combination of a large number of travellers in Palmer Park and a forecast of rain and thunderstorms. Thank you for your continued support, hopefully we’ll be back next week.

Reading Track League has been up and running again since the beginning of May. Numbers of youth riders have been very encouraging, for the first time we are able to run a separate league for youth girls. Unfortunately the news for adult riders is nowhere near as encouraging. A plea to adult riders – you […]

unfortunately the meeting tonight has had to be cancelled – over the last two hours I have received emails from a large number of youth riders who have been sent into self-isolation. Hopefully we shall be back next week.

A quick reminder – entry for Monday’s meeting closes at 8pm this evening. Hope to see lots of riders enjoying some racing.

until the first of the restart meetings on Monday 19th April at 7pm. Entries are currently being taken via RiderHQ.com and will close on 17th April at 8pm. There will be no entry on the night.

We have been informed by the stadium that sessions will restart next week, road bikes on Tuesdays and fixed-wheel bikes on Thursdays. More information can be found on our website

entries for the first track league restart meeting will open tomorrow, 5th April on RiderHQ and close on 17th April. There will be no entry on the night. All riders needs to have Silver or Gold BC Race membership, an actual race licence is not required, but track accreditation is – either Reading Track League […]

I can today publish the dates for this years Reading Track League. on 19th and 26th April we shall be running a couple of pre-track league meetings, to give everyone the chance to reacquaint themselves with their track bikes – a varied program of events for U14s/U16s, juniors and adults. We shall not be using […]

following the latest announcement by the Government we are hopeful to be running league meetings over the Summer. Look out for further announcements once we know more. Hope to see lots of riders over the Summer. Fingers crossed.

Thank you to all who supported the Test Meetings in August. Whilst we were pleased with the way the meetings went, and I hope they were enjoyed by the riders, we have decided not to hold any further meetings in 2020. We are hoping to be back in April 2021 and hope to see lots […]

Well done to all who raced last night and completed all the paperwork before yesterdays first track meeting back. The weather was kind and the sun came out just in time to dry the track and make it possible for us to run a complete meeting. Results can be found here. Well done to all, […]

the entry deadline for Monday’s test event has been extended to 10pm on 14th August 2020.

Following the easing of restrictions and adhering to the guidelines given by British Cycling, we are in a position to start track league meetings, albeit on a reduced scale. The first of two ‘test’ events will be held on 17th August, the second on 24th August 2020. The success/failure of these events will then determine […]

Before lockdown, a number of different kinds of track sessions were run at Palmer Park Tuesday and Thursday evening training sessions – these are run by Palmer Park Stadium. They at present are not ready to run any casual or other outdoor sessions. We’ll update you as and when the situation changes. Monday evening – […]

in line with BC guidance, all track league meetings (regular track meetings and the open meetings) up to and including 29th June 2020 are cancelled. Keep safe everyone, hope to see you later in the year.

Unfortunately, due to the current situation and in line with British Cycling policy, the track league meetings on 20th and 27th April will be cancelled. We’ll keep you updated as to the current situation.

Happy New Year everybody. Starting on 20th April, there will be track league meetings every Monday with the exception of Bank Holiday Mondays (please don’t forget, 4th May will NOT be a bank holiday!), with the last meeting on 21st September. As for the past couple of years, we shall have ‘Open’ meetings, dates yet […]

Thank you to all the riders, officials and volunteers for making this another successful year. Final league and open meeting standings are now downloadable from the website – league standings have been adjusted to take into account the additional points earned by riders volunteering to help with running the league – thank you very much, […]

Due to the persistent rain, tonight’s meeting has been cancelled.

Final Track League and overall Open Meeting Standings can now be downloaded. Track League standings include credits for riders who helped with running track league this year. 7th October 2019

Due to the very low support by riders, this meeting on 4th May 2019 has been cancelled.

thank you to David I, Paul R, Paul W, Damien A and Ian K for volunteering to be the person in charge on 2019 track league nights. The first track league meeting will be 8th April, continuing every Monday until 23rd September – no meetings on Bank Holiday Mondays.

On 4th May 2019 we shall be hosting the annual Bordeaux-Paris track meeting. Within this meeting there will be a round of the BC National Women’s Omnium series, as well as, amongst other events, for seniors the main Bordeaux-Paris event, a 20k scratch qualifier. The top 10 qualify for the second stage, a 30k derny […]

RTL Special Event – 10 Sept 2018 A League – Omnium Pos Name 1 Tim Cartwright 2 Joshua Knowles 3 Tim Davies 4 Matthew Coulson 5 Peter Kimber 6 Steve Ashman Ian Black Matt Gittings Mikey Mottram Nicholas English Tom Simpson Trevor Bradbury B League – Omnium Pos Name 1 Paul Whitehorne 2 Rob Jefford […]

A League Pos No. Name Scratch Keirin Devil Points Total 1 66 Tim Cartwright 40 40 38 23 141 2 35 Tim Davies 36 36 30 19 121 3 65 Nicholas English 34 34 36 14 118 4 55 Gareth Harvey 30 26 40 17 113 5 85 Ian Greenstreet 38 38 22 13 111 […]

Having reviewed the interest shown in this meeting, the uptake of the proposed keirin competition has been minimal and therefore the program will revert to an omnium competition – scratch, devil, points and keirin for all. The meeting will start at the usual time of 7pm. Entries close at 8pm tomorrow, Sunday, no entry on […]

A reminder we have our next special meeting Monday, 18th June. You will be able to choose to either compete in an Omnium Competition and earn BC ranking points, or there will be a Keirin ladder – racing will start at 6.45pm with a flying 200m time trial, before the endurance boys get their first […]

Now that the weather seems to be improving, here is a quick look at what is coming up: 21st May, 4th and 11th June will be ‘normal’ track league meetings, each including the ‘trackcycling’ 10lap scratch races as well as the AWcycles 20k Endurance race. Other races have yet to be decided 28th May – […]

Final League Standings as of 8th November 2018, standings of AWcycles 20k endurance A league have now been corrected. Omnium points are 10,8,7,6,5,4,2,1 for riders placed 1st to 10th overall, not including riders that did not compete in and finish all events. Riders who finished but did not place in top 10 receive 1 point. […]

A big thank you to the volunteers who kindly did signon and judged last night, also to our derny pacer for the keirins. Without you we wouldln’t have been able to go ahead. Results of last nights racing have now been uploaded and can be found either on our website under the results tab or, […]

This meeting was run off on a perfect afternoon, sunny and, some would say, too warm – certainly a  big change from the previous weekends. The fields in all categories were smaller than in previous years, but the racing was excellent – thanks to all that turned up, riders and pacers, it would not be […]

Starting at 1pm, tomorrow will see the 15th edition of this track meeting, sponsored by Sean Bannister and his sister Jane. The forecast is good, perhaps you haven’t entered as it’s been so cold and wet for so long. There will be sign on on the day, so why not give it a go? Program […]

Well done to all that raced today. U14/U16 Omnium 30/04/2018 30/04/2018 30/04/2018 30/04/2018 Pos No. Name Total Scratch Tempo Devil Points 1 40 Jed Smithson 137 40 40 40 17 2 43 Gareth Davies 122 38 38 38 8 3 42 Owen Abery 112 36 34 34 8 4 81 Arlo Carey 109 34 36 […]

Are you planning to ride the Bordeaux-Paris track meet next weekend? Entries close tonight. So if you would like to ride, please make sure you enter tonight via the British Cycling website.

Just under two weeks to go to this meeting which promises an action packed afternoon of racing. The first round of the BC National Women’s Track Omnium series – who is the lady in form this year? Open to all ladies and junior ladies as well as U16 girls (please get in touch before entering […]

Entry to this meeting on 5th May is via the BC website. Online entries close one week before the event, there will be entry on the day for an additional fee, numbers permitting. U14s please note : Due to an oversight there is no separate entry category for U14s for the event on the BC […]

Results for yesterdays racing have now been uploaded to Reading Velodrome Racing website.

5th May will see this year’s Bordeaux-Paris track meeting, this year including a round of the BC Women’s omnium series. Entries have started to come in, but we would like to see full fields of Women, Seniors and Juniors as well as U16 and U14 riders. The Women’s Omnium will consist of a mixture of […]

The forecast for next Monday 16th April is favourable. So why not give Reading Track League a go? Entry is via RiderHQ – you must enter by 8pm on Sunday evening. No entry on the day. If work/family interferes or you change your mind the entry can be moved to a different night right up […]

I have moved all entries from last night (9 April) the next meeting – check your email for the date your entry has been moved to. Obviously this new date might not be suitable. In that case, sign into your account on RiderHQ to move it again.

To save a lot of wasted journeys – I am cancelling tonight’s track league. Hopefully things will be better next week.

Please enter via RiderHQ before 8pm tonight. There will be no entry on the day. Once entered you will be able to move your entry to another evening should work/life intervene. Hope to see lots of you there.

Monday will see the first of this years track meetings at Reading. The weather forecast is for a dry evening, so why not dust off the track bike. Please enter online at RiderHQ before 8pm on Sunday (no entry on the day) – any necessary change of plan – you can either move your entry […]

Only a few weeks to go until the first track league meeting of the year. Hopefully the weather will warm up  before then. Are you ready to give it a go? Entry is £10 for adults and juniors, £5 for youth if you wish to ride as a guest (no more than three times) or […]

to all riders and supporters of Reading Track League. First track league meeting of 2018 will be on 9th April, then every Monday, not including Bank Holiday Mondays, until the end of September. New this year, every 5th meeting will carry BC licence points, further details to come in a couple of months. And don’t […]

Reading Track league will be holding their annual prize presentation and 2017 AGM  on: 6th November 2017 at 7.30pm at: Reading Athletics Club House, Palmer Park Stadium, Reading. Everybody welcome. We desparately need a new organiser and other volunteers for 2018, so if you are interested, please come forward. Perhaps you are the partner and/or […]

A quick reminder that tomorrow will be the last track league of 2017. There will be track league points available, have a look at the current standings which are now up-to-date.    

For many years Reading Track league has been run by a core of dedicated volunteers – a huge thank you, you know who you are. The time has come for some of these volunteers to step down, be it due to age, health or some other reason. In order for track league and/or the Bordeaux-Paris […]

As well as a  full racing program for the C league, tomorrow’s program includes derny racing for A and B leagues. So derny heats can be prepared in advance, there will be no entry tomorrow, Monday, for A and B league. C league paved the way last time with some competitive derny racing, what can […]

There seems to be some confusion regarding next Monday. A and B leagues will have a full program of races, C league will have Derny racing as part of their program, there will be no D league. PLEASE REMEMBER – ENTRIES WILL CLOSE AT 6PM TOMORROW – THERE WILL BE NO ENTRY ON MONDAY.

Next Monday we shall be including Derny racing for the C league (number of pacers permitting). Please note that entries will close at 6pm on Sunday evening – there will be no entry on Monday. Derny racing for A and B leagues will be on 11th September. Further details regarding gearing can be found on […]

As part of the track league program we shall include derny racing on 4th September for C league riders, on 11th September for A and B league riders. Entry will be via RiderHQ , but entries will close at 17.00 on 3rd and 10th September respectively. The organiser reserves the right to select entrants, priority will […]

After a break of a couple of weeks (due to holidays and the weather) racing resumes tonight – an omnium competition for A and B league riders (scratch, tempo and elimination races, followed by a points race) with omnium scoring, a more usual program for the C league. With the forecast being favourable for tonight, […]

Apologies, but tonight’s track league has been cancelled. Normal service will be resumed next week.

Track league meetings will be held as usual on 7th and 14th August – entry is via RiderHQ, there is no entry on the day. On 21st August the track league meeting will be replaced by the Reading Grand Prix organised by Paul Gittings independently of track league. Details can be found on the BC […]

The above event will take place on 12 August, starting at 1pm. If you have not already entered, we would love you to enter and help make the meeting a success – entry is via the BC website, entries close tomorrow, so you need to be quick.

A large number of our regular riders will  be away at other events in the UK and abroad, we have therefore reluctantly decided to cancel the meeting on 31st July. All other meetings will go ahead as planned.

Last nights results can now be found on the website. League standings have also been brought up-to-date.

This year the event takes place on 26 June, it is a 20k points race which replaces the regular AWcycles 20k endurance event. The race is open to all riders (U16 and older) affiliated to Reading Track League. Guest riders are allowed to compete but are not eligible to win the trophy. Normal entry rules apply, […]

19th June – ‘trackcycling’ 10 lap scratch, Keirins, speed race and AWcycles 20k endurance race 26th June – ‘trackcycling’ 10 lap scratch, hare & hounds and devil. This meeting will also include the John Ralph Memorial Trophy, a 20k points race which will replace the AWcycles endurance race.

Tonight’s meeting has had to be cancelled. If you had entered tonight your entry has already been moved to the next available meeting. Feel free to move it again if you cannot make the alternative meeting.

Entries are in advance via RiderHQ but don’t close until 5pm on the day so no excuse. With regards to transponders, affiliated riders pay £4 on the night and are eligible for track league points and prizes at the end of the season. Guest riders do not pay additional fee for transponder (but have to […]

It is forecast to be a lovely day today, so why not come down to Palmer Park and race track league? It will be a program of scratch, devil, handicap and points races. Entries are £13 for adult guests, £9 for affiliated riders. I have reopened entry on RiderHQ until 5pm this afternoon (there will be […]

as at 28 Sept 2017 Trackcycling’ 10lap scratch A league B league C league Pos Name Total Pos Name Total Pos Name Total 1 Frazier Carr 25 1 Joshua Knowles 35 1 Duncan Pritchard 26 2 Tim Cartwright 19 2 Amber Joseph 23 2 Dawson Wakely 23 3 Nicholas English 15 3 Paul Whitehorne 22 […]

Last weekend, at the Bordeaux-Paris meeting, a number of riders said “I enjoyed the meeting, I’ll start coming to track league once numbers pick up”! My question – how are numbers going to pick up if everybody waits for everybody else to enter first? So come on, enter and ride track league. If numbers don’t […]

Some fantastic racing this afternoon, well done to all. The results can now be found on our website. As you might be aware Gordon Sherratt who has been ably organising this meeting for a number of years is stepping down – thank you Gordon for your hard work. Is anybody out there who would be […]

The results for tonight’s racing have been uploaded to the website. Well done to all who raced.

The results for the first track league of the year have now been uploaded and can be found on our website. Apologies for the delay due to holidays. Don’t forget, entries for tomorrow’s meeting close at 6pm this afternoon, there will be no entry on the day.

Don’t forget – entries for tomorrows meeting close at 6pm tonight. And there is no extension to this deadline and no entry on the day. Hope to see many of you racing tomorrow – entry is via RiderHQ, not via BC.  

Tomorrow. 10th April, 7pm will mark the start of the 2017 track season at Palmer Park in Reading. The program will consist of ‘track cycling’ scratch races, points and elimination races for A,B and C leagues,as well as the AWcycles 20k endurance scratch race for all riders u16 and older (u14s and 2nd year u12s […]

Just a few days until the first track league meeting of the year. More information about the respective leagues can be found here. Entry this year is online only via RiderHQ and opens four weeks before each meeting, with close of entry at 6pm the Sunday before. Please make sure you do not miss this […]

I expect you will have seen the news last weekend – the track has officially been re-opened following the installation of new lighting and new fencing. All is now ready for a new season of racing at Reading – track league on all Mondays (with the exception of Bank Holidays) from 10th April to the […]

Happy New Year Reading Track League will restart for 2017 on 10th April, you will notice new floodlighting and new fencing have all been installed to make the racing safer. The format of the league will be the same as last year, i.e. A, B and C leagues for adults, Juniors and U16s/U14s. D league will […]

Following the installation of new lighting at the track the Tuesday and Thursday freewheel training sessions will resume this coming Tuesday, 4th October 2016. To confirm sessions are currently running and if you would like to know more please get in touch with Palmer Park stadium on 0118 937 5080.

Following the success of the GB riders at the Rio Olympics, I have received a number of enquiries regarding cycling activities at Palmer Park for children. Whilst Reading Velodrome Racing do not run any sessions for children, please check out sessions run by Reading Council during the week, either as a holiday activity or an […]

Due to the lack of floodlighting there are currently NO evening cycling sessions taking place. Thursday fixed wheel sessions will resume in March or April next year, Tuesday and Thursday freewheel sessions will resume once new lighting has been installed – a date has yet to be announced.

Women’s Omnium Meeting – Part of the National Series Leader Janet Birkmyre (TORQ Performance) was a late withdrawal due to a back problem, which has enabled Joanna Smith (Adalta Cycling Club)  who totalled the most points at Reading Palmer Park to move above Janet. Amber Joseph (PMR@Toachim House) who was second at Reading moves to […]

Just a quick note to all riders about tonight’s plans, if racing takes place the AGM and prize presentation will follow racing in the Athletics club house next to the start of the finish straight. However, if the forecast is correct and it rains later then we will start the AGM and prize giving at […]

Should the racing be cancelled tomorrow (and the forecast is not looking good) the AGM and prize presentation will go ahead regardless – 8.30pm in the Reading Athletics Clubhouse next to the track at the Palmer Park Stadium.  

Next Monday will be final track league meeting of 2016. The season has been short this year, a big thank you to all the riders and officials for making the meetings we did have a success. There will be NO D LEAGUE next week. See below for Mondays Race Program – there will be league points […]

These are now up-to-date. With the Prize Presentation next week, keep an eye on the table to see if you are in the top three of any of the categories and in line for a reward.

Please support Reading Track League who urgently need a new organiser as Gordon and Gisela will not be stepping into the void next year. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2016 To be held on Monday 1st August 2016 in the Reading Athletics clubhouse as soon as practicable after the last event, followed by the presentation of prizes. […]

D – tbc C – ‘trackcycling ‘ 10 lap scratch race D – tbc A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10 lap scratch race D – tbc C – Hare & Hounds, 8 laps D – tbc A/B – Hare & Hounds, 10 laps C – Devil A/B – Devil AWcycles 20k Points Race – all A/B/C leagues […]

Some of you will be disappointed, but we shall not be having Keirin racing tomorrow as we do not have day light long enough.

Reading Track Cycling League 2016 as at 25 July 2016 Trackcycling’ 10 Lap Scratch Series A League B League C League Pos No. Name Total Pos No. Name Total Pos No. Name Total 1 18 Anthony Anderson 25 1 66 Trevor Bradbury 32 1 79 Jan Corsten 21 2 5 Harvey McNaughton 15 2 41 […]

This year’s AGM and prize presentation will be on 1st August 2016 in the Athletics Club House at Palmer Park following the last race meeting of the year.

  D – tbc C – ‘trackcycling ‘ 10 lap scratch race D – tbc A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10 lap scratch race D – tbc C – 12 lap points race, points every 3 laps D – tbc A/B – 16 lap points race, points every 4 laps C – Devil, 1 out every lap, […]

Thank you to all those who have supported Reading Track League this year. As you will be aware, Palmer Park Stadium has lost all the floodlighting – as yet no money has been found for replacements. This means that the last track league meeting this year will be the  first Monday in August. This will also […]

D – tbc C – ‘trackcycling ‘ 10 lap scratch race D – tbc A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10 lap scratch race D – tbc C – Devil D – tbc A/B – Devil C – Hare & Hounds – 10 laps A/B – Hare & Hounds – 10 laps C – 3 lap dash – […]

Program  20 June 2016 D – tbc C – ‘trackcycling ‘ 10 lap scratch race D – tbc A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10 lap scratch race D – tbc C – Hare & Hounds – 10 laps D – tbc A/B – Hare & Hounds – 12 laps – Hounds: top riders from scratch C – […]

Regular track league riders will be aware that in previous years this trophy race replaced the regular AWcycles 20k on the last track meeting of the season at the end of September. At the last committee meeting it was decided to bring the race forward to the last Monday in June, as Mondays in September can be […]

Don’t forget, if you wish to take part you need to enter online on the BC website BEFORE 5pm tomorrow, 12 June. And the program for Monday (D league subject to change): D – 4 lap scratch race C – ‘trackcycling ‘ 10 lap scratch race D – Devil A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10 lap scratch […]

A big thank you to all riders and officials for making sure last nights meeting ran smoothly and the 20k was completed with a decent amount of light. Some fantastic racing, great to see some ‘old’ faces – welcome back, you know who you are. Results have now been uploaded to the website. Over next few […]

The youth A/ Women Bordeaux-Paris style stage 2, over 15k  (where 9 riders qualified from stage 1)  only had 2 women among the qualifiers, Alexi Edwards, Palmer Park Velo RT, with pacer Tim Read, led for most of the laps . Janet Birkmyre, TORQ Performance, with pacer Graham Bristow ,(last year winner) stayed toward the […]

The next track league will be on 6 June. We shall having racing for all leagues – so please support us by entering online on the BC website. Don’t forget, there is no entry on the day. If you want to know what we have planned: Program 6 June 2016 D – 4 lap scratch race […]

At the moment it is not safe to race later than 8.30 pm (assuming a bright clear day). Having spoken to a number of riders over the last few days, it has become clear that riders are not in favour of an earlier start.  It is therefore necessary to wait for the longer days to enable […]

As the track is currently closed, there is no floodlighting at Palmer Park Stadium and work to remove the old lighting is still ongoing, we have to cancel next Monday’s track league meeting. Once the track has been re-opened we shall re-assess the situation and hope to run some racing before darkness falls.  

Following last weeks scare, all activities on the track have now been cancelled until Friday.

The Bordeaux Paris track meeting has been re-scheduled for 29th May 2016. All details can be found on BC website or Reading Velodrome website. As some riders will not  be able to make the new date, entries have re-opened on the BC website – the new closing date is 20th May.    

Apparently the trees are the only thing stopping it from toppling over completely. There is a large exclusion zone being set up around the outside of the stadium.  

Palmer Park Stadium have informed us that one of the lighting masts is in danger of falling over. As this makes the track unsafe we are unfortunately unable to run this meeting. We shall let you know if and when we will be able to re-schedule.

Program 25 April 2016 D – Race 1 C – ‘trackcycling ‘ 10 lap scratch race D – Race 2 A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10 lap scratch race D – Race 3 C – Points Race, 12 laps, points every 3 laps D – Race 4 A/B – Points Race, 16 laps, points every 4 laps […]

Did you enjoy the racing last week (yes, I know it was freezing cold)? Did you like the photos from last week? Why don’t you join us for round 2 this coming Monday – please remember that sign-up for A,B and C leagues must be done via BC before 5pm on Sunday. No entry on the day. […]

If you are planning to ride the first track league meeting this coming Monday, 18th April, please be sure to have entered in advance on the BC website – before 5pm on Sunday, 17th April – YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RIDE IF YOU TURN UP WITHOUT ADVANCE ENTRY  – this also applies to […]

Further to my post this morning: Cost of a transponder last year was £28 not £22 and includes first years licence.

Only 4 weeks to go until the first track league meeting of the season on 18th April 2016. A quick reminder that there is NO entry on the day, online entry via BC only  – money will not be taken until the night. You can cancel anytime up to the start of the meeting by sending […]

Palmer Park Velo have come forward (thank you) and will be running racing for the U12s and younger age categories.  The format of the racing will be similar to previous years, starting at 7pm, but aiming to finish no later than 8.30. Entry will be £4 via the BC online system, with no league affiliation […]

As we have not been successful in finding a new organiser, Gordon and Gisela have agreed to run track league for this year only to ensure racing can continue. The website has now been updated with a lot of new information, check it out, particularly Membership and entries and Race Leagues – 2016 A decision on […]

Merry Christmas to all riders officials and friends of Reading Track League. We are still looking for a new organiser, so if you know somebody who can help….

Please support track league and attend both the AGM and the prize presentation – 7th November at 4pm at Knowl Hill Village Hall.

Dear Rider, As you probably know the Track League is in desperate need of volunteers to continue running its programme of track racing – make no mistake, if the volunteers needed are not forthcoming we will have to take immediate steps to close operations and cancel our bookings of the track for 2016. This would […]

Even though it has stopped raining the track won’t dry in time.

Reading Track League needs a new organiser for next year as Gisela will not stand for re-election at the AGM. Without an organiser track league will not be able to run.  Can you help or do you know somebody who can help? If you would like more details of what is involved please get in […]

Please return all trophies to track league over the next couple of weeks – either on a Monday night or give them to Dick Poole at Thursday evening training.

1. D – tbc 2. C – 10lap scratch 3. A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10lap scratch 4. D – tbc 5. C – Hare & Hounds – 8 laps 6. A/B – Hare & Hounds – 10 laps 7. D – tbc 8. C – Devil 9. A/B – Devil 10. D – tbc 11. C […]

1. D – tbc 2. C – 10lap scratch 3. A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10lap scratch 4. D – tbc 5. C – Hare & Hounds – 8 laps – top 40% from scratch race will be hounds. 6. A/B – Hare & Hounds – 10 laps – top 40% from scratch race will be hounds. […]

1. D – tbc 2. C – 10lap scratch 3. A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10lap scratch 4. All – Sprint Heats 5. D – tbc 6. C – Devil 7. A/B – Devil 8. All – Sprint Finals if needed 9. D – tbc 10. C – unknown distance 11. A/B – unknown distance 12. AWcycles […]

READING TRACK CYCLING LEAGUE 2015 POINTS TABLE     Prepared 08/09/2015     A RIDERS    B RIDERS    C RIDERS       LADIES No. Name Pts No. Name Pts No. Name Pts No. Name Pts 3 N.Rutter 106 99 P.Osborne 124 26 C.Thomson 185 68 A.Joseph 153 2 M.Mottram 89 98 A.Jones 54 28 C.McQueen 74 66 […]

1. D – tbc 2. C – 10lap scratch 3. A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10lap scratch 4. D – tbc 5. C – Points Race – 15 laps 6. A/B – Points Race – 20 laps 7. D – tbc 8. C – Devil 9. A/B – Devil 10. D – tbc 11. WLCA 1k – […]

We are planning to run a sprint evening on 17 August – flying 200m time trials followed by sprints, sprints and more sprints. Guests will be very welcome. U16 sprinters can chose between youth and adult sprinting. In order to go ahead we need to know numbers well in advance, so if you would like […]

1. D – tbc 2. C – 10lap scratch 3. A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10lap scratch 4. All – Keirin Heats 5. D – tbc 6. C – Devil 7. A/B – Devil 8. All – Keirin Finals if needed 9. D – tbc 10. C – unknown distance 11. A/B – unknown distance 12. AWcycles […]

What is Derny Fest? The concept is simple. 10k heats are run off with the first three in each heat riding a 25k final, the next three in each heat rides a 20k final the next three a 15k final. There will be 9 derny pacers so entry is limited to 27 riders plus 3 reserve. […]

1. D – tbc 2. C – 10lap scratch 3. A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10lap scratch 4. D – tbc 5. C – Points Race – 15 laps 6. A/B – Points Race – 20 laps 7. D – tbc 8. C – Devil 9. A/B – Devil 10. D – tbc 11. C – Hare […]

1. D – tbc 2. C – 10lap scratch 3. A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10lap scratch 4. Ladies/U16 Girls Pursuit Heat 1 – Stn 1: Jamie Kimber, Stn 2: Emma Clarke, Stn 3: Chloe Jones 5. D – tbc 6. C – Hare & Hounds – 8 laps 7. A/B – 10 laps, all riders start […]

The Track League Pursuit Championships for Ladies and U16 Girls are scheduled for this coming Monday, 20th July. If you wish to ride and have not already informed me, please email the organiser.  

Monday night track league has a long tradition of providing an opportunity for young riders to put their racing skills to the test and make new friends. In order to continue providing this for the current generation we need to increase the number of youngsters riding. So if your child has been practising on a […]

Program 13 July 2015 1. D – tbc 2. C – 10lap scratch 3. A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10lap scratch 4. D – tbc 5. C – 12 lap Points Race – points every 3 laps 6. A/B – 15 lap Points Race – A and B pointed separately in the sprints, points every 3 laps […]

This will now take place on 20 July over 6 laps of the track – please email the organiser if you wish to take part.

Due to the cancellation of the derny event there will be a full program for all leagues.

Regretfully the derny racing for A league riders has to be cancelled due to a lack of derny pacers. It is hoped to re-schedule for later in the season.  

1. D – tbc 2. C – 10lap scratch 3. A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10lap scratch 4. D – tbc 5. C – Keirin 6. B – Keirin 7. A – Keirin 8. D – tbc 9. C – 10lap Hare & Hounds 10. A/B – 10 lap Hare & Hounds 11. D – tbc 12. […]

Program 29 June 2015 1. C – U16 individual pursuit (6 laps) – Stn. 1 Cam Thomson, Stn 3 – Sam Dawson, Stn 4 – Jan Corsten 2. D – tbc 3. A/B – ‘trackcycling’ 10lap scratch 4. C – 10lap scratch 5. D – tbc 6. C – Devil 7. A/B – 18lap points […]

1. D – tbc 2. C – 6lap scratch 3. B – Derny Heat 1 – 10k 4. D – tbc 5. C – 12lap points race – points every three laps 6. B – Derny Heat 2 – 10k 7. D – tbc 8. C – Devil 9. D – tbc 10. B – […]

B league riders have the opportunity to take part in Dernyfest like racing on Monday – please email the organiser for a code before entering as numbers are limited. C and D league riders can enter as normal. As for A league riders, sorry, yOu don’t get to race this week, but you will have […]

Program 15 June 2015 1. D – 4 lap Hare & Hounds 2. Junior Individual Pursuit – Alex Jones (Stn 1) 3. Senior Individual Pursuit Final – Mike Mottram (Stn 1), Nick English (Stn 3) 4. C – 10 lap scratch race 5. D – 1lap dash 6. B – ‘trackcycling’ 10 lap scratch race […]

Program 1 June 2015   D – Hare & Hounds, 4 laps Ladies/U16 Girls Pursuit – Heat 1 – Melanie Sneddon (Stn.1) Anna Marie Hughes (Stn.2)                                                                                           Claire Kitching (Stn.3) – Heat 2 – Jamie Kimber (Stn.1) Amber Joseph (Stn.3) Final – Senior Pursuit – Mike Mottram (1) Nick English (Stn.2) D – Point […]

1st and 15th June – Track League Individual Pursuit for Ladies/U16 Girls and Juniors respectively. Please enter in advance so heats can be made up. Entries on the day are NOT guaranteed a ride in these championships. 22nd June – Derny racing for B league.  Entry in advance only – Please email the organiser for […]

please get in touch with the organiser before travelling as you might not be able to ride the derny event. Todays program

although the wind was perhaps more blustery than many would have hoped – particularly those who would be competing for places in the final of the divisional pursuit later in the evening.   First up was the C riders’ 10-lap scratch race. The U16 boys who normally attack within seconds of the gun sounding were […]

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The next track league meeting on 11 May will see the Track League Pursuit Championships and the Central Division Pursuit Championshis for Senior Men – Ladies and Juniors will have their turn later in the year. You can enter the track league pursuit as part of the normal pre-entry (recommended so we can sort out […]

Riders attending the Bordeaux Paris meeting on Saturday were met with blustery conditions at Palmer Park, but thankfully the promised late April showers failed to materialise. The event, which had always been scheduled to be run at Palmer Park, was briefly moved to Welwyn when British Cycling rendered the Reading velodrome unsafe but, thanks to […]

by Guy Swarbrick

  but, thanks to some excellent and speedy remedial works, riders ended up starting the season just a single week late. Even the weather gods were on the side of the riders tonight: although the evening was chilly and a few spots of rain materialised, riders were bathed in evening sunshine for the later races. […]

Have a look at the  program 20150427

A quick reminder that riders are encouraged to pre-enter each meeting via BC by 5pm Saturday afternoon. Money will not  be taken until a meeting has actually started. Entry on the day will be possible for an additional £5.

Divisional Ind Pursuit Championships will be run as part of the League Ind Pursuit Championships on 11 May for Seniors and 1 June for Ladies The Divisional Championships will be a single ride on time, no ride off for Medals. Please email the organiser if you wish to enter.

Following completion of the work at the track the above meeting has been moved back to Reading. Thank you Welwyn for giving us the option of running the meeting there. Any rider who has entered the meeting in the believe that it would be at Welwyn and who cannot start at Reading, please get in […]

Good News. Thanks to the swift action by Reading Borough Council the modifications to Palmer Park Velodrome have now been carried out and the track has been declared safe by British Cycling. The first Reading Track League Meeting will take place on Monday, 27th April at 19.00.

This meeting has been cancelled as the track is still unavailable for racing. The stadium are continuing to run the Tuesday and Thursday training sessions.