With the Indian summer in full swing, riders assembling for the final track league meeting of the year were met with warm and muggy conditions – even if the first race of the night was started under floodlights due to the failing light. The darkness did not deter many riders, however: the warm-up area at […]

From Thursday 2nd October Thursday training reverts to road bikes. Fixed wheel track bike training will start again on Thursday 12th March 2015.

The sun was already setting as riders assembled for the penultimate track league meeting of the year. Any semblance of warmth did not last past the first scratch race, and riders were soon reaching for armwarmers and tights. Nevertheless, still conditions prevailed for an exciting night of racing. The first race of the evening was […]

Derny competition The first derny heat saw Oliver Moors (Speg – Project 51) take to the front of the race from the first lap, and never look back. Moors, who was second to Matt Gittings at the Welwyn event in June, looked untroubled throughout the 22 laps. The only rider to bother Moors was Symon […]

After weeks of events being rained off (or nearly rained off), it is somewhat ironic that now we have entered the autumnal season, riders were greeted with conditions which were some of the warmest of the season. The warm conditions certainly brought out the crowds tonight: 29 riders started the first race of the evening, […]

Once again, drizzle lingered in the air for the fourteenth track league of the season. However, if any of the many absent riders were secretly wishing for rain to halt racing in order to stagnate the points situation for a week, they obviously did not wish hard enough and racing went ahead as planned – […]

Drizzle lingered in the air for the 13th meeting of the season. However, the ambient conditions meant any droplets dried quickly and racing could go ahead as normal. The first event of the evening was the C riders 6 lap scratch race. 16 riders lined up at the start of the race and, as soon […]

After weather had dominated concerns about Monday night track league over recent weeks,  was a relief for riders to arrive at Palmer Park and be able to concentrate solely on the racing rather than what the clouds were going to deliver. The first event of the evening was the C riders’ six lap scratch race […]

Women’s Omnium Round The participation of Category A Youth Girls is already envisaged in the Series Regulations and I am happy to grant dispensation to any such entrant on evidence of adequate ability to compete at this level. I would suggest a top 6 placing in any individual round of the 2014 National Youth Omnium […]

Report by – Rachael Elliott After a beautifully warm day, the clouds and wind descended on Palmer Park just as the racing was started. Nevertheless, with no rain promised, we looked set to have a night of fine racing ahead – albeit a little breezy. The first race of the evening was the C riders’ […]

Want to know just what it feels like to be a part of a national squad preparing for a major event? Performance Cycle Coaching World Masters Track Championships pre event holding camp Newport Velodrome. We are excited to announce our World Masters holding camp 2014, at Newport Velodrome in Wales, the week prior to the […]

There’s something about Mondays. Yet another league meeting threatened with rain, and yet another afternoon of “will it rain?” or “will it shine?” questioning. It was perhaps the drizzly footage of the final British stage of the Tour de France in London earlier in the afternoon which deterred many riders from attending but those that […]

Another week, another Monday filled with “will it rain/won’t it rain” anxiety. Thankfully we had the weather gods on our side, and the evening’s racing went ahead without a drop of rain hitting the track. Although the junior riders had a strong presence in the evening’s racing, the senior ranks were heavily depleted with just […]

With rain once again threatening to kybosh the evening’s racing according to most weather forecasts, riders were treated to beautifully warm and still conditions – whilst the rest of Berkshire was being battered by storms and flash flooding. For once, it did seem like the weather gods had taken a shine to track cycling. The […]

Rained off Monday night track meetings have sadly become quite a trend this year and, when the clouds started to roll in as 7pm approached, we did wonder if the evening would become yet another casualty of the meteorological Gods. However, it was lucky meeting number seven for the riders and the rain did hold […]

As you may have heard, Reading Bicycle Kitchen (RBK) – a community bike workshop is opening up in the centre of town at Jacksons! The launch event is on Saturday, 14 June ALSO  (more importantly!) part of the project is about being a real community cycling hub with information from all cycling groups and activities […]

All results (adults and youth) are usually uploaded to www.mylaps.com within 24 hours of the race meeting, often the same night – results for Monday 2nd June can be found underhttp://www.mylaps.com/en/events/1026614

After recent meetings had been disrupted by rain and miserable conditions, the threatened showers for the fifth meeting of the Reading Track League failed to materialise and riders were treated to a mild evening with perfect racing conditions. Furthermore, with midsummer’s day approaching, even the floodlights were not needed until the start of the 20k. […]

Hi All, We are pleased to announce our next clinic shall be start gate focused and will take place at Newport on the 9-10 August. We are also launching our new Facebook page and to celebrate this, we are giving away a free place, on our next clinic to one random person who likes the […]

Palmer Park was drenched in sunshine for the fourth event of the year and, with car thermometers reading 22 degrees as riders left the park, it was one of those rare evenings where the air held the temperature right through to nightfall. This was perhaps useful – a night of sprints and pursuits meant a […]

With looming skies greeting riders for the third Reading Track League meeting of 2014, the chances of enjoying a full evening’s racing seemed slim. The first race of the night was the C league scratch race. A huge field of 36 riders started the race. Sadly, a severe crash in the final lap involving some […]

Reading Track League (Meeting 2); 28 April 2014 With all weather forecasters predicting that Palmer Park would be bathed in rain showers for the second meeting of the Reading Track League, many riders would have undoubtedly started the day thinking racing would be called off. And, as if to tease riders even further, a heavy […]

Due to the large number of riders in the C league, derny race night grouping has been changed. Now A and B will have derny racing the same night, starting on 28th April. Note: Max gear restriction of 92 ins, a runout distance of 7.34 metres still applies. The first derny race night for C […]

A reminder that closing date for this meeting is Friday 25th April. There will be no entry on the day. Prize money and licence points at this meeting.

The full results from Monday 14th April can be found under Reading Track League on www.mylaps.com

The early events of the year are normally dogged by cold weather. However, the new season of the track league was welcomed with blue skies and sunshine. The new season meant a new league format, with a “C” league being introduced for newly accredited riders, ladies and U16 and U14 boys. With chip timing also […]

Any rider who takes both hands of the bars before crossing the finish line to celebrate winning a race at a Reading Track League meeting will result in disqualification. This is for reasons of safety.

This Championship with prize money from the West London Cycling Association (WLCA) will be run again from the first meeting on 14th April. Will not be run on Derny race nights or Individual Pursuit night. We will take up to 4 riders each time. Please send me your name a week in advance if you […]

Grand Depart: Yorkshire Tour Challenge (120 mile cycle challenge in one day) Spring Offer – 20% discount on Registration Fee 3 – 5 July 2014 The Tour de France is the greatest cycling event across the world. This year it will be making its Grand Depart from Leeds, Yorkshire on July 5. To celebrate this […]

We are pleased to announce that the next Pete and Legro’s Track Clinic shall be held in Newport on May 24th and 25th. Day one shall focus on flying 200m time trial technique, covering entry speed, when to turn the gas on, line, etc. This is also a good opportunity to try different gears and […]

Dear Cycle Club Member, It’s time for another AW Cycles Club Night. Hurray! AW Cycles Spring Club Night! 20% OFF EVERYTHING Monday March 24th, 6pm to 10pm-ish, Caversham branch. For one night only, everything in the shop will be available at (at least) 20% off the normal retail price It’s the end of winter and time […]

Exciting IMPORTANT news Reading Track League has taken the decision to use transponder timing for the 2014 season, to provide all riders in the league with full results and data on their races. Full results for all races, including timings will be available per race and per class in a mixed class race. Results will […]

The Reading Bordeaux-Paris Open Track Meeting Saturday 3 May 2014 With Palmer Park bathed in beautiful spring sunshine, Palmer Park definitely had the appearance of south-western France – and made the setting very apt for the annual Reading Bordeaux Paris open track meeting. The first event of the day was the youth six lap scratch […]

News Item: 10th February 2014 – From Gordon Sherratt At the recent committee meeting we decided to offer riders alternative ways to pay for the Track League this year. As BC are encouraging online we are offering a whole year payment and blocks of seven weeks as online entries. You will also be able to […]

Due to the number of youth riders last year we split their races into U12,U10 and U8 and then had a race for the U14 and U16,though this was not on the programme. This year we have decided to call the U12,U10 and U8 ‘D’ riders. As only one women rider most weeks last year […]

Along with many organising groups around the country Reading Track league is looking to install the British Cycling approved timing and results system at Palmer Park track.  The systems will be used for track, road and cyclocross, so once you have your transponder you can use if for all your racing and maybe even training […]

I would like to bring your attention to additional rules for British Cycling Technical Regulation 3.2.4 ref cycles used for track racing. Technical Regulation 3.2.4 additional rules for 2014 Riders may carry no object on them or on their bicycles that could drop onto the track. They may not bear or use on the track […]

At these awards Abbie Dentus received the award for Junior Female Sports Personality of the Year. Chief Commissaire and Judge Martin Todd also received a Helper/Official Loyalty award. Congratulations to both of them.