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. […]

The women’s omnium had an impressive startlist, with riders such as multiple World masters track champions, Janet Birkmyre (TORQ Performance), Madeleine Moore (VC St Raphael) and Niki Kovacs (Team Mulebar Girl-Sigma Sport) pitted against upcoming newer talent by the likes of riders such as Keira McVitty (Team Giordana-Triton) and Amber Joseph (Palmer Park Velo RT). […]

As has become the norm over the past few years, Palmer Park was once again blessed with glorious sunshine for the seventh staging of the Reading DernyFest. An impressive pool of riders featured on the startsheet including 2014 British derny champion, Matt Gittings (Texas Road House Cycling) and last year’s winner, Oliver Moors (Project 51).  […]

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 […]

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.

Entry for each meeting on www.britishcycling.org.uk opens one month before the event. Entries close 5pm on the Saturday before any meeting. The meeting program will then be emailed and also posted to facebook on the following day. As mentioned previously entries won’t be accepted and the entry fee taken until the meeting has actually started. […]

Track League are placing an order to top up our minimal stocks, held over the winter, having checked the number of riders signed up for the Thursday night training sessions for new league riders. They will be available before track league starts. Or people can order individually from the MyLaps website, but will not then […]

The licence on your existing transponder is valid for 12 months. This is the page on the mylaps site that tells you how to renew and activate the Pro Chip Flex transponder license – http://www.mylaps.com/en/how_to_renew_FLEX And this is the renewal page for the Pro Chip Flex transponders we use, they have several options from 25 […]

Reading Track League is divided into four leagues: A League – Seniors, Veterans and Juniors – mostly Elite, 1st and 2nd category riders B League – Seniors, Veterans and Juniors – mostly 3rd and 4th category riders C League – Veterans, Novices, Ladies, U16s and U14s D League – U12/U10/U8 It is policy of track […]