LATEST NEWS

1 December 2023

Dates for 2024

Track league events will take place on the following dates in 2024:

Registration for the 2024 season opens on 6th December 2023 and covers both sessions.

7 November 2023

Premier and First Division leagues incorporated

With effect from the week commencing 7^th November 2023, Manchester Regional Track League will move to a single event taking place on a Friday evening and incorporating both Premier and First Division leagues.

Based on the number of entries spread across both leagues in recent years, it has become financially unsustainable to continue to offer two separate nights of racing. The organising committee have therefore decided that a single weekly event is the best way to secure the continuation of the Track League.

A revised programme will continue to offer all riders the best racing opportunities, and we will maintain a separate points structure and overall standings for each league.

This website and the British Cycling online entry system have been updated to reflect these changes.

We look forward to welcoming all riders to our first combined event which will take place on Friday 10^th November 2023, starting at 7.30pm

Event Dates (from 10/11/23)

NEWS ARCHIVE

24 July 2023

We are delighted to confirm that racing will return for our winter session in October 2023.

Racing will resume on both Tuesday and Friday nights for all riders and the dates are shown below:

Continuation of Tuesday night events beyond 31st October will be subject to review based on the number of riders competing in the first 4 weeks.

Registration is open now and entries will open on the date shown above.

The closing date for pre-entries is one hour before the start of racing. We also accept entries on the night for both Premier and First Division events. If you wish to do this please ensure that you are already registered for 2023 before coming to the track, you can do this here. If paying by cash it would help us if you could bring the correct amount, current fees are here.

You can only ride in the Division in which you are registered, so Premier Division riders can not enter First Division events and vice versa.

Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2023

The Annual General Meeting of Manchester Regional Track League will be held on Tuesday 12th September 2023.

For full details visit our AGM page at the link below:

2023 Annual General Meeting

01 February 2023

Track League racing is now back in full swing at the Velodrome.

To help your planning after such a long break, for both Tuesday and Friday nights we have extended the closing date for pre-entries to one hour before the start of racing.

In addition we will now also accept entries on the night for both Premier and First Division. If you wish to do this please ensure that you are already registered for 2023 before coming to the track, you can do this here. If paying by cash it would help us if you could bring the correct amount, current fees are here

You can only ride in the Division in which you are registered, so Premier Division riders can not enter First Division events and vice versa.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the continuing refurbishment works at the venue, there will be no scoreboard or PA during track league until further notice. Full results will be published here on our website no later than 72 hours following completion of each event.

7 December 2022

Good news - track league racing will return in January 2023!

Following confirmation from the National Cycling Centre and British Cycling we are pleased to announce that Manchester Regional Track League racing will return in January 2023.

These are the dates for the first session, confirmation of the second session dates will follow.

Entries will open on 12th December 2022 for the first 6 weeks of racing.

Current registrations have been carried forward to 2023 so there is no need for existing members to re-apply. New members can register for 2023 here.

Riders being promoted from First Division to Premier Division have been notified of this.

Due to the foreshortened session of racing in 2021/2022, no overall winners will be awarded for this period.

The National Cycling Centre will reopen soon for training sessions, so we encourage you to take advantage of these to re acquaint yourself with riding on the boards.

Update - 12 October 2022

Due to the delay in completion of the major refurbishment works at the National Cycling Centre, we are currently unable to confirm when our track league will be able to resume.

Because of the nature of the work that is taking place, on completion it will be necessary for British Cycling to carry out a risk assessment of the venue before any permits for racing can be issued.

We are in regular contact with the venue management and will bring you further information both here and on our social media feeds as soon as we have it.

In the meantime registration and entries remain closed, however any 2022 registrations already processed will be carried forward to the next session.

Winter session 2021 - track is back!

We are delighted to confirm that racing will return for our winter session in October 2021.

Unfortunately the intended schedule of works to refurbish the National Cycling Centre will impact our first session of 2022, so the decision has been taken to combine the winter sessions of 2021 and 2022 into one league competition.

Racing will resume on both Tuesday and Friday nights for all riders, and the dates for 2021 are shown below:

Registration is open now and will cover the combined 2021/2022 sessions.

Competitors with outstanding entries from previously cancelled events have already been contacted regarding options for rescheduling.

The Annual General Meeting of Manchester Regional Track League will be held on Monday 22nd March 2021.

For full details visit our AGM page at the link below:

2021 Annual General Meeting
 

Following publication of Government guidelines relating to COVID-19 on Monday 22^nd February 2021, no events scheduled for the first session of the 2021 track league will take place.

Subject to the suspension of indoor racing being lifted by British Cycling, we look forward to resuming track league racing for all riders from the start of the second session, provisional dates for which are shown below:

Registration for 2021 is open now and we will publish the date on which entries will open once the dates above are confirmed.

Competitors with outstanding entries from cancelled 2020/2021 events have already been contacted regarding options for rescheduling.
 

Tier 4 - MRTL events postponed

Following the imposition of Tier 4 regulations in Manchester from 31^st December 2020, we regret that MRTL events for 2021 which were due to start on 8^th January are postponed until further notice.

Entries which have been accepted or are pending will be carried forward to when indoor racing is permitted to resume.
 

Following the latest guidance issued by British Cycling, we are pleased to announce that First Division racing will return on Friday 8^th January 2021.

Initially this will be for Youth and Junior riders only and will take place each Friday until 26^th March 2021, offering a 2 hour programme of racing starting at 7.30pm.

We will continue to work closely with British Cycling to bring back racing for other age categories and to restore our Tuesday (Premier Division) and full Friday (First Division) events as soon as COVID-19 restrictions allow.

Registration for the 2021 season is now open for riders across all age categories here and entries for the First Division youth & junior events can be made from 10 am on Monday 14^th December 2020 here.

All MRTL events will continue to operate under our COVID-19 compliant regulations here until further notice.

Current confirmed dates for 2021

*Age category subject to change in line with BC guidance

Current provisional dates for 2021

2020 Overall Winners & 2021 Provisional Dates

With the imposition of a further national lockdown and ongoing suspension of indoor racing, it is clear that no further MRTL events will be possible in 2020.

The current points standings will therefore be taken as final and the overall winners are as follows:

Premier Division

Overall Points - Premier Division

First Division

 Ladies Champion

Overall Points - First Division

The prizes will be presented at the first opportunity when racing resumes.

Provisional Dates

Subject to lifting of the suspension of indoor racing by British Cycling, MRTL have agreed the following provisional dates for 2021:

Premier Division: 5 January – 23 February; 5 October – 30 November

First Division: 8 January – 26 March; 8 October – 3 December

Registration for 2021 will open as planned on Monday 7 December 2020. However entries will NOT open until confirmation from British Cycling of when indoor racing can resume.

15th October 2020

Following the introduction of the new COVID-19 alert levels this week, Sport England have this evening issued guidance to British Cycling that sanctioned indoor activities in areas at Tier 2 & 3 must be suspended with immediate effect.

Regrettably this means that Manchester Regional Track League is unable to continue whilst these restrictions remain in place, and all our events – including First Division racing on Friday 16th October – are suspended until further notice.

We are bitterly disappointed that racing must once again come to a halt so soon after us restarting, and although there are exemptions for youth and disabled riders we have a duty of care to ALL of our track league members and their families to ensure their safety.

The current COVID alert levels are scheduled for Government review in four weeks.

There has been a slight revision to the dates as detailed in the table below:

Registration for 2020 opens at 10am on
11th December 2019.

Registration for 2019 opens at 10am on 11th December 2018.

Registration for 2018 opens at 10am on Monday 11th December 2017.

Please note the dates for session 2:

Premier Division: Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Nov 14, 21, 28
First Division: Oct 6, 13, 20, 27; Nov 3, 17; Dec 1, 8

In some cases it may be more appropriate for a rider to be moved to another group, and where necessary this will be done during the first few weeks of the league once a rider's capabilities have been assessed. In all cases the group to which a rider is assigned is at the absolute discretion of the track league organisers.

It is with great sadness that we heard of the sudden death of former MRTL organiser Peter Lickfold on Friday 20th September 2013. Read more here.

The overall points competitions for both Premier Division and First Division events will be run on a season long basis. The overall winner of each league will be the rider with the most points at the end of the season.

For the Premier Division, the winner will be awarded the Derek Bowyer Trophy, MRTL winners jersey and prize money. Second and third place finishers will also receive prize money.

For the First Division, the winner will be awarded the Peter Lickfold Trophy, MRTL winners jersey and prize money. Second and third place finishers will also receive prize money. Additionally, the best placed female rider will receive a trophy and prize money.