GOOD FRIDAY TRACK RACING 2026
Full Gas Cycling are excited to announce the return of Good Friday track racing! For 2026 the event will maintain it’s UCI Class 2 status, attracting elite riders from the UK, Europe and North America. Over the years the event has been graced by Stuart O’Grady, Bradley Wiggins, Sean Yates and in more recent years, Alex Dowsett, Matt Richardson & Ben Swift. The 2026 event once again gives riders the chance to write their own names alongside these legends of cycling.
Good Friday Racing retains its unique, truly ‘open’ event status, welcoming entries from local clubs, elite development teams, and International riders. The programme accommodates more than 100 riders and features Elite Men’s UCI Sprint, Elite Men’s Endurance, featuring the world famous Golden Wheel scratch race, Elite Women’s Endurance, and competitive support endurance and sprint groups.Â
RACE ENTRIES
UCI ENDURANCE ENTRIES
All riders wishing to ride the event must enter through the Full Gas website. The first wave of entries will close on 28th February at which point your entry will be officially accepted or rejected. The final wave of entries will close on 29th March. Spaces are limited to 24 riders per group.
UCI SPRINT & SUPPORT SPRINT ENTRIES
Working similarly to the UCI endurance events, the first wave of entries will close on 28th February, at which point your entry will be officially accepted or rejected. The final wave of entries will close on 29th March. Spaces will be limited to 32 riders total and will be split into two groups after the qualifying stage. The top 16 go through to the UCI competition and the remaining 16 to a non-UCI support event. Entries will close on 29th March. First year Junior (under 18 years at the time of the event) and Women’s entries are accepted; however, regardless of their result from the qualifying round, they will automatically go through to the non-UCI Support event.
SUPPORT ENDURANCE ENTRIES
Support Endurance events will be on a first come first served basis. Entries will close 29th March. Spaces are limited to 28 riders per endurance group.
SPECTATOR TICKETS
FULL SCHEDULE
Coming soon! Racing from 10:00 – 18:00
VENUE & DIRECTIONS
Lee Valley VeloPark, Abercrombie Road, Queen Elizabeth Park, London E20 3AB.
Tel:Â 0845 677 0600
For details of football matches taking place at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium (which may affect your journey) please visit the West Ham United website West Ham Fixtures.
BY ROAD
Abercrombie Road, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London , E20 3AB. Please refer to the above map for directions.Â
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Nearest station/tube: Stratford / Stratford International and Lee Valley VeloPark is a 20 minute walk from both stations. Several bus routes connect to Stratford and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park with the key routes being: 388, 308, 339, 97 and N205 which all stop near Lee Valley VeloPark. Stratford bus station and Stratford City bus station are both close by. Visit www.tfl.gov.uk for more information.
BY BIKE
There are cycle routes connecting Lee Valley VeloPark to local residential areas as well as the cycle routes through Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The venue is close to Sustrans National Cycle Network Route 1 and Barclays Cycle Superhighway CS2.
Bike racks are available at the venue.
ON FOOT
There are good pedestrian links to Lee Valley VeloPark from Westfield Stratford City, Hackney and Leyton.