WINTER CIRCUIT SERIES

WINTER CIRCUIT RACING RETURNS FOR 2025/2026!

This Winter, Full Gas Cycling is once again proud to be promoting racing at Lee Valley VeloPark and Hillingdon Cycle Circuit. Spread across 12 rounds, we will be following the same racing format each time.

Race 1 – Concurrent Open 4th Category & Women’s 2/3/4 Races
Race 2 – Open Masters 40 & Over & Open 2/3 Category Races (One race with split results)

The Series will also be run as a league with the option to purchase series membership for reduced entry fees.

Where applicable, all of our races are open to junior riders and Youth A riders with dispensation.

FULL SCHEDULE

RoundDateLocationGroupsTime
Round 1Saturday 04/10/2025Lee Valley VeloPark• Open 4ths
• Women's 2/3/4
• Open 2/3
• Masters 40 & Over
• 13:00
• 13:01
• 14:00
• 14:00
Round 2Saturday 18/10/2025Lee Valley VeloPark• Open 4ths
• Women's 2/3/4
• Open 2/3
• Masters 40 & Over
• 13:00
• 13:01
• 14:00
• 14:00
Round 3Saturday 25/10/2025Hillingdon Cycle Circuit• Open 4ths
• Women's 2/3/4
• Open 2/3
• Masters 40 & Over
• 15:00
• 15:01
• 16:00
• 16:00
Round 4Saturday 15/11/2025Lee Valley VeloPark• Open 4ths
• Women's 2/3/4
• Open 2/3
• Masters 40 & Over
• 13:00
• 13:01
• 14:00
• 14:00
Round 5Saturday 22/11/2025Hillingdon Cycle Circuit• Open 4ths
• Women's 2/3/4
• Open 2/3
• Masters 40 & Over
• 13:00
• 13:01
• 14:00
• 14:00
Round 6Saturday 29/11/2025Lee Valley VeloPark• Open 4ths
• Women's 2/3/4
• Open 2/3
• Masters 40 & Over
• 13:00
• 13:01
• 14:00
• 14:00
Round 7Saturday 17/01/2026Lee Valley VeloPark• Open 4ths
• Women's 2/3/4
• Open 2/3
• Masters 40 & Over
• 13:00
• 13:01
• 14:00
• 14:00
Round 8Saturday 24/01/2026Hillingdon Cycle Circuit• Open 4ths
• Women's 2/3/4
• Open 2/3
• Masters 40 & Over
• 13:00
• 13:01
• 14:00
• 14:00
Round 9 Saturday 31/01/2026Lee Valley VeloPark• Open 4ths
• Women's 2/3/4
• Open 2/3
• Masters 40 & Over
• 13:00
• 13:01
• 14:00
• 14:00
Round 10Saturday 14/02/2026Lee Valley VeloPark• Open 4ths
• Women's 2/3/4
• Open 2/3
• Masters 40 & Over
• 13:00
• 13:01
• 14:00
• 14:00
Round 11Saturday 21/02/2026Hillingdon Cycle Circuit• Open 4ths
• Women's 2/3/4
• Open 2/3
• Masters 40 & Over
• 13:00
• 13:01
• 14:00
• 14:00
Round 12Saturday 28/02/2026Lee Valley VeloPark• Open 4ths
• Women's 2/3/4
• Open 2/3
• Masters 40 & Over
• 13:00
• 13:01
• 14:00
• 14:00

 

SERIES MEMBERSHIP

Series membership registration is now available for just £10 via the Event Suite app / website

Registration for membership is a one-off payment and represents a saving of £4 on EVERY advance entry and a saving of £3 on EVERY entry on the line for ALL Winter Circuit Series racing.

Members will also get their own Winter Series number to keep for the entirety of the series.

HOW THE LEAGUE WORKS & STANDINGS
For the 2025 / 2026 winter season, there will be a 4th Category only League, a Women’s 2/3/4 League, a Masters 40 and over league and an open 2/3 category league.  All riders, with or without series membership will be entered into the league. 

1st- 15 points, 2nd – 12 points, 3rd- 10 points, 4th – 8 points, 5th – 7 points, 6th – 6 points, 7th – 5 points, 8th. – 4 points, 9th – 3 points, 10th – 2 points. All remaining riders will receive 1 point, even if they don’t finish the race.

Podium prenentations will take place at the last round of the series at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit on Saturday 21st of February. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS

RACE ENTRIES

All pre entries will close at midnight on the Thursday before each event.

Entry on the day will be available.

Once accepted, entries cannot be transferred or refunded.

All riders must have a full racing license, valid for the current year; however, we may accept provisional or day licences.  Racing licences need to include your emergency contact details on the back.

All racing licences expire on 31st December and may not be renewed automatically.  It is your responsibility to ensure you have a current licence

RESULTS & POINTS ALLOCATION

All races will be categorised as Regional C+ or Regional Masters C+ (points Band 5).  Please allow at least two working days for points to appear on your British Cycling dashboard, and raise any enquiries with the results team at British Cycling.

PROVISIONAL results will be made available on the Event Suite App at the end of each race.  Please notify us within 24 hours if you have any queries.

LEE VALLEY VELOPARK
Lee Valley VeloPark, Abercrombie Road, Queen Elizabeth Park, London E20 3AB.

Tel:  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. 

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.

HILLINGDON CYCLE CIRCUIT

Hillingdon Cycle Circuit – 11-12 Springfield Rd, Hayes UB4 0LP

BY ROAD

Hillingdon Cycle Circuit is located within Minet Park, Hayes. The entrance to the park is via Springfield Road just off the A4020 Uxbridge Road Access to the Cycle Circuit is situated behind Goals Football Centre. For SatNav – use postcode UB4 0LP 

BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT

The nearest train stations are Hayes and Harlington or Southall