Women’s League

At Herne Hill Velodrome

Fast, friendly, fun racing

Herne Hill Velodrome’s (HHV) Women’s Track League, supported by Condor, is an accessible and competitive series of race events that take place between April and September every year:

2025 dates: 12 April, 10 May, 14 June, 12 July, 19 August, 13 September. Scroll down to find the full race programme.

It caters for riders of all levels of fitness and experience, with three ability-based categories and a race programme that includes a varied array of track races; from short, sharp sprint events through to longer bunch races.

There’s something for everyone, whether you’ve been competing for years or are new to track racing and working your way through our track pathway.

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2025 Race programme + workshops*

Ride, spectate or volunteer!

*Race workshops (RW) are during the Sunday Women’s sessions before each round to help you prepare for the racing ahead – open to those not racing as well – with a focus on strategy not speed. Workshop dates are shown in brackets next to the relevant race.

Round 1: 12th April

WU Scratch (RW 23/3)
Win Out
Team Sprint (RW 30/3)
Points (RW 23/3)

Round 4: 12th July

WU Scratch
Swiss Tempo (RW 29/6)
Keirin (RW 6/7)
Long Scratch

Round 2: 10th May

WU Scratch
Reverse Win Out (RW 6/4)
Flying 200m TT (RW 27/4)
Devil (RW 4/5)

Round 5: 9th August

WU Scratch
Individual Pursuit (RW 27/7)
Course De Primes
Danish Pursuit (RW 3/8)

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Round 3: 14th June

WU Scratch
Block Pursuit (RW 8/6)
Match Sprint (RW 1/6)
Unknown Distance

Round 6: 13th September

WU Scratch
Team Pursuit (RW 7/9)
Devil
Points
Marymoor Crawl (RW 31/8)

Yes, it is for you.

The HHV women’s track pathway (below) shows the simple steps you could take to go from complete beginner to Women’s League racer, and it’s got nothing to do with speed.

Explore our women’s sessions in the dropdown’s or get in touch if you’re not sure which one’s are for you. As usual we’ll run race workshops before each league round, so you get coached through the races before they happen – dates tbc 2025.

Please note we also have a range of open adult sessions.

You must do a track taster before you join any of our track sessions at HHV.
Women’s (first Sunday of the month): Book here
Women and over 40: Book here
Open: Book here
Your first sessions after a taster, developing riders and a steadier pace.
Women and over 40s: Book here
Steady Skills: Book here
Women’s Sundays: Book here
Following a successful training accreditation you will be welcome at all skills and intermediate sessions.
Women and over 40s: Book here
Women’s Sundays: Book here
Race training is open to experienced intermediate riders and those who have successfully completed a race accreditation.
Women and over 40s: Book here

Entering: How & how much

Experience

Racers should either have previous experience of track racing or have been attending our Women’s session race workshops, Intermediate Training or Race Training sessions.

Not sure if you’re ready to race? Just chat with your coach or contact us.

A – Is our fastest category for regional and national level racers and those who have progressed from the B Category. Either HHV Race Accreditation or a UK Track Accreditation, (e.g. Lee Valley Stage 4), must ride their own bike.
B – Is our middle category with medium speed racing for local-level racers and those who have progressed from the C Category. Either HHV Race Accreditation or a UK Track Accreditation, (e.g. Lee Valley Stage 4), must ride their own bike.
C – Is our entry level racing for newer racers, including first timers! Minimum intermediate accreditation from HHV and these riders can race on a rental bike.
- We ask that racers select the category which is most appropriate for them, however we reserve the right to change a rider’s category if we deem it appropriate to do so. If the entries for your chosen category are full on any given night, please do not enter another category.
- We do allow riders to move up (or down) to another category during the season.
- To know if it’s appropriate to move up to the category above, we recommend using the following criteria: In order to move up a category, riders will need to have won and frequently scored top 3 positions in a variety of races, over a number of weeks, using a range of tactics (eg. Scoring from bunch sprint / Scoring from a breakaway / Scoring from a solo attack) before they are ready to move up – particularly from the Cs to the Bs.
If you’re still not sure which category could be for you please get in touch or chat to your coaches.
All riders must have a valid race licence in order to race. This can either be a full, provisional or day race licence provided by British Cycling. For more information take a look at the British Cycling membership info pages.
A & B categories (cat)
Day licences cost £5 (provisional licence holders) or £10 (non members)
A category races will be eligible for British Cycling ranking points: points will not be awarded for racers on a provisional or day licence.
C category
Free (provisional licence holders) or £5 (non members).
If this cost would impact your decision to enter a race please get in touch to discuss support
Cost per race
£12.50 for over 18s and £6 for 14-17yrs
Example schedule
4:30pm – Sign on
5 – Track warm up
5:25 – Rider briefing
5:30-7:30/8 – Racing
2025 dates
- Saturday 12 April
- Saturday 10 May
- Saturday 14 June
- Saturday 12 July
- Saturday 19 August
- Saturday 13 September

Our women’s track sponsor

Condor have been supporters of HHV and Women’s Cycling for years and we’re proud to have them sponsoring our Women’s Track pathway and Women’s League since 2021. For over 75 years they’ve been making great bikes by hand (including the lovely Lavoro, that graces our Season Hire fleet), putting on unique cycling events, collaborating with designers and supporting all types of rider from their London store.

Learn more about their products, ethos, and popular London bike-fit services by visiting their website.