CONVENE ESG TRACK LEAGUE

Our local track racing series will be back for 2025 at Herne Hill Velodrome: Convene ESG Track League takes place every Wednesday from 16 April to 24 September, featuring top track racing talent, going head-to-head across multiple race disciplines, with riders competing to gain points in pursuit of becoming overall winner of the League. Join us on Wednesday evenings to race or spectate and become part of this legendary local league.

Throughout the series we’ll vary the programmes, with experienced racers, as well as newer riders of all ages getting their first taste of the racing experience. Track League is proud to have played a part in the development of current National, European and World Champions, with a long history at Herne Hill and now a firm tradition, we can’t wait to see the 2025 Track League story unfold.

Jan’s Cafe is open throughout with hot and cold drinks, including local craft beer and Volcano coffee, snacks and hot food.

Racing is free to watch at Herne Hill Velodrome and for spectators there’s no need to book in advance. Join us this summer at the track to enjoy some top notch live racing!

Entries coming soon in 2025

2024 Results

Our Sponsors - Convene ESG

For the sixth year running we’re delighted to welcome back Azeus Convene as our track league sponsor, a multi-awarded and leading board management software, used by directors and executives across the globe.

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Look out for the eye-catching 2024 Convene ESG leaders jersey each week for the leader of the youth female, youth male, senior female and senior male competitions.

YOUTH RACING - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

At Herne Hill we are passionate about getting kids into racing and this is the perfect place to start. For many young riders, track league is their first experience of competitive racing. It’s the perfect progression for those who have regularly been coming to our Intermediate Training sessions and are looking to make their first step into racing. Riders who started here at Track League have gone on to be National, European and even World Champions. We welcome all, from those who are racing for the very first time, to those who have been racing for years.

YOUTH RACING CATEGORIES

Our youth racing is split into two age-based categories:

Youth U16
Faster, more experienced youth racers, typically under 16, under 14 and some under 12

Youth U12
Newer, less experienced youth racers, typically under 12 and under 10

Girls U12 and U16
On four rounds of the League we have separate girls’ races in both age categories.

We ask that racers select the category which is most appropriate for their age, however we reserve the right to change a rider’s category if we deem it appropriate to do so, for example if it’s more appropriate for a particularly strong U12 to ‘race up’ into the category above - this keeps the racing fun for all.

If the entries for your chosen category are full on any given night, please do not enter another category.

WHAT YOU NEED TO RACE

Session experience
We ask that all riders either have previous experience of track racing, or have been attending our Youth Intermediate Training sessions. Not sure if you’re ready to race? Just ask the coaches.

British Cycling Membership
For U16s race licences are free for British Cycling Members. Youth Day Licences are available for non-members and can be purchased alongside race entry online or at sign-on £1.50.

Youth Track Gearing
Your track bike gearing must match up with the youth gear restrictions rollout test. Not sure what gear to pick? Check our handy guide here. Random tests will be carried out by staff and commissaires.

EVENT TIMINGS & ENTRY

Timings
All youth racing is from 6pm to 7pm, with Youth U12 racing usually first.

Sign-on is from 5.30pm and we recommend getting there by 5.45pm at the latest, especially if it’s your first time.

Entry + Costs
Each night’s racing costs £6 and entries open 10 days before each round, and close at 4.30pm on the day of racing.

In order to avoid any extra admin for staff, it is now possible to change/move your entry until 2pm on the day. Refunds or swaps are not guaranteed after this point.

If you are entering for the first time, please enter online as we cannot guarantee that you will be able to enter on the day due to the way we issue racing numbers.

Entries coming soon in 2025

SENIOR RACING - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Track League is a real staple of the British track racing scene. This League has a long history at Herne Hill and is now a firm tradition with some of our current racers taking part for more than 30 years! For many riders, Track League is their first experience of competitive racing. It’s the perfect progression for those who have regularly been coming to our training sessions and are looking to make their first step into racing. Thanks to having multiple ability categories we are able to cater for the most established racers and our League is proud to have played a part in the development of current National, European and World Champions.

WHAT YOU NEED TO RACE

British Cycling Membership + Race Licences

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.

Day licences cost £5 (provisional licence holders) or £10 (non members) and can be purchased at sign on.

Race Accreditation
All riders racing in senior categories must have an HHV Race Accreditation. We do not accept accreditations from other velodromes for this league.

Session experience
We ask that all riders either have previous experience of track racing or have been attending our Intermediate Training or Race Training sessions before and after they gain their race accreditation.

Race Training sessions on Monday nights are the best place to learn the tactics, and most importantly, safety points, for each type of track race. We tailor the session to practice what’s coming up at track league each week from April-September, so you’ll always be able to practice the races coming up.

Not sure if you’re ready to race? Just ask the coaches.

Your own bike
All racers need to have their own bike or a season-hire bike.

Friends of Herne Hill Velodrome

All senior racers must be a Special Friend of Herne Hill Velodrome which costs £35 per year: your membership includes one free race entry for Track League 2025. If you are an U18-rider racing in senior category racing please contact us to access entry to senior categories

SENIOR RACING CATEGORIES

Our senior racing at track league is split into three ability-based Open categories.

A category – Fast racing for our top riders who have been training hard and want a tough work out.
B category – Medium speed racing for local-level racers.
C category – More entry level racing for new, younger, older or less fit racers.
Women - Four events through the season will have a separate category for women racers.

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 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

The senior B and C category is not open to Elite or 1st cat riders. The senior C category is not open to youth/junior riders.

TIMINGS, ENTRY & COSTS

All senior racing is from 7pm - 9.15pm

Sign-on is from 6.15pm and we recommend getting there by 6.45pm at the latest, especially if it’s your first time.

Entries open 10 days before each round and close at 4.30pm on the day of racing. In order to avoid as much extra admin for staff as possible, it is now possible to change/move your entry until 2pm on the day via your Eventrac profile. Refunds or swaps are not guaranteed after this point. If you are entering for the first time, please enter online as we cannot guarantee that you will be able to enter on the day due to the way we issue racing numbers.

Each nights racing costs £12.50 for seniors and £6 for eligible youths and juniors.

If you are entering the senior races as a youth or junior please contact us before entries open so we can arrange access to senior racing categories.

Entries coming soon in 2025