2023: National Under 23, Youth & Junior Road Series

British Cycling today has revealed the National Series race calendars on the road for Under 23, Youth & Junior riders

2023: National Under 23, Youth & Junior Road Series

Youth Series: 8 events
Junior Men: 9 events
Under 23 & Junior Women: 5
Under-23 Men: 5

Awen Roberts leads Zoe Backstedt, winner of the Junior Women’s Road Race and Time Trial and then did the same at the Worlds!

Youth Circuit Series

The first round of eight in the Youth Circuit Series takes place on the weekend of 18-19 March with the Pembrey 2-Day in Wales, before heading to Scotland for another stage race at Spokes 2-day on 8-9 April.

Having hosted the national championships in 2022, Oliver’s Mount circuit will host round six at the Scarborough Cycling Festival on 18 June, while round seven at the London 2-Day will give riders another opportunity to test themselves in a stage race on the weekend of 24-25 June. Riders will also have the opportunity to take to the start line at two three-day stage races in the North West, with the Sleepwell Hotels Isle of Man Youth and Junior Tour from 29-30 April, and the series finale at the 360cycling North West Youth Tour on the Bank Holiday weekend of 26-28 August.

The addition of a Queen stage to some of the stage races in 2023 will provide an interesting new dynamic to the series, where riders’ best six of the eight events will count towards their overall series standings. The Youth National Circuit Championships will take place on Saturday 8 July in Bradford, Yorkshire.

The Junior Men’s CiCLE Classic

Junior Men’s National Road Series
The Junior Men’s National Road Series will begin with riders tackling the ANEXO/CAMS 9th Junior Men’s CiCLE Classic on Sunday 26 March, in what will be a tough and technical opening to the series. Riders will have the opportunity to do battle over three tours in the series, with the Sleepwell Hotels Isle of Man Youth and Junior Tour 2023 from 28-30 April, the Junior Tour of the Mendips from 18-20 August and the long-standing Junior Tour of Wales from 25-28 August. Each rider’s best seven of the nine events will count towards their overall series standings.

The Junior National Time-Trial and Road Race Championships will take place over the weekend of 1-2 July in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

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Under-23 and Junior Women’s National Road Series
Having launched in 2022 as a combined under-23 and junior women’s series, the format will continue in 2023 following positive feedback from riders. Five rounds across the country will see riders battle it out for podium spots, with the best four events counting towards the riders’ overall series standings. The series kicks off with the established Witham Hall Grand Prix on Sunday 8 April in the East Midlands – the longest running junior women’s event on the calendar – and will finish on Sunday 10 September at the 360cycling North West Junior Race.

The Junior National Time-Trial and Road Race Championships will take place over the weekend of 1-2 July in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

Speaking about the 2022 series, Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films rider and the 2022 junior women winner, Awen Roberts, said: “I found the experience of competing in the Under-23 and Junior Women’s National Series last season enjoyable with a friendly atmosphere at the events. One of my favourite things about the series is racing against the under-23’s as they push you more as a rider and make it harder. It also means more numbers in the peloton which is great. The races were well-organised with a variation in race types on varied and challenging terrains, and my favourite event was the North West Tour.”

Under-23 Men’s National Road Series
The Under-23 Men’s National Road Series will see one of our Elite Development Teams, PB Performance, host the first round in the East Midlands on Sunday 16 April, before returning to the Yorkshire Under-23 Classic on Sunday 7 May for round two. The series winner will be crowned in the final round at the Stars of the South West race on Sunday 28 August, which returns to the calendar for a second year.

Team Principal of Team PB Performance, Paul Bennett, said: “We believe it’s important to support racing by organising races – something we have done every year since the team’s inception. As an Elite Development Team, with an under-23 focus, it is a natural step to add a round of the Under-23 Men’s National Series to our organised races and support the series. We need races in the calendar, so we hope to lead by example. We look forward to our first Team PB Performance Espoirs Road Race in April.”

Calendars in full

Youth Circuit Series

Round 1: Pembrey 2-Day, Wales – Saturday 18-Sunday 19 March
Round 2: Spokes 2-Day, Scotland – Saturday 8-Sunday 9 April
Round 3: 360cycling Oulton Park, North West – Sunday 16 April
Round 4: Sleepwell Hotels Isle of Man Youth and Junior Tour, North West – Friday 28-Sunday 30 April
Round 5: Loughborough Cycling Festival, East Midlands – Sunday 28 May
Round 6: Scarborough Cycling Festival, Yorkshire – Sunday 18 June
Round 7: London 2-Day, South East – Saturday 24-Sunday 25 June
Round 8: 360cycling North West Youth Tour, North West – Saturday 26-Monday 28 August

CHAMPIONSHIP: Youth National Circuit Championships: Bradford, Yorkshire – Saturday 8 July

Junior Men’s National Road Series

Round 1: The ANEXO/CAMS 9th Junior Men’s CiCLE Classic, East Midlands – Sunday 26 March
Round 2: Sleepwell Hotels Isle of Man Youth and Junior Tour 2023, North West – Friday 28-Sunday 30 April
Round 3: Cadence Road Race, Wales – Sunday 14 May
Round 4: MAS Design Yorkshire Classic, Yorkshire – Sunday 28 May
Round 5: Hatherleigh Road Race, South West – Sunday 18 June
Round 6: Bath RC Road Race, Central – Sunday 16 July
Round 7: Junior Tour of the Mendips, South – Friday 18-Sunday 20 August
Round 8: Junior Tour of Wales, Wales – Friday 25-Monday 28 August
Round 9: 360cycling North West Junior Race, North West – Sunday 10 September

CHAMPIONSHIP: Junior National Road Championships (TT, Road): Clitheroe, North West – Saturday 1-Sunday 2 July

Under-23 and Junior Women’s National Road Series

Round 1: Witham Hall Grand Prix, East Midlands – Sunday 8 April
Round 2: MAS Design Yorkshire Classic, Yorkshire – Sunday 28 May
Round 3: Hatherleigh RR, South West – Sunday 18 June
Round 4: Wales, TBC – Saturday 8 July
Round 5: 360cycling North West Junior Race, North West – Sunday 10 September

CHAMPIONSHIP: Junior National Road Championships (TT, Road), Clitheroe – Saturday 1-Sunday 2 July

Under-23 Men’s National Road Series

Round 1: PB Performance Espoirs Road Race, East Midlands – Sunday 16 April
Round 2: Yorkshire Under-23 Classic, Yorkshire – Sunday 7 May
Round 3: TBC – Sunday 18 June
Round 4: Wales, TBC – Sunday 9 July
Round 5: Stars of the South West, South West – Sunday 28 August