We are a big supporter of the much-loved Crystal Palace Crits series that takes place in the spring and early summer as well as the Crit League at Herne Hill Velodrome, but you’ll also see Brixton riders take part in closed circuit races across the capital and beyond. We also organise a Crit Champs event with our friends at Dulwich Paragon, with coveted podium positions on offer.

As well as taking part in local hill climbs in the early autumn, we also organise our own, club member-only annual hill climb. This is always a fun event and our weekly hills sessions provide a great training opportunity!

We don’t have as many riders race on the road as we do on the track, we do see members take part in the occasional road race and time trials too.

Photo by Andrew Moss

Track racing is incredibly accessible, and with Herne Hill Velodrome on our doorstep, this is where we see our biggest contingent of Brixton racers. We have members racing in all categories at the weekly Wednesday night track league as well as the monthly Women’s and Vets’ leagues, all of which run from April - September every year.

We also organise three track events in the summer, with each being £9 entry. We are proud to be able to offer these races at a fraction of the cost of a typical track event and hope this encourages more people to sign up who might not have otherwise.

We have four track bikes available for members to hire for free, so you don’t even need a new bike to take part in track races or train at the track!

Photo by Andy Thornley

There’s nothing quite like cyclocross. We’ve got an ever-growing contingent of BCC riders taking part in this unique discipline, both in the London-based summer league and the London and South East Cyclocross League which runs throughout autumn and winter.

For the past few years we have had the privilege of organising the Crystal Palace Park edition of the London and South East Cyclocross League, a race which typically takes place in mid-late September. In 2022 we had over 400 people on the start line!

We have also been known to organise our own ad-hoc cyclocross skills sessions for members, and with a mix of both seasoned and newer cyclocross racers in the club there’s no shortage of folks to learn from

Photo by Andrew Moss