Road Racing allows both individuals and teams to compete against each other on the open road. For some people there is nothing like the thrill of riding in the bunch or 'peleton' with riders attacking and counter attacking throughout the race. A big part of road racing is your skill in bunch riding and the ability to put on explosive bursts of power when needed.

Tactics are what generally make the best riders better than the competition, knowing when to break away, counter attack or chase down. It can be a complex but highly enjoyable experience!

Riders of all abilities can get involved with road racing, although you will need to join a club such as High Wycombe CC and then join British Cycling to gain your road racing licence. Riders are set in categories according to your ability with the lowest being cat 4 and the highest being Elite. You can choose to enter local road races or opt for closed circuit racing at tracks such as Hillingdon or Milton Keynes Bowl. These circuits are a great way to learn the peloton craft needed to make a great road racer and they also offer a good program of racing against riders of the same ability in a safe environment.

High Wycombe CC host a road in July 2008.

Contact our race organiser Paul Morrissey or our club road racing representative Malcolm Freeman for help on starting our or getting a licence, also the British Cycling Cycling's website has lots of help, information prices and listings on all the racing action.  http://www.britishcycling.org.uk

Here are some examples of the 3rd and 4th Cat races that HWCC Members are competing in....