The men’s HSBC UK | National Circuit Series starts this year with the Otley Grand Prix on 24 June. This brief explainer tells you what it is and how it works.
What is it?
A series of town centre crits held every summer, organised by British Cycling.
This year the men’s series has shrunk from six races to four, whilst the women’s series has disappeared altogether. Instead, the women’s National Road Series will include one circuit race, at Otley.
What are the races?
The 2020 series has encompasses four races. In addition, we understand the Barnsley Town Centre Races will continue but will host the national circuit championships this season instead of being part of the Circuit Series.
Date
Round
Race
24 Jun
1
Property Development Men’s Otley Grand Prix
3 Jul
2
The Wales Open Criterium
8 Jul
3
Sheffield Grand Prix
21 Jul
4
Fort Vale Colne Grand Prix
Scoring
Points are awarded to riders finishing in the first 20 places of each race:
The overall winner of the Series is the rider who gains the highest total number of points across the Series, with all rounds to count.
In the event of a points tie, the individual winner will be decided based on countback of the number of first places achieved then the number of second places achieved and so on.
Read more
Our explainer on the National Road Series is here.
The British Cycling pages on the National Circuit Series can be found here. The series regulations can be accessed here.
Featured photo: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com. 2019 HSBC UK Men’s National Circuit Series – Colne Grand Prix, Lancashire, England – Matt Bostock (Canyon DHB p/b Bloor Homes) wins ahead of Jon Mould (Madison Genesis) and Ollie Wood.
The men’s HSBC UK | National Circuit Series starts this year with the Otley Grand Prix on 24 June. This brief explainer tells you what it is and how it works.
What is it?
A series of town centre crits held every summer, organised by British Cycling.
This year the men’s series has shrunk from six races to four, whilst the women’s series has disappeared altogether. Instead, the women’s National Road Series will include one circuit race, at Otley.
What are the races?
The 2020 series has encompasses four races. In addition, we understand the Barnsley Town Centre Races will continue but will host the national circuit championships this season instead of being part of the Circuit Series.
Scoring
Points are awarded to riders finishing in the first 20 places of each race:
30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
The overall winner of the Series is the rider who gains the highest total number of points across the Series, with all rounds to count.
In the event of a points tie, the individual winner will be decided based on countback of the number of first places achieved then the number of second places achieved and so on.
Read more
Our explainer on the National Road Series is here.
The British Cycling pages on the National Circuit Series can be found here. The series regulations can be accessed here.
Featured photo: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com. 2019 HSBC UK Men’s National Circuit Series – Colne Grand Prix, Lancashire, England – Matt Bostock (Canyon DHB p/b Bloor Homes) wins ahead of Jon Mould (Madison Genesis) and Ollie Wood.
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