British Cycling announced today that the 2023 British National Road Championships will take place in Redcar and Cleveland, with the time-trial, circuit and road race championships taking place across three days of racing from 21-25 June.
Featured image: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com 2022 National Road Championships – Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland – Alice Towers of Le Col-Wahoo celebrates winning the women’s road race.
In a boost to the domestic calendar, and in addition to the championships, Redcar and Cleveland will also play host to an extra round of this year’s men’s and women’s National Road Series on Sunday 1 October. The East Cleveland Classic will become the final round of each series. It means the men’s series will now have five rounds, while the women’s series will feature six. As we mentioned in our last Communiqué, there is also a rumour of a further round – a stage race in Scotland – that could take place in June.
It should add up to a memorable year of cycling in the region, following the announcement that it will also host a stage of this year’s Women’s Tour. Having previously hosted rounds of the National Road Series, Tour of Britain and Tour Series, Redcar and Cleveland has a proud track record of hosting major road cycling events.
2018 HSBC UK Spring Cup Series – East Cleveland Klondike Grand Prix. Image: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com
The 2023 championships will bring together the time-trial, circuit and road events for a third consecutive year, following successful events in Lincoln and Dumfries and Galloway
They will begin one day earlier than usual with the time-trials on Wednesday 21 June, due to local restrictions and venue availability, and further details of the route will be released in due course. Ethan Hayter will be looking for his third consecutive title in the elite men’s category, while the absence of Joss Lowden, who is expecting her first child, will mean a new champion will be crowned in the elite women’s.
The circuit races will then take place on Friday in Redcar town centre, which successfully hosted the start of the fourth stage of the Tour of Britain last year. Josie Nelson and Matt Bostock will be hoping to retain their national circuit race titles, having picked up their first elite national titles in Kirkcudbright last summer.
2022 National Road Championships – Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland – Mark Cavendish of Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl celebrates winning the Men’s Road Race. Image: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com
The championships will then conclude with the road races, which will start and finish in Saltburn on Sunday 25 June. Saltburn featured in the now defunct East Cleveland Klondike Grand Prix, always providing a glorious backdrop to the racing. The route will take in the picturesque seafront town before heading out to tackle the challenging local terrain. Alice Towers won her debut national champions’ jersey in Castle Douglas last year after a solo breakaway, while Mark Cavendish delighted the local crowd by sprinting to victory in the men’s race.
British Cycling announced today that the 2023 British National Road Championships will take place in Redcar and Cleveland, with the time-trial, circuit and road race championships taking place across three days of racing from 21-25 June.
Featured image: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com 2022 National Road Championships – Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland – Alice Towers of Le Col-Wahoo celebrates winning the women’s road race.
In a boost to the domestic calendar, and in addition to the championships, Redcar and Cleveland will also play host to an extra round of this year’s men’s and women’s National Road Series on Sunday 1 October. The East Cleveland Classic will become the final round of each series. It means the men’s series will now have five rounds, while the women’s series will feature six. As we mentioned in our last Communiqué, there is also a rumour of a further round – a stage race in Scotland – that could take place in June.
It should add up to a memorable year of cycling in the region, following the announcement that it will also host a stage of this year’s Women’s Tour. Having previously hosted rounds of the National Road Series, Tour of Britain and Tour Series, Redcar and Cleveland has a proud track record of hosting major road cycling events.
The 2023 championships will bring together the time-trial, circuit and road events for a third consecutive year, following successful events in Lincoln and Dumfries and Galloway
They will begin one day earlier than usual with the time-trials on Wednesday 21 June, due to local restrictions and venue availability, and further details of the route will be released in due course. Ethan Hayter will be looking for his third consecutive title in the elite men’s category, while the absence of Joss Lowden, who is expecting her first child, will mean a new champion will be crowned in the elite women’s.
The circuit races will then take place on Friday in Redcar town centre, which successfully hosted the start of the fourth stage of the Tour of Britain last year. Josie Nelson and Matt Bostock will be hoping to retain their national circuit race titles, having picked up their first elite national titles in Kirkcudbright last summer.
The championships will then conclude with the road races, which will start and finish in Saltburn on Sunday 25 June. Saltburn featured in the now defunct East Cleveland Klondike Grand Prix, always providing a glorious backdrop to the racing. The route will take in the picturesque seafront town before heading out to tackle the challenging local terrain. Alice Towers won her debut national champions’ jersey in Castle Douglas last year after a solo breakaway, while Mark Cavendish delighted the local crowd by sprinting to victory in the men’s race.
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