Every year the Bec Cycling Club promotes a National B Road Race under British Cycling Regulations. The event is usually run in the second week in May and attracts many of the division's top road racers.

The 2024 event will be on Sunday 12 May 2024, starting at 11:00am - E,1,2 (3rds by invitation) Organiser : Mr J Hughes : jhughes244@gmail.com

Entry to the race is via the British Cycling website. ENTER HERE 

Rider field will be selected by the organiser in the week before the event. This is a stipulation of the event under BC rules, but in the 17 yrs i've been running this event i've never had to turn away E,1,2 riders that have entered in good time.

Race HQ : Groombridge Village Hall, Station Road, Groombridge, Sussex TN3 9QY

Prize Money

Prize Money: (please note, these figures may change slightly depending on entry and sponsorship and will be confirmed in the event programme)

1^st £120 + Bill Prothero Trophy for one year

2^nd - £80 3^rd - £60 4^th - £50 5^th - £40 6^th - £30 7^th - £20 8^th - £10

The Course

From the HQ in Groombridge we will ride up to the top of the Ladies Mile, neutralising as soon as we're out of town. Then it's a further 10 laps round to the lap board. The course has a long drag, but is characterised by it's sharp turns and at only 4 miles around feels like a big crit circuit. At the end of Ladies Mile we turn right and continue onto the Crowborough Circuit.

After riding through Friar's Gate and turning off the main road riders hit the Marden's Hill Climb which last 1.3 miles until reaching Crowborough Town. At which point there's a wide fast descent and couple of short sharp climbs to break the momentum and then it's back onto the main road at Friar's Gate.

After 5 laps around this second circuit we go straight on up the B2188 and finish on a 800 meter clear open uphill section leading into Ashdown Forest. Then it's all downhill back to the HQ.

Finish line : on B2188 approximately halfway up the road into Ashdown Forest

Past Winners