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West Mids road race calendar for 2026

by WMRR

WEST MIDS ROAD RACE CALENDAR 2026

West Midlands will run two road race series in 2026; our traditional West Mids Road Race League based on Regional A 2/3/4 category races, and new for this year, the Wales and West Midlands Cup based on Regional B 3rd + 4th  category races – the dates for the Welsh rounds for this will be confirmed shortly. 

Both series include races in regions that adjoin West Midlands; we would like to thank promoters in Central Region and Wales, and the WCU, for their support and collaboration. 

The Radnorshire RR was a West Mids Road Race League counting round in 2025; new  in the WMRRL for 2026 is the well established Banbury Star RR on May 17. 

The Marches 3-day moves to a new date of May 2-4, which should make life easier for those travelling; the format will be identical to that of 2024, with stages 2-4 based out of Presteigne, and the race closing with the iconic hill top finish on Offa’s Dyke. 

The region will again host a round of the national under-23 open road series, with the promotion taken over by Stourbridge CC at the same venue as in 2025, Welland in Worcestershire. 

The Nick Clayton Memorial will close the season, moving to a Nat B with a changed format, road race in the morning, short time trial in the afternoon. 

We would also like to thank Fusion Media for their support over the last four seasons, helping to keep West Mids road racing on the road!

WM road race calendar

March 8 Evesham Vale Nat B, Inkberrow

March 8 Evesham Vale Support Race Reg B (Wales and W Mids Cup), Inkberrow

March 15 Halesowen Academy Reg A (West Mids Road Race League), Welland

12 April, Gannett CC North Herefordshire RR Reg B (Wales and W Mids Cup), Weobley/Canon Pyon circuit

April 18 Radnorshire RR Reg A, Llandrindod Wells (WCU race but counting for WMRRL)

April 19, Les Archer Memorial Reg B, Bobbington (Wales and W Mids Cup)

May 2-4 Marches 3-day Reg A, four stages, with stages 2-4 based at Presteigne. 

May 10 HACC RR Reg A, Astley (WMRRL)

May 17 Banbury Star RR Reg A (Central Region race, but counting for WMRRL)

May 21 SSSCCRRL Handicap series begins – runs to July 3

May 31 Regional championships 

June 14 U23 open national road race series promoted by Stourbridge CC, Welland

July 5 Solihull Reg A (WMRRL) & Women’s Nat B Team Cup, Inkberrow

August 16 RLS Friz Hill Reg B (Wales and W Mids Cup)

Sept 13 Nick Clayton Two Stage Nat B race (WMRRL) Leighton