Regional School of Racing: 2026 nominations
South Region RSR - the first region to trial 8m SX sessions in 2025
Nominations for Talent Development RSR programme are open and close on Friday 30 January 2026.
Riders looking to join the pathway will be identified from RACING AGE 13, 14, 15 and 16. Nominations are now open and will close on 30 January 2026. Read on to find out how to submit your nomination, and PLEASE READ the documents in the shared folder, link at the bottom of this post.
Riders will be selected in early February for sessions starting from March 2026. All riders will need to be able to demonstrate the following to be in consideration for RSR sessions:
Is attending coaching sessions at least once a week with a fully qualified British Cycling L2 BMX coach
Have attended British Cycling regional talent development centres
Competitive in regional level A finals
Can demonstrate and submit the following*:
60-metre sprint time - Boys 7.0 seconds, Girls 7.5 seconds (NB: where 50m sprint times have been recorded, please submit these and note on the form)
Wheelie distance of – 20+ metres for Boys and 10+ metres for Girls
Manual distance of – Boys 15+ metres, Girls 6+ metres
Bunny hop height of 45cm for boys and 30cm for girls
Jump distance of 2.5 metres for boys and 1.5 metres for girls
Is consistently qualifying for ‘A finals’ in regional level racing
Is consistently achieving ‘B finals’ in national races
*All the skills must be completed on flat pedals with a 10-metre run in (other than sprint that must be a standing start)
*All flat skill criteria
About RSRs:
RSR sessions are for riders aiming to compete next season in high level races such as National series and Regional championships and then aiming to compete internationally.
RSRs are not selection sessions for any Great Britain Cycling Team programmes or teams, we have races to see who’s the best. However, rider’s attitude and approach to training and learning skills, and how they contribute to the sessions will be noted by the coaches.
RSR sessions are full days with around 4-5 hours of on-bike time, as well as workshops and off-bike exercises and although the sessions are physically and technically challenging, the primary focus is on learning during each session.
Our philosophy at Talent Development is to develop the person as well as the athlete, alongside developing the necessary on-bike physical, technical & tactical competencies to maximise their journey through the sport we design our sessions to install important behaviours including rider ownership, planning, organisation, goal setting, coping with pressure, independence and communication.
RSR Sessions will cost £15 each, which is heavily subsidised by British Cycling.
Essential criteria:
Competitive in regional level A finals
National level racing and finishing in the top 16
Is attending coaching sessions at least once a week with a fully qualified British Cycling L2 BMX coach
Attending British Cycling registered talent development centre sessions.
2026 race age 13, 14, 15 & 16.
BC licence holder/eligible for a British Passport
Motivated to be the best they can be
Existing RSR riders need not reapply and will automatically stay on the programme. New nominees must complete the Nomination Form and send it to talentdevelopment@britishcycling.org.uk
Nomination form and background documents can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RurBn62to5xiGqhauAYBeYyHRarukHdA?usp=sharing
New riders will also need to submit videos of themselves performing the flat skills criteria and upload it to: https://www.dropbox.com/request/P7kjsZVDv4CS1AgBhNhc
If you have any questions please contact your region’s talent coach, John Twitchen c/o South Region.
