A record 11,077 cycling fans flocked to the National Cycling Centre to watch the hotly anticipated Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 over the weekend, in one of British Cycling’s largest sell out events ever.

Off the back of a successful summer of cycling last year, which saw British riders inspire the nation after securing eight Olympic and 14 Paralympic medals in the velodrome in Paris, the British track cycling scene showed its full strength from amateurs to elites, with 552 rider entries across the championships. Hosted in Manchester, new faces broke through to earn their first jerseys, and the biggest names in the sport showcasing their talents to the adoring crowd in the north west.

Home to the Great Britain Cycling Team and British Cycling, riders put on a fantastic show in front of sell out crowds across three days of racing. Fans got to witness Anna Morris smash the world record in the women’s individual pursuit – her third record this month - while Sophie Unwin and pilot Jenny Holl also broke the women’s tandem individual pursuit world record on the first day of competition. 

Matthew Richardson made his claim on British soil with three sprinting titles, with Lauren Bell also dominating the women’s events, while multiple world and Olympic medallist Katie Archibald wowed crowds in the women’s points race to round off the weekend.

Spectators – young and old - also had a unique chance to meet and greet riders face to face such as Olympic gold medallists Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell, while Friday’s racing was attended by hundreds of local school children, and valued members of cycling community groups and clubs.

The vociferous support of the crowd wore off on the riders who were quick to thank them for carrying them to some phenomenal performances across the three days of action.

Speaking after her world record breaking ride, Morris said: 

“The motivation was really high, especially on my home track in front of a home crowd. I am feeling it a bit after racing at Euros, so I wasn’t sure how much I had left in me, but the crowd definitely carried me in those last four laps.”

Unwin added: 

“It is a new distance for us, so we were a bit nervous about how it would go. The last four laps was further than we usually do, so having the crowd cheering us on really helped us in those last few laps.”

On his British debut, Richardson said:

“Being part of the racing and being in front of that amazing British crowd makes me feel British, hearing all those cheers for me, and all that support out there makes me feel British. Racing the national championships just adds to that.”

Audiences at home were also able to experience the championships, with over 1.5 million people enjoying the coverage on British Cycling social media. Across the weekend, there were 650,000 video views on key moments from the velodrome, including over 200,000 people watching Morris shatter the world record. 

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