British Cycling's Technical Services Team
Apologies if you arrived here expecting to find the website of our technical services team. Unfortunately lack of time meant that the site had not been updated for many years, and the small number of volunteers coupled with the few hits the site was getting led me to decide that it should not be continued. However, for the benefit of our team members I have replaced it with this simple calendar of races which will allow us to keep track of who is doing what.
Perhaps a brief outline of our activities should be made at this point. Our main focus is the provision of photofinish facilities at national and local level, and our equipment consists of FinishLynx digital photofinish cameras which allow us to do this. British Cycling have cameras which cover all of England and Wales, whilst Scottish Cycling run similar equipment north of the border. We all work closely together for the benefit of cycling in the UK. Photofinish cameras are the only equipment approved by the UCI for the accurate placing of riders in a race.
A smaller, but equally important part of our operation is the provision of electronic timing facilities at major track meetings around the country. Our timing equipment and scoreboards were manufactured by Swiss Timing and have also been used for road races and timetrials.
Historically we have been providing our services at home and abroad since 1976, and our palmarès include World, European and National Championships. We are proud to have been associated with international stage races in the UK, Europe and Malaysia.
All enquiries regarding the hire of our services should be made direct to either British Cycling or Scottish Cycling, although I will be glad to pass on any communication made to me.
Contact:  John Purdy   john@purdy.org.uk
2014 Calendar
Provisional events in italics Scottish events in Blue on Yellow background Races been & gone on grey background
Date Event Location Operator(s)
       
01-Mar Eddie Soens Memorial Road Race Aintree, Liverpool John & Sue Pearson, John Purdy
09-Mar Jock Wadley Memorial RR Colchester, Essex John & Sue Pearson
09-Mar Baines Racing Road Race (LVRC) Towcester, Northants John Purdy
16-Mar Evesham & District Wheelers CC Inkberrow Village Hall, WR7 4DZ John & Sue Pearson
16-Mar Dick Londragon Memorial Road Race Aberdeen Bill Dunscombe
29-Mar Victoria Park Crits Leamington Spa John & Sue Pearson
29-Mar ERC  Road Races (Nat B) Gifford Bill Dunscombe
12-Apr Victoria Park Crits Leamington Spa John & Sue Pearson
12-Apr Jack Murray Trophy RR Dunfermline Bill Dunscombe
12-13 Apr Tour of the Reservoir Edmundbyers, Northumberland John Purdy
13-Apr Nick Hardie Memorial Road Race Dundee Bill Dunscombe
20-Apr Drummond Trophy Road Race Strathaven Bill Dunscombe
27-Apr David Campbell Memorial RR (Nat B) Kennoway Bill Dunscombe
04-May Wilton Grand Prix Wilton, Salisbury John Purdy
04-May Kilmalcolm Kermesse (Nat B) Kilmalcolm Bill Dunscombe
05-May Ixleworth Criteriums Bury St Edmunds John & Sue Pearson
10-May British Eagle Road Race Humbie Bill Dunscombe
11-May Lincoln Grand prix Lincoln John Purdy
17-May Newcastle Youth Omnium & Tandems Newcastle-u-Lyne John Purdy
17-May Welwyn Youth Omnium Welwyn John & Sue Pearson
17-May Dundee Thistle Stage Race - Stage 1 Dundee Bill Dunscombe
18-May Ken Wright Memorial Road Eace Colchester, Essex John & Sue Pearson
18-May Scottish Men's & Women's RR Champs Aberdeen Bill Dunscombe
25-May The Milk Race Nottingham John Purdy
25-May Cycle Shewsbury Grand Prix Shewsbury John & Sue Pearson
01-Jun Scottish Junior Road Race Championships Kennoway Bill Dunscombe
01-Jun Doncaster Cycle Festival Doncaster John Purdy
01-Jun Abberton Road Race Colchester, Essex John & Sue Pearson
07-Jun Team MK Circuit Races Milton Keynes Bowl  
07-Jun London Nocturne Smithfield, London John & Sue Pearson
08-Jun Anderside Classic Road Race (Nat B) Eaglesham Bill Dunscombe
08-Jun Eddie Morgan Memorial Road Race Pitcairngreen, Perthshire  
15-Jun Roseneath Road Race (Nat B) Roseneath Bill Dunscombe
24-Jun Barnsley Town Centre Races Barnsley John Purdy
29-Jun National Road Race Championships Abergavenny, Wales John & Sue Pearson
02-Jul Otley Grand Prix Otley John & Sue Pearson, John Purdy
04-Jul Huddersfield Town Centre Huddersfield John Purdy
09-Jul National Circuit Race Championships Hull John Purdy
11-Jul Stockton Festival of Cycling Stockton-on-Tees John Purdy
13-Jul Stockton Grand Prix Stockton-on-Tees John Purdy
13-Jul Womens Essex Giro - 2nd day Essex John & Sue Pearson
18-Jul Beverley Grand Prix Beverley, East Yorkshire John & Sue Pearson
19-Jul Men's Junior Road Race Championships Ampleforth, North Yorkshire John & Sue Pearson
19-20 Jul Moray Firth 2 Day Road Race Cromarty Bill Dunscombe
20-Jul Ryedale Grand prix Ampleforth, North Yorkshire John & Sue Pearson
23-Jul Sheffield Grand Prix Sheffield John & Sue Pearson
26-Jul Mallory Park Circuit Races Mallory Park John & Sue Pearson
27-Jul Circuit of the Fens Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire John & Sue Pearson
30-Jul Wales Open Criterium Abergavenny, Wales John & Sue Pearson
16-Aug Battle of the Braes Road Race Callander Bill Dunscombe
17-Aug Billy Warnock Memorial RR (Nat B) Grangemouth Bill Dunscombe
02-Aug Stafford Kermesse Shugborough John & Sue Pearson
10-Aug Pontefract Grand Prix Pontefract, West Yorkshire John Purdy
17-Aug Leicester Castle Classic Kermesse Leicester John Purdy
24-Aug Alston Country Homes Road Race Peterborough John Purdy
30-Aug Newport Nocturne Newport, Shropshire John & Sue Pearson
31-Aug UCS Ipswich and Coastal Grand Prix Ipswich John & Sue Pearson
31-Aug Scarborough Festival of Cycling Scarborough John Purdy
07-Sep Geoff Schils Memorial Road Race Colchester, Essex John & Sue Pearson
07-Sep Falkirk BC Team Road Race Grangemouth Bill Dunscombe
05-Oct Cycling Nuts Cyclopark, Gravesend, Kent John Purdy