Australia\u2019s next generation is preparing to step into the spotlight, with the 2026 BikeChain J19 National Road Series set to unfold across three events in May and June.<\/p>\n
The series, established by AusCycling exclusively for under-19 cyclists, continues to serve as a crucial stepping stone between junior racing and the demands of elite competition.<\/p>\n
Carlee Taylor, AusCycling\u2019s Event Operations Manager (Road and Esports), said the BikeChain J19 National Road Series builds directly on AusCycling\u2019s objectives for junior development.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe BikeChain J19 National Road Series is designed to help bridge the gap between junior and elite racing here in Australia,\u201d Taylor said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the heels of the ProVelo Super League, where juniors compete in a mixed peloton with under-23s and elites, this series gives these riders a high standard of domestic racing as we move into the winter months.\u201d<\/p>\n
As it did last year, the 2026 series will span three states and territories:<\/p>\n
Round 1 | 2\u20133 May | Junior Tour of the Riverland (SA)Round 2 | 23\u201324 May | Canberra Junior Tour (ACT)Round 3 | 27\u201328 June | Balmoral Junior and Women\u2019s Tour (QLD)<\/p>\n
BikeChain, Australia\u2019s leading importer and distributor of premium cycling brands, will continue its support of the series by providing prizes across the three rounds.<\/p>\n
The 2025 series was won by Oliver Ward and Ava Schmidtke, while Julian Baudry and Emma Ochoa won overall in 2024.<\/p>\n
Entries for the opening rounds are now open.<\/p>\n
Feature photo: Turn8Photography – Hayden Archibald<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s next generation is preparing to step into the spotlight, with the 2026 BikeChain J19 National Road Series…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":609672,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":["post-609671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/609672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}