'There are a lot of green shoots and reasons to be cheerful' – Rapha Super-League returns for second year, celebrating British domestic racing
Eight events make up the season-long competition
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The Rapha Super-League is to return for a second season, bringing together the best of domestic British racing in a single year-long competition.
There are eight fewer events in the Super-League than in 2025, with four road races and four criteriums making up the eligible events across the women's and men's competition.
Action begins at the ANEXO/CAMS Women's CiCLE Classic next month for women and the Rutland International CiCLE Classic for men in April. It ends at the Cambridge Criterium in August, via the revamped North Yorkshire Grand Prix and the revived City of London Nocturne.
The points system has also been changed, with each race having its own level, with the top-20 finishers scoring. Rapha promises that "almost every race" will be live streamed on Monument TV.
"Domestic road racing deserves more attention," Jess Morgan, Rapha's UK marketing manager, explained. "It has so much to offer in terms of action and storytelling, if only more people had a way to follow it. It has a rich and diverse history – all our British heroes came from the grassroots scene. It has a unique community of passionate individuals who dedicate their time to running the races or racing in them, and we want to do more to acknowledge and celebrate them."
"The Rapha Super-League is our way of highlighting the very best of British racing and offering potential fans a gateway into the sport," she continued.
"To see events like the Nocturne return to central London, live streaming for the majority of the Super-League races enabling more exposure and better coverage, and more brands stepping up to sponsor and support the scene, it feels like it could be a turning point.
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"This year, I’d love to see domestic cycling get more coverage on social media and in the mainstream cycling media, specifically with positive news and inspiring stories, not just when races get cancelled or teams fold, because that just reinforces a feeling of decline.
"There are a lot of green shoots and reasons to be cheerful! I hope projects like the Rapha Super-League can help shine a light on some of those positive stories."
The 2025 Rapha Super-League was won by Robyn Clay (then DAS-Hutchinson, now Picnic PostNL) and Matt Bostock (then Tekkerz CC).
2026 Rapha Super-League
23 March: ANEXO/CAMS Women's CiCLE Classic
26 April: Rutland International CiCLE Classic
10 May: Rapha Lincoln Grand Prix
13 June: City of London Nocturne
1 July: LOGCO Otley Cycle Races
17 July: Dawlish Grand Prix
9 August: Curlew Cup and Beaumont Trophy
16 August: North Yorkshire Grand Prix
23 August: Cambridge Criterium
Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling, he's happy. Before joining CW in 2021 he spent two years writing for Procycling. He's usually out and about on the roads of Bristol and its surrounds.
Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to riding bikes.
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