The season picks up speed this weekend with some of our bigger names taking to the road.

Multi-champion Philip Graves (NOPINZ) goes for the Featherstone RC `10` along with Robby Krygsman (Team Swift); Andy Jackson (SSLL RT) and Matt Sinclair ( Lutterworth Cycle Centre RT) ride the Kettering CC `20`: winner of last week’s North Road Hardriders,  Lloyd Chapman (Banks Catford Equipe) heads for the Hainault RC Hilly 50-kilometre event; Charles Taylor (Team Bottrill-HSS Hire) and Chris Myhill (Peak RC) go for the Matlock CC `25`; Jack O’Neil (University of Warwick Tri Road CC) looks for  success in the Banbury Star CC `23`.

Elsewhere Paul Fleming (Preston Wheelers), Peter Greenwood (Team Swift) and Mark Nulty (Glossop Kinder Velo) ride the North Lancs RC Hilly `28`. Down at Henley on Thames Danny Axford (Arctic-Tacx RT) and Jamie Pine (Nuun-Sigma Sport) are down for the Maidenhead & District CC 29.5 miles promotion. The Chippenham & District Wheelers `22` has Rob Pears (Bath CC), James Phillips (Dream Cycling) and Tavis Walker (DRK Racing) while the women include Pfeffier and Louise Georgi (Giant-Halo Films)