
Welcome to the Harrogate Nova
Junior Race Team!
Welcome to the Harrogate Nova Junior Race Team – where the racing passion of the club, combined with the support of our sponsors, and talents of our riders, provides an opportunity to race as a team, deliver results, and creates a pathway to a professional contract. Our goals:
Further the riders enjoyment of bike racing
Nurture a team spirit (team takes priority over individual)
Help riders to develop to be the best rider they can be
Enable riders to perform on a national and international stage
Promote our fantastic sponsors and Harrogate Nova Cycling Club
With an awareness of the academic commitments of our junior riders, we accommodate exam timetables and create a balance between academic and racing excellence.
Running the Race Team are three Director Sportif: Mike Cross, an experienced Team Manager at multiple UCI Stage Races, and the muscle behind our road race each Spring. Tom Denwood, and ex-Elite category road racer, and Team GB Mountain Biker, who helps organise the team. And Andrew Stringer (aka Jurgen Klopp), who leads on strategy and sponsorship.
Key Highlights of the Junior Racing Team
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International Calendar
We punch above our weight in European UCI Junior Stage races. For 2025, we want to place riders in the top 5 at:
31/5-1/6 - Gipuzkoa Klasikoa (UCI 2.1) 🇪🇸 - Basque
29/6+30/6 - Classic Region Sud (2xUCI 1.1) 🇫🇷 - nr Marseille
24/7-27/7 - Tour of Austria (UCI 2.1) 🇦🇹 - Alps
29/8 - GP Poulay (UCI 1.1) 🇫🇷 - Brittany
6-8/9 - GP Ruebliland (UCI 2.1) 🇨🇭 - Zurich (tbc)
5-6/10 GP Philippe Gilbert (UCI 2.1) - 🇧🇪 Ardenne
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National Calendar
We race to win in the National Junior Road Race calendar. For 2025, this includes:
23/3 - CiCLE Classic - Melton Mowbray, Leics (Rd1)
5-6/4 - Witham Hall Jnr 2 day (Rd2) - Stamford, Lincs
26/4 - Street RR (Rd3) - Somerset
18/5 - Cadence RR (Rd4) - Wales
22/6 - CAMS Yorkshire Classic (Rd5)
5+6/7 - Nat Jnr TT and RR Champs - Eastern Region
20/7 - Bath Road Club Jnr RR (Rd 6) - Beds
9-10/8 - Fenwicks Tour of Mendips (Rd 7) - Somerset
23-24/8 - Jnr Tour of Wales (Rd 8)
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Mixing it up
We also race to win at the National Hill Climb Championships, National Trophy Cyclo-Cross series, and local races at The Brownlee Circuit and Darley Moor, and other locations.
Team DS Mike Cross also organises the Harrogate Nova RR, so to us, that’s a key date! For 2025, it is:
24/5 - Nova RR (the BIG one!) - The ‘Gate
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Path to Pro
We want to support our riders to move onto bigger and better things.
With support from the team, our sponsors, and ultimately success in International and National Junior races, opens doors to a place on a UCI WorldTour Development Team.
Meet Our Riders
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Harry Hudson, age 17, second year junior. Previously Matlock CC.
Best results include:
∙1st at CiCLE Classic 2025
∙1st junior at the 2023 and 2024 National Hill Climb Championships, (3rd overall adult open category)
∙1st overall Isle of Man Junior Tour 2024
∙13th GP Philippe Gilbert 2024 st 2
∙1st North of England CX Championships
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Magnus Denwood, second year junior.
“I’m 17 and race Cyclocross, Road and XC Mountain bike.”
Best results to date:
∙3rd - Stage 2 of Witham Two-Day Junior National Series
∙3rd North of England CX Champs
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Finley Hudson age 15, Youth A. 2nd year Under 16 in 2025, Previously Matlock CC
Best results:
∙Age Category national hill climb champion, 3 years running
∙Northwest youth tour, 13th overall
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Isaac Oliver, 17, second year junior previously Sheffield Youth Cycling Club.
Best results for 2024 were:
∙2nd white jersey comp (1st y Juniors) at Junior Tour of the Basque Country, Spain
∙1st Welsh CX championships
∙1st Battle on the Beach U18
∙1st Junior Monsal HC
Thank you to our 2025 sponsors
Register Your Interest
We are always on the lookout for new talent, either for the 2026 team or as guest riders.
Although we started with riders from Yorkshire and the North of England, we appreciate talent lives across the UK!
Harrogate Nova Junior Race Team is a gateway to bigger things
Designed for 16-18 year olds who are ready to take their racing to new levels, performing on a national and international stage, while being part of a team, and having a blast!
To register your interest, complete the form to the right
Alternatively, email harrogatenovaraceteam@gmail.com