Just like that, the dust settles on another epic British Cycling BMX National Series!
Like every fan of the sport, my first instinct at the end of the year is to look at the final standings, to see who claimed the top spot and who earned their bragging rights. But this year, I wanted to go deeper.
We have been crunching some numbers for you all, breaking down the highlights and details of how the club championship was won and the battles throughout the field.
To start, here is an overview of all of the results as we moved through the season:
Congratulations to all the clubs for the season, here are the top 20 clubs:
| Rank | Club | Points | Riders |
| 1 | Preston Pirates BMX Club | 11,620 | 64 |
| 2 | Birmingham BMX Club | 11,330 | 73 |
| 3 | Manchester BMX Club | 11,120 | 68 |
| 4 | Braintree BMX Racing Club | 11,050 | 58 |
| 5 | Exeter Eagles BMX Racing Club | 10,960 | 39 |
| 6 | Andover BMX Club | 10,850 | 43 |
| 7 | Peckham Challengers BMX Club | 10,770 | 43 |
| 8 | Bournemouth BMX Club | 10,480 | 53 |
| 9 | Cumbernauld Centurions BMX Club | 10,240 | 50 |
| 10 | Gosport BMX Club | 10,000 | 46 |
| 11 | Derby BMX Club | 9,800 | 32 |
| 12 | Bristol BMX Club | 9,660 | 13 |
| 13 | Hayes Hawks BMX Club | 9,510 | 32 |
| 14 | North East BMX Club | 9,360 | 22 |
| 15 | Nottingham Outlaws BMX Club | 9,260 | 44 |
| 16 | Runnymede Rockets | 8,790 | 20 |
| 17 | Bradford Bandits BMX Racing Club | 8,650 | 19 |
| 18 | Decoy BMX Club | 8,360 | 28 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes BMX Racing Club | 8,300 | 25 |
| 20 | Bideford BMX | 8,178 | 7 |
Scotland top the regional scoreboard (based on average points)
| Rank | Region | Average Score per Club | Total Points |
Number of Clubs
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| 1 | Scotland | 9,100 | 18,200 | 2 |
| 2 | North | 7,381 | 81,195 | 11 |
| 3 | South | 7,350 | 95,548 | 13 |
| 4 | East Anglia | 7,061 | 49,430 | 7 |
| 5 | South West | 6,056 | 66,618 | 11 |
| 6 | Midlands | 5,717 | 51,455 | 9 |
While the South and North regions have the largest number of clubs and highest total points, the Scotland Region comes out on top for “score per club” by a significant margin. This is because both of its representative clubs, Cumbernauld Centurions and Western Titans, finished high in the national rankings, giving the region an impressively high average and showcasing a strong concentration of top-tier performance.
But when it comes to rider count, the South are still the best recruiters to the National Series with 337 entries this year!
| Rank | Region | Total Riders |
Number of Clubs
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| 1 | South | 337 | 13 |
| 2 | North | 275 | 11 |
| 3 | Midlands | 207 | 9 |
| 4 | East Anglia | 171 | 7 |
| 5 | South West | 161 | 11 |
| 6 | Scotland | 63 | 2 |
The Preston, Birmingham and Manchester maintain the top 3 spots
Dominance over the last few years for the large “Empire” clubs is clear and 2025 was no different. Preston Pirates took back their crown from Birmingham BMX this year with dominant displays from their team. The secret of their dominance, early wins in the series from their cruiser riders including J.Cottrell (13-14 Cruiser), Alex Brookes (17-29 Cruiser), Christopher Evans (40-44 Cruiser) as well as having Ross Cullen (Superclass) on the club books is a big plus and gave Preston a huge lead out of Manchester.
Birmingham BMX’s younger crew was where their dominance lies and sets the path for years to come for a touch crown for Preston to retain. With consistent wins and podiums from E Shore (Male 10), A Porebny (Male 9) Coby Wrayford (Open 14) & Sean Brown (15-16 Cruiser) made sure the talent coming through secures a strong future for the club.
Manchester BMX’s female contingent is very strong with 47% of their point scorers being female riders in 2025 including great displays from Hannah Drew (17-29 Female Cruiser) getting 1st in 5 races in a row as well as G Gerrard (Female 12).
What makes these top 3 so successful? It’s down to a massive roster of riders so when someone unfortunately has an accident or can’t race, there is someone else to fill in their spot. Remember it’s the top 6 results per club that matter for clubs so the more riders riding at the top level, the more chances your club has to climb the table.
Braintree grab overall 4th
At the last second with four 1st place finishes with Thomas Millar (Junior Open) & S. Cleave (Female 14) helping the clubs cause finishing the series with their first national wins this year as well as Freya Challis (Championship Women 17+ making her way back to winning ways after a few weeks out following an accident earlier in the series.
Briantree unleashed a 1,160-point Round 10, their highest of the series, to jump to a 10-round total of 11,030. All eyes then turned to Exeter Eagles BMX Racing Club, who needed around 1,150 to stay ahead. Exeter’s riders gave it everything, scoring 1,080 points in Round 10 a very respectable result but slightly below what they needed. Exeter finished with 10,960 points, which meant Braintree edged them out by just 70 points to claim 4th place, while Exeter ended 5th. It was a heartbreaker for Exeter (who had been as high as 3rd for 7 races), but they can take pride in knowing how tight that contest was; a 70-point difference over 10 rounds was incredible tight, especially when you consider the came from 8th after race 1 under the roof in Manchester!
Over the line with data
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Highest Single Round Score: 1200 points – achieved by Preston Pirates (Rounds 1, 4, 5), the maximum points a club can earn in a round (indicative of a perfect performance across all racing categories). Preston hit this mark three times, underlining their dominance. No other club reached 1200, although a few came close (Bournemouth scored 1180 in Round 7; Birmingham and Manchester each hit 1160 in later rounds).
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Narrowest Winning Margin: Bath BMX Club edged out Brixton BMX Club for 35th place by only 4 points (5859 vs 5855), one of the tiniest margins on the table. And involved in an incredibly close three-way battle.
Burnham BMX Club (34th, 5,873), Bath BMX Club (35th, 5,859), and Brixton BMX Club (36th, 5,855) were separated by just 18 points between the clubs! -
Head to Heads: Several clubs added spice to the series. The headline competition was of course Preston vs. Birmingham for the championship, with each pushing the other to higher performances (especially in the first half). Another great rivalry was the tussle among Exeter & Braintree, race after race, these teams swapped places, traded off round-high scores among themselves, and kept everyone guessing who would prevail. Further down, regional pride was on the line in battles like Midlands vs. EA – for instance, Redditch Premiers BMX Club and Norwich Flyers (26th and 27th) ended only 45 points apart (7352 vs 7307), and you can bet each club will use that as motivation in training over the winter.
- Top Marks 10/10: 3 EA riders led the way winning every single race in their category.
Congratulations to:- P Millar (2000 Points) Female 9 – Braintree Bullets
- A Cadman Carpenter – (2000 Points) 13-16 Female Cruiser – Royston Rockets
- Alan Hill – (2000 Points) Grand Veteran 50+ + 50-54 Cruiser – Norwich Flyers
(Yes Alan did it in 2 categories)
The Clubs that are climbing the leaderboard
While the battle for the championship often captures the headlines, the story of the 2025 National Series was also one of incredible ambition and upward mobility throughout the rankings. An analysis of the year-on-year standings reveals a dynamic and competitive mid-table, with the top nine most-improved clubs collectively surging a massive 92 places in total up the leaderboard, proving that the hierarchy of UK BMX is anything but static.
Leading the charge were the Bradford Bandits BMX Racing Club, who put on a masterclass in development and progression. The club leapt an incredible 14 places, jumping from 31st in 2024 to a formidable 17th place finish in 2025. Their success was fuelled by growth, as they added four new riders to their scoring team, demonstrating a clear strategy of expanding their program to fuel their competitive rise.
However, the data reveals there is more than one path to the top. Tied for the second-biggest gain were Bristol BMX Club and Western Titans BMX Club, who both surged an impressive 13 places up the rankings. Remarkably, they achieved this feat with the exact same number of scoring riders as the previous year, highlighting a story of pure efficiency and getting the absolute most out of their existing talent. This trend was even more pronounced for clubs like Runnymede Rockets, MK BMX and Peterborough Phantoms, who also made significant 8-place climbs despite seeing their scoring rider counts decrease.
| Club | Places Gained | 2024 Rank | 2024 Riders | 2025 Rank | 2025 Riders |
| Bradford Bandits BMX Racing Club | 14 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 19 (+4) |
| Bristol BMX Club | 13 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 13 (+0) |
| Western Titans BMX Club | 13 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 13 (+0) |
| Burnham BMX Club | 11 | 47 | 10 | 36 | 11 (-11) |
| Derby BMX Club | 9 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 32 (+2) |
| Exeter Eagles BMX Racing Club | 8 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 39 (+6) |
| Runnymede Rockets | 8 | 24 | 30 | 16 | 20 (-10) |
| Milton Keynes BMX Racing Club | 8 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 25 (-4) |
| Peterborough Phantoms BMX Club | 8 | 30 | 19 | 22 | 22 (-8) |
| Total Places Gained | 92 |
Note: The data in this article is based on all riders aged 9+ that entered the series, we know there were more riders in the groups below, but results for clubs do not include lower age groups.
Biggest growing rider base – Bruntwood
We also had clubs growing with 4 clubs adding in more than 10 riders to their ranks this year. Bruntwood are growing quickly down to their grassroots approach to BMX and growing new member base and consistent club races with an increase of 45% in rider turnout!
Birmingham are now the biggest club turning up to races with 73 entries through the series, followed by Braintree with 59.
- Bruntwood Park BMX Club: +16 riders (20 to 36)
- Birmingham BMX Club: +15 riders (58 to 73)
- Hayes Hawks BMX Club: +13 riders (19 to 32)
- Cumbernauld Centurions BMX Club: +10 riders (40 to 50)
Highest average points per rider – Bideford
Bideford was their astonishing average points per rider. Bideford’s 7 scoring riders averaged 1,168 points each. It is arguably the single most efficient team performance across our entire dataset and the ultimate proof that a small team can achieve a value far greater than the sum of its parts.
That’s a wrap!
Starting out in the indoor in Manchester all the way to the final rain soaked day in Birmingham, competition has been rife and all of the BMX clubs in the UK have put together a great show for all to enjoy, 2025 delivered on every level. To every single rider who dropped into a gate, every parent who made the long drive, every coach who gave their time, and every volunteer who made it all happen, from everyone here at The Burm, a massive and heartfelt congratulations. You the riders are the heart and soul of this sport, and you made this season one for the ages.
Now, for many of our top riders, the domestic season is nearly over, but the international stage calls. To all the riders packing their bags and representing their clubs and country on the world stage, we wish you the absolute best of luck. Whether you’re heading to the UEC European Championships in Latvia, or chasing the rainbow stripes at the UCI World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, know that the entire UK scene is behind you. Go fast, stay safe, and do us proud.
On the local scene, we look forward to seeing you all at the 2025 Brits!
