2025 Road OCup Series Announcement
Ontario Cycling (OC) is proud to present the 2025 Road OCup Series Which will begin on May 4th, 2025. The road OCup series, sanctioned and governed by Ontario Cycling, consists of 5 separate racing opportunities at unique locations across the province. We are once again pleased to announce our partnership with Performance Driven Events with 3 OCups. New this season is our partnership with Limestone City Cycling who will be organizing an additional 2 OCups this season.
Once again, we will be bringing back the Henderson Classic Road Race, we will see a new addition to the calendar heading to Mount St. Louis for the Moonstone Classic Road Race and as part of the Kingston Stage race, we will see two familiar courses the Lansdowne Classic Road Race and the Kingston Classic at the Canadian Forces Base. We will wrap up the season at the Dunnville Air Track for the Dunnville Crit.
Henderson Classic Road Race to get back into the saddle.
Just 25 minutes off highway 400/401, Henderson Classic will feature a 12km loop of smooth county and rural roads with rolling hills. “This year’s series opener will be a fantastic course for new riders and beginners to get off-screen and race outside. It is well balanced with reasonable lap distance and approximately 90 meters of elevation for each lap” said Greg Rawson, Owner of Performance Driven Events. The race will start from the newly built Henderson Memorial Park, just off Line 9, north/west of Bradford West Gwillimbury. A significant safety component that will be part of the Ontario Cup series will be the support of the South Simcoe Police, which will ensure riders are protected while on the racecourse.
Click here to register for OCup #1
Moonstone Classic Road Race
The second race of the season will be the Moonstone Classic Road Race. The inaugural Moonstone Road Race features an abundance of climbing, the most of any OCup in over a decade. The race will start at the Mount St Louis Moonstone parking lot and will finish on the top of Line 7 before the decent back to the start. Each lap will be 22.4km in length and will feature 311 vertical meters of climbing split over two distinct hills.
Click here to register for OCup #2
Kingston Classic
Limestone Cycling Club is bringing back the CFB Kingston Crit in 2025 which will be a part of the Kingston Stage Race. We’ve made a few small changes to the course and the venue. The course will be 1.3km in length with 5 meters of elevation per lap. The road surface has been freshly paved and will feature four right hand, 90 degree turns. The start/finish will be on the north side of the loop along with parking, washrooms and registration.
Registration for OCup #3 coming soon
Lansdowne Classic Road Race
The fourth racecourse of this season will be the Lansdowne Classic Road Race. The 14km lolly-pop-style course is located just 30 minutes east of Kingston, ON and features only 20m elevation with a 4km out and back section from the start/finish line at the Thousand Islands Elementary School. “Same as the first OCup, the Lansdowne Road Race is a great race for beginners and new riders who are interested in racing as this is by far the flattest road race of the year” Rawson continues. This road race will also be a perfect opportunity for all sprinters in the province to attend!
Registration for OCup #4 coming soon
Dunnville Crit
Home of the 2024 Criterium Provincial Championships the final OCup of the season will be returning to the Dunnville Air Park Auto Track in Dunnville of the Niagara region. The course is a flat 10 turn, 2.2km course. The entire course is two lanes wide of pristine tarmac that widens out to nearly three lanes at the start/finish. Dunnville Crit will include a Para and Youth component this season. Youth riders that are of age to compete in the OCup categories may do so if they would prefer. Riders who are over the age of 15 who would rather develop their skills and participate in the youth categories instead may do so as well.
Click here to register for OCup #5
Wrapping up the 2025 Road season with a triple header Provincial Championship weekend August 22nd-24th 2025.
Individual Time Trial Provincial Championships
This year’s ITT Provincial Championship event will be run at a familiar location for those that have ever participated in any of the Cobourg Cycling Club’s ITT’s. Located on Shelter Valley, the course is a classic out and back, with a slight incline heading out and a decline heading back to the finish. It features sweeping corners and a majestic scenery as you race alongside a babbling brook. There will be Para categories included at this year Provincial Championship.
Register Here for the Individual Time Trial Provincial Championships.
We’re bringing back the classic Tom Jehlicka Crit for this year’s Provincial Championship. The circuit is built for speed with only three corners, all of which are wide and sweeping. The freshly paved loop is 2.5km in length with only 5 meters of elevation. There will be Para categories included at this year Provincial Championship.
Register Here for the Criterium Provincial Championships.
Road Race Provincial Championships
The course consists of a 16.5km loop in addition to a 3km out and back from the main loop. Each loop has over 225 meters of elevation and contains a small strip of hard-packed dirt road. Yellow Line Rule will be strictly enforced. Riders will be required to stay to the right of the middle of the road that does not have a yellow line.
Register Here for the Road Provincial Championships.
Be part of the OCup Series.
Registration is open now, we encourage everyone to take advantage of the series registration, as the series registration offer expires on Wednesday April 30th , 2025.
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