Pedal Prix rolls into Yanchep
Dozens of Human Powered Vehicle teams will descend on Splendid Park in Yanchep for the first time this weekend as it hosts the second round of the 2025 WA Pedal Prix Series.
From 2pm on Saturday, June 21, more than 350 racers from a record 42 entries across 18 teams will compete in a six-hour endurance race around the 1.4km circuit at the park.
The event, organised by the WA Human Powered Vehicle Association and supported by the City of Wanneroo, will include competitors of all ages and experience levels, with many high school students and community teams among the participants.
Your local paper, whenever you want it. More than 350 racers will hit the track at Splendid Park in Yanchep this Saturday. Credit: Graham Johnson
Event organiser and competitor Graham Johnson believes the sport delivers valuable benefits to participants such as teamwork and strategy, innovation and thrilling racing action.
Mr Johnson said the race in Yanchep would make history as the first Pedal Prix event held under lights in WA.
'Splendid Park in Yanchep is WA's first UCI-standard criterium circuit designed specifically for competitive cycling,' Mr Johnson said.
'Its 1.4km circuit and dedicated facilities make it ideal for the first Pedal Prix event held in Yanchep.'
The 2025 Pedal Prix season began at Wanneroo International Kartway last month, with Hale School's Blue Haze team crowned winners of the S1 category.
After the Yanchep race, competitors will head to Bunbury City Kart Club for the third round on July 26, before the grand finale at Busselton Foreshore on August 24 as part of the UniSA Australian HPV Super Series.
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