After a successful debut, an elite level British Cycling event will return to Dudley town centre this summer.

The Dudley Grand Prix circuit race event will be held on Friday 12 July as part of Black Country Festival celebrations.

The event, which is part of the men’s and women’s national circuit series, is expected to attract famous names from the world of cycling including British Olympic champions.

The event will be opened at 4pm with a social community ride running for an hour to allow young families the chance to ride the racecourse, sign up at dudleygrandprix.com/communityride.

From 5pm until 5.50pm there will be under 12s, under 14s and under 16s racing sponsored by Jewson, with the regional amateur race starting at 6pm.

The women's national circuit series finale is due to get under way at 7pm, with the event concluding with the men's national circuit series finale starting at 8pm.

The start and finish of all races will be on Priory Road by Dudley College.

For further details on the event, go to dudleygrandprix.com.