Cyclists across the region were finally able to enjoy competitive racing on the road once again over the weekend, emerging from an online world of Zwift racing back into the fresh air.

And among them were WRAS' rising stars who can finally begin their preparation in earnest for upcoming events such as the Hunter Junior Two Day Tour later this month and August's Junior Metropolitan and Country Road Championships.

Even though the weekend's return to the roads didn't have optimum conditions WRAS coach Marian Renshaw said academy riders jumped at the opportunity to get back on the road.

"Most have occupied themselves with Zwift but the last three weeks we've spent some time training at the Mount to get their skills back online, because in Zwift you don't go around corners and you can ride over the top of people," she said.

"But it's great that the Bathurst club has returned to racing and most of our WRAS cyclists are able to race on the road again.

"We had Cadel [Lovett], Cameron and Paddy [Crump] from Orange, Kalinda and Ebony [Robinson] and Dan [Googe] all racing on Saturday. They all had a very good hit out although it wasn't ideal conditions."

Cycling NSW recently announced their revised junior calendar, giving everyone concrete dates to work towards.

Renshaw said the Cycling NSW Junior Road Championships (U9-17) is the main goal for many WRAS competitors, and they'll get a great lead up to it.

"To make the national team this year we've got three selection weekends. The Hunter Junior Tour is the first one then we've got the Sydney Junior Tour, which is the second week in August, then the State Championships at Wagga [on September 5]," she said.

"Those three events combined will give them points to make the national team and that's what they're all vying for."

The region is currently enjoying a golden run of quality junior talent and Renshaw said it's great that such a group were only disrupted from their routine for a short amount of time.

"Between Bathurst, Orange and Dubbo, WRAS has some of the most promising juniors coming out of Australia at the moment so it's certainly a great time for this area and we're blessed to have these roads to train on," she said.

"They're all ready to get back on the roads. They really need it.

"When you get into under 17s you really have to target what you want to do. For example, Luke Tuckwell is targeting the time trial because it's a great strength of his.

"A couple of the WRAS guys have gone down and done a recon of the course in Wagga. They're also doing a team time trial at state, which is exciting because we've got a great under 15s team of Ebony, Xavier [Bland], Cadel and Cameron. They should have a great hit out down there."