Saturday will see both the AusCycling NSW Country and Metropolitan Junior State Championships and the Central West Track Open taking place.

Should the weather stay on the sunny side then Orange is set to play host to more Central West Track Open action on Sunday.

Junior racing will take centre stage across the morning and early afternoon before senior events get underway in the evening - with the Renshaw's Pedal Project Junior and Senior Wheelrace titles being the big drawcard events.

Bathurst Cycling Club track co-ordinator and Western Region Academy of Sport coach Marian Renshaw said one of the most pleasing aspects of the junior numbers was the amount of kids trying their hand at the championships for the first time.

"Our junior numbers are excellent and it's good to see a lot of new junior faces in there as well for the weekend," she said.

"It's a big thing when you're lining up for a country and metro championship event. Not all of them will attempt that but we do have a lot of other racing on as well.

"It's going to be a learning experience for a lot of them that are coming, and we still have a lot coming who have been doing this on a yearly basis.

"AusCycling NSW was saying that this was the biggest junior carnival that they have seen happen for quite a number of years. That was very encouraging to hear."

The junior titles make a return to Bathurst and the country after they were previously held in Lidcombe.

In both her roles with the Bathurst club and with WRAS Renshaw has seen a lot of promising riders come through the ranks in the region.

She's interested to see how they'll fare against the best that the state has to offer.

"You've got quite a few of the NSWIS riders coming up. We've got Dan Googe from here in Bathurst, and he's a strong sprinter who's done quite well at NSW and national championship events. He'll have his work cut out for him," Renshaw said.

"We also have Danny Barber from Dubbo who was the top sprinter in the under 19s at the national championships. That was great to see. It's certainly shaping up as a sprinter's paradise in the men's events.

"In the women's there's some great riders entered. Some of the ladies from Illawarra are very advanced in their knowledge of track racing.

"I also think the under 17s and 15s age groups look really good for the boys and girls from our region."

The wheelraces are a popular handicap event that gives riders of all abilities the chance to win.

"There's not too many people that would give that event a miss," Renshaw said.

"It's a bit different on this track, being a 333 metre track. Most people are used to either a 450 or a 250m one. It will be a different feeling for a lot of them."

Those who miss out in the Bathurst wheelraces will have the chance to strike back in the Hotel Canobolas Wheelrace in Orange on the following day.

Junior racing will start from 11am while the senior races in Bathurst are set to start from 5pm.

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