British National Derny Championships

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The British National Derny Championships are an annual

bicycle racing event
held in the United Kingdom.

The event was originally run as a motor paced event behind the larger stayer motors, but in 2000 a demonstration championship was run using derny bikes, opening the championship up to wider participation. The first official championship took place in 2001 for the Ron Pugsley Trophy. The British Cycling National Derny Paced Championship is run over 30 km.

The event was known as the amateur motor paced championships from 1970 to 1993, and simply the motor paced championships from 1994 to 1999; it was held at a distance of 50 km. A professional motor paced championship was run in 1982 over one hour.

The event is still often referred to as the motor paced or stayer championships, but this is a misnomer, because a motor paced or stayers race is one where the pacing machine is a modified

motorbike of anything from 100cc to 2000cc engine size which has a roller mounted behind the back wheel. The cyclist or follower uses a bicycle which has a small front wheel and trailing front forks, which if it hits the roller merely spins the roller without causing any damage. Motor pacing lost popularity in the late 1990s due to its esoteric nature and Derny
racing was introduced. There is a move by Motor pacing fans to revive the Motor Paced Championships in the future. Motor Pacing is still very popular on the continent.

A Derny is a

British National Track Championships which consist of multiple shorter events. A women's championship over 15 km was first introduced in 2005 and won by the Scottish rider, Katie Cullen
.

British National Track Champions
DernyPursuit (team)
EliminationScratch
KeirinSprint
MadisonSprint (team)
OmniumTandem
PointsTime Trial
Pursuit

Event history

  • Amateur 50 km Motor Paced Championship (1970–1993)
  • Amateur and Professional editions (1982)
  • Open 50 km Motor Paced Championship (1994–1999)
  • Open 30 km Derny Championship (from 2000)

Past winners

Men

Oliver Moors behind the Derny pacer
Oliver Moors, five time champion
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref
1970 Manchester Roy Cox [1]
1971 Leicester Velodrome Reg Barnett Sid Barras Tony Gowland
1972 Leicester Velodrome Roy Cox Tom Moloney Morgan Jackson [2][1]
1973 Leicester Velodrome Roy Cox Phil Buckley John Hall [3][1]
1974 Leicester Velodrome Roy Cox Rik Notley John Hall [4][1]
1975 Leicester Velodrome Roy Cox Rik Notley John Hall [5][1]
1976 Leicester Velodrome Rik Notley Alan Johnson Richard Dixon [6]
1977 Leicester Velodrome Rik Notley Alan Johnson John Hall
1978 Leicester Velodrome Alan Johnson Rik Notley Paul Gerrard [7]
1979 Leicester Velodrome Alan Johnson Paul Gerrard Des Fretwell
1980 Leicester Velodrome Paul Gerrard Des Fretwell Rik Notley
1981 Leicester Velodrome Paul Gerrard Des Fretwell Mick Coles [8]
1982 Leicester Velodrome Des Fretwell Geoff Armstrong Steve Wakefield [8]
1982+ Leicester Velodrome Ian Hallam Phil Thomas Paul Gerrard
1983 Leicester Velodrome Andy Hurford Steve Bent Bob Barber
1984 Leicester Velodrome Ian Donohue Nick Lett Adrian Adgar
1985 Leicester Velodrome Nick Lett George Dixon Adrian Adgar
1986 Leicester Velodrome Nick Lett Des Fretwell George Dixon
1987 Leicester Velodrome Nigel Brown Nick Lett John Dale [9]
1988 Leicester Velodrome Nick Lett Nigel Brown John Dale
1989 Leicester Velodrome Nick Lett John Dale Levon Pegg
1990 Leicester Velodrome Nick Lett John Dale Adrian Krakiewicz [10]
1991 Leicester Velodrome Bryan Taylor John Dale Peter Kennedy
1992 Leicester Velodrome Bryan Taylor Adrian Krakiewicz Paul Gerrard [11]
1993 Leicester Velodrome Paul Curran Spencer Wingrave Paul Gerrard [12]
1994 Herne Hill Paul Curran Spencer Wingrave Russell Williams
1995 Herne Hill Paul Curran Spencer Wingrave Norman Dunroy
1996 Herne Hill Paul Curran Russell Williams Keith Reid
1997 Herne Hill Bryan Steel Russell Williams Keith Reid
1998 Herne Hill Bryan Steel Russell Williams Clive Burr
1999 Herne Hill Simon Cope Russell Williams Rob Jefferies
2000
Reading
 Simon Cope James Taylor Dave Edwards
2001
Reading
 Ray Hughes Simon Cope James Taylor
2002 Herne Hill Russell Williams Martin Freeman Ray Hughes
2003
Reading
 Bryan Taylor Martin Freeman Andrew Russell
2004 Herne Hill Tom White Simon Gaywood Tony Gibb [13]
2005 Herne Hill Bryan Taylor James Holland-Leader Simon Gaywood
2006
Reading
 Bryan Taylor James Holland-Leader Simon Gaywood
2007
Maindy
 Tony Gibb James McCallum Matthew Rowe
2008
Maindy
 Luke Rowe Tony Gibb Andrew Magnier
2009
Newport
 Jon Mould Jamie Rogers Tony Gibb
2010 Scunthorpe Matthew Rowe Matt Gittings Adam Duggleby
2011 Herne Hill Jack Kirk Adam Duggleby James Holland-Leader
2012 Herne Hill Matt Gittings Adam Duggleby Symon Lewis
2013
Newport
 James Holland-Leader Symon Lewis Phil Trodden
2014 Herne Hill Matt Gittings James Holland-Leader Phil Trodden
2015 Lee Valley Oliver Moors Alistair Rutherford Phil Trodden
2016 Lee Valley Oliver Moors William Perrett Alistair Rutherford
2017 Lee Valley Oliver Moors William Perrett Stephen Bradbury
2018
Newport
 Oliver Moors Stephen Bradbury Michael Mottram
2019
Newport
 Oliver Moors Nicholas Cooper George Clark
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Newport William Perrett Olivier Mangham Oliver Moors [14]
2022
Newport
 Tom Ward Nicholas Cooper Max Capamagian
2023 Derby Matthew Brennan Tom Ward Matthew Gittings [15]

Women

Janet Birkmyre, 2015 champion
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref
2005 Herne Hill
Kate Cullen
 Jo Tindley Joy Nixon
2006
Reading
 Victoria Pendleton Laura Bissell Leda Cox
2007
Maindy
 Victoria Pendleton Alex Greenfield
Katie Curtis
2008
Maindy
 Janet Birkmyre Hannah Rich Joanne McRae
2009
Newport
Danni King
 Emma Patterson Melanie Sneddon
2010 Scunthorpe Laura Trott
Danni King
 Janet Birkmyre
2011 Herne Hill Hannah Walker Claire Newland Corrine Hall
2012 Herne Hill Hannah Walker Corrine Hall Joanne McRae
2013
Newport
 Katie Archibald Janet Birkmyre Hannah Walker
2014 Herne Hill Hannah Walker Niki Kovacs Janet Birkmyre
2015 Lee Valley Janet Birkmyre Hannah Walker Laura Cheesman
2016 Lee Valley Neah Evans Hannah Walker Jennifer Allum
2017 Lee Valley
Abigail Dentus
 Hannah Walker Jennifer Allum
2018
Newport
 Ellie Russell
Abigail Dentus
 Niki Kovacs
2019
Newport
 Charlotte Parnham Niki Kovacs Catherine Coley
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Newport Anna Henderson Mirriam Jessett Charlotte Parnham [14]
2022
Newport
 Miriam Jessett Sophie Lewis Charlotte Parnham
2023 Derby Anna Morris Lucy Nelson Miriam Jessett [15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Roy Cox โ€“ Six Times British Champion; a Career Behind the Big Motors". Veloveritas.
  2. ^ "Stayers result". Cycling Archives.
  3. ^ "Stayers result". Cycling Archives.
  4. ^ "Stayers result". Cycling Archives.
  5. ^ "Stayers result". Cycling Archives.
  6. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 12 Aug. 1976, p. 6". The Times. 12 August 1976. p. 6.
  7. ^ ""Sports in Brief." Times, 27 July 1978, p. 8". The Times. 27 July 1978. p. 8.
  8. ^ a b "A History of Manchester Wheelers' Club 1883-1983". Manchester Wheelers.
  9. ^ Bryan, Peter (8 August 1987). "Bryan, Peter. "Doyle takes pursuit for revenge over Yates." Times, 8 Aug. 1987, p. 36". The Times. p. 36.
  10. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 30 July 1990, p. 30". The Times. 30 July 1990. p. 30.
  11. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 17 Aug. 1992, p. 20". The Times. 17 August 1992. p. 20.
  12. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 26 July 1993, p. 20". The Times. 26 July 1993. p. 20.
  13. ^ "BC National Derny & Tandem Sprint Championships". British Cycling.
  14. ^ a b "National Derny Championship results". British Cycling. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Track Result: 2023 Derny Championship". VeloUk. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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