British National Derny Championships
The British National Derny Championships are annual bicycle races held in the UK.
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. To this day motor pacing is hugely popular on the continent.
A Derny is a 2 stroke engine assisted bicycle and the cyclist or follower can ride a normal track bike, making the discipline readilly accessible to most track cyclists. Always held on a cycling track, the riders follow a derny throughout the race. The rider of the derny is known as their pacer. The event is relatively long for track racing, and usually held separately to the 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.
Results
Men
Professional
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1982 | Leicester | Ian Hallam | Phil Thomas | Paul Gerrard |
Amateur 50km Motor Paced Championship (1970–1993)
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1971 | Reginald Barnett | Sid Barras | Tony Gowland | |
1973 | Leicester | Roy Cox | Phil Buckley | John Hall |
1974 | Leicester | Roy Cox | Rik Notley | John Hall |
1975 | Leicester | Roy Cox | Rik Notley | John Hall |
1976 | Leicester | Rik Notley | Alan Johnson | Richard Dixon |
1977 | Leicester | Rik Notley | Alan Johnson | John Hall |
1978 | Leicester | Alan Johnson | Rik Notley | Paul Gerrard |
1979 | Leicester | Alan Johnson | Paul Gerrard | Des Fretwell |
1980 | Leicester | Paul Gerrard | Des Fretwell | Rik Notley |
1981 | Leicester | Paul Gerrard | Des Fretwell | Mick Coles |
1982 | Leicester | Des Fretwell | Geoff Armstrong | Steve Wakefield |
1983 | Leicester | Andy Hurford | Steve Bent | Bob Barber |
1984 | Leicester | Ian Donohue | Nick Lett | Adrian Adgar |
1985 | Leicester | Nick Lett | George Dixon | Adrian Adgar |
1986 | Leicester | Nick Lett | Des Fretwell | George Dixon |
1987 | Leicester | Nigel Brown | Nick Lett | John Dale |
1988 | Leicester | Nick Lett | Nigel Brown | John Dale |
1989 | Leicester | Nick Lett | John Dale | Levon Pegg |
1990 | Leicester | Nick Lett | John Dale | Adrian Krakiewicz |
1991 | Leicester | Bryan Taylor | John Dale | Peter Kennedy |
1992 | Leicester | Bryan Taylor | Adrian Krakiewicz | Paul Gerrard |
1993 | Leicester | Paul Curran | Spencer Wingrave | Paul Gerrard |
Open 50km Motor Paced Championship 1994-1999
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1994 | Herne Hill | Paul Curran Howard Broughton | Spencer Wingrave Paul Wingrave | Russell Williams Colin Denman |
1995 | Herne Hill | Paul Curran Howard Broughton | Spencer Wingrave Paul Wingrave | Norman Dunroy Noel Worby |
1996 | Herne Hill | Paul Curran Noel Worby | Russell Williams Colin Denman | Keith Reid Derek Marloe |
1997 | Herne Hill | Bryan Steel Paul Wingrave | Russell Williams Colin Denman | Keith Reid Derek Marloe |
1998 | Herne Hill | Bryan Steel Paul Wingrave | Russell Williams Colin Denman | Clive Burr Derek Marloe |
1999 | Herne Hill | Simon Cope Paul Wingrave | Russell Williams Colin Denman | Rob Jefferies unknown |
Open 30km Derny Championship 2000–
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
2000 | Reading | Simon Cope Derek Marloe | James Taylor Colin Denman | Dave Edwards Roger Hughes |
2001 | Reading | Ray Hughes Paul Wingrave | Simon Cope Derek Marloe | James Taylor Colin Denman |
2002 | Herne Hill | Russell Williams Colin Denman | Martin Freeman Colin Garnham | Ray Hughes Paul Wingrave |
2003 | Reading | Bryan Taylor Colin Denman | Martin Freeman Colin Garnham | Andrew Russell Derek Marloe |
2004 | Herne Hill | Tom White Steve White | Simon Gaywood Colin Garnham | Tony Gibb Graham Bristow |
2005 | Herne Hill | Bryan Taylor Colin Denman | James Holland-Leader Colin Garnham | Simon Gaywood Derek Marloe |
2006 | Reading | Bryan Taylor Colin Denman | James Holland-Leader Colin Garnham | Simon Gaywood Derek Marloe |
2007 | Maindy | Tony Gibb Graham Bristow | James McCallum Derek Marloe | Matthew Rowe Courtney Rowe |
2008 | Maindy | Luke Rowe Courtney Rowe | Tony Gibb Graham Bristow | Andrew Magnier Chris Pyatt |
2009 | Newport | Jon Mould Courtney Rowe | Jamie Rogers Steve Parsons | Tony Gibb Tim Read |
2010 | Scunthorpe | Matt Rowe Courtney Rowe | Matt Gittings George Gilbert | Adam Duggleby Dave Urquhart |
2011 | Herne Hill | Jack Kirk Peter Bäuerlein | Adam Duggleby Alex Wharton | James Holland-Leader Graham Bristow |
2012 | Herne Hill | Matt Gittings George Gilbert | Adam Duggleby Alex Wharton | Symon Lewis Michael Lewis |
2013 | Newport | James Holland-Leader Graham Bristow | Symon Lewis George Gilbert | Phil Trodden Dave Urquhart |
2014 | Herne Hill | Matt Gittings George Gilbert | James Holland-Leader Graham Bristow | Phil Trodden Dave Urquhart |
2015 | Lee Valley | Oliver Moors George Gilbert | Alistair Rutherford Pip Taylor | Phil Trodden Dave Urquhart |
Women
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
2005 | Herne Hill | Kate Cullen Ian Smith | Jo Tindley Colin Denman | Joy Nixon Derek Marloe |
2006 | Reading | Victoria Pendleton Sean Bannister | Laura Bissell Ian Smith | Leda Cox Paul Spender |
2007 | Maindy | Victoria Pendleton Sean Bannister | Alex Greenfield Unknown | Katie Curtis Unknown |
2008 | Maindy | Janet Birkmyre Graham Bristow | Hannah Rich James Taylor | Joanne McRae Colin Denman |
2009 | Newport | Danni King Courtney Rowe | Emma Patterson George Gilbert | Melanie Sneddon Doug Pinkerton |
2010 | Scunthorpe | Laura Trott Sean Bannister | Danni King Courtney Rowe | Janet Birkmyre Graham Bristow |
2011 | Herne Hill | Hannah Walker Peter Bäuerlein | Claire Newland Dave Scott | Corrine Hall Derek Marloe |
2012 | Herne Hill | Hannah Walker George Gilbert | Corrine Hall Derek Marloe | Joanne McRae Sean Bannister |
2013 | Newport | Katie Archibald Ian Smith | Janet Birkmyre Graham Bristow | Hannah Walker George Gilbert |
2014 | Herne Hill | Hannah Walker George Gilbert | Niki Kovacs Pip Taylor | Janet Birkmyre Graham Bristow |
2015 | Lee Valley | Janet Birkmyre Graham Bristow | Hannah Walker George Gilbert | Laura Cheesman Tim Read |
References
- Past Results at cyclingwebsite.net
- Past Results at dernysportuk.com
- 2007 results at British Cycling
- 2008 results at British Cycling
- 2009 results at British Cycling
- 2010 results at British Cycling
- 2011 results at British Cycling
- 2012 results at British Cycling