British National Derny Championships

The British National Derny Championships are annual bicycle races held in the UK.

The event is often known as the motor paced or stayers 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. The first Derny paced Championship was held at Reading in 2000. 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 professional motor paced championship was run in 1982 over one hour. The event was known as the amateur motor paced championships from 1970 to 1995, and simply the motor paced championships from 1996 to 1999; it was held at a distance of 50km. It has been known as the British Cycling National Derny Paced Championship since 2000 and is run over 30km.

A women's championship over 15km was first introduced in 2005 and won by the Scottish rider, Katie Cullen.

Contents

Results

Men

Professional

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
1982 Leicester Ian Hallam Phil Thomas Paul Gerrard

Amateur 50KM Motor Paced Championship (1970–1995)

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
1994 Herne Hill Paul Curran Spencer Wingrave Russell Williams
1995 Herne Hill Paul Curran Spencer Wingrave Norman Dunroy

Senior (Motor Paced Championship 1996-1999, Derny Championship 2000–)

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
1996 Herne Hill Brian Steel
Paul Wingrave
Russell Williams
Colin Denman
Keith Reid
Derek Marloe
1997 Herne Hill Brian Steel
Paul Wingrave
Russell Williams
Colin Denman
Keith Reid
Derek Marloe
1998 Herne Hill Brian Steel
Paul Wingrave
Russell Williams
Colin Denman
Clive Burr
Derek Marloe
1999 Herne Hill Simon Cope
Derek Marloe
Russell Williams
Colin Denman
Rob Jefferies
Unknown
2000 Reading Simon Cope
Derek Marloe
James Taylor
Colin Denman
Dave Edwards
Roger Hughes
2001 Reading Ray Hughes
Paul Wingrave
Unknown
Unknown
James Taylor
Unknown
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

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

References