The British National Derny Championships are annual bicycle races

Bicycle racing

Bicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...

 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

Derny

A Derny is a motorized bicycle for motor-paced cycling events such as during six-day and Keirin racing, or motor-paced road races. It is driven by a 98cc Zurcher two-stroke engine and by being pedalled through a fixed gear, typically of 70 teeth on the front chainring and 11 on the sprocket on the...

 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

Velodrome

A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights...

, 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

British National Track Championships

The British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...

 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

Katie Cullen

Kate Cullen, also known as Katie, is a Scottish racing cyclist from Edinburgh who won bronze in the points race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.- Biography :...

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Professional

Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1982	Leicester	Ian Hallam	Phil Thomas Phil Thomas Philip "Phil" Thomas was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s who at club level played rugby union for Tredegar RFC, and at representative level played rugby league for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Leeds, and Hull Kingston Rovers,...	Paul Gerrard

Amateur 50KM Motor Paced Championship (1970–1995)

Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1971		Reginald Barnett	Sid Barras Sid Barras Sid Barras is an English former professional road racing cyclist from Middlesbrough, Cleveland. He was a professional for 18 years. One of Britain's foremost racing cyclists in the 1970s and 1980s with 380 wins, in 18 years as a professional...	Tony Gowland Tony Gowland Anthony J Gowland, known as Tony Gowland is an English competitive track cyclist, and a former six-day rider. He was a professional cyclist between 1968 and 1978....
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 Alan Johnson Alan Arthur Johnson is a British Labour Party politician who served as Home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010. Before that, he filled a wide variety of cabinet positions in both the Blair and Brown governments, including Health Secretary and Education Secretary. Until 20 January 2011 he was...	Rik Notley	Paul Gerrard
1979	Leicester	Alan Johnson Alan Johnson Alan Arthur Johnson is a British Labour Party politician who served as Home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010. Before that, he filled a wide variety of cabinet positions in both the Blair and Brown governments, including Health Secretary and Education Secretary. Until 20 January 2011 he was...	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 Paul Curran (cyclist) Paul Curran is a former professional English racing cyclist from Thornaby, Cleveland. He rode for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, won the national road championship and won several medals at the Commonwealth Games.-Cycling career:...	Spencer Wingrave Spencer Wingrave Spencer Robert Wingrave is an English racing cyclist, specialising in endurance track riding and madisons. Born in the Bexley area in 1969, he turned professional aged 22 in 1992 and went on to represent Great Britain at international events...	Paul Gerrard
1994	Herne Hill Herne Hill Velodrome The Herne Hill Velodrome is a velodrome or track cycling venue in south London. It is one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world, having been built in 1891. It hosted the track cycling events in the 1948 Summer Olympics and was briefly the home of Crystal Palace F.C...	Paul Curran Paul Curran (cyclist) Paul Curran is a former professional English racing cyclist from Thornaby, Cleveland. He rode for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, won the national road championship and won several medals at the Commonwealth Games.-Cycling career:...	Spencer Wingrave Spencer Wingrave Spencer Robert Wingrave is an English racing cyclist, specialising in endurance track riding and madisons. Born in the Bexley area in 1969, he turned professional aged 22 in 1992 and went on to represent Great Britain at international events...	Russell Williams
1995	Herne Hill Herne Hill Velodrome The Herne Hill Velodrome is a velodrome or track cycling venue in south London. It is one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world, having been built in 1891. It hosted the track cycling events in the 1948 Summer Olympics and was briefly the home of Crystal Palace F.C...	Paul Curran Paul Curran (cyclist) Paul Curran is a former professional English racing cyclist from Thornaby, Cleveland. He rode for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, won the national road championship and won several medals at the Commonwealth Games.-Cycling career:...	Spencer Wingrave Spencer Wingrave Spencer Robert Wingrave is an English racing cyclist, specialising in endurance track riding and madisons. Born in the Bexley area in 1969, he turned professional aged 22 in 1992 and went on to represent Great Britain at international events...	Norman Dunroy

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

Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1996	Herne Hill Herne Hill Velodrome The Herne Hill Velodrome is a velodrome or track cycling venue in south London. It is one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world, having been built in 1891. It hosted the track cycling events in the 1948 Summer Olympics and was briefly the home of Crystal Palace F.C...	Brian Steel Brian Steel Briam Steel M.A., is a writer, lecturer and an accredited Spanish translator and interpreter.He served as a senior lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia from 1967 to 1990... Paul Wingrave	Russell Williams Colin Denman	Keith Reid Derek Marloe
1997	Herne Hill Herne Hill Velodrome The Herne Hill Velodrome is a velodrome or track cycling venue in south London. It is one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world, having been built in 1891. It hosted the track cycling events in the 1948 Summer Olympics and was briefly the home of Crystal Palace F.C...	Brian Steel Brian Steel Briam Steel M.A., is a writer, lecturer and an accredited Spanish translator and interpreter.He served as a senior lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia from 1967 to 1990... Paul Wingrave	Russell Williams Colin Denman	Keith Reid Derek Marloe
1998	Herne Hill Herne Hill Velodrome The Herne Hill Velodrome is a velodrome or track cycling venue in south London. It is one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world, having been built in 1891. It hosted the track cycling events in the 1948 Summer Olympics and was briefly the home of Crystal Palace F.C...	Brian Steel Brian Steel Briam Steel M.A., is a writer, lecturer and an accredited Spanish translator and interpreter.He served as a senior lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia from 1967 to 1990... Paul Wingrave	Russell Williams Colin Denman	Clive Burr Derek Marloe
1999	Herne Hill Herne Hill Velodrome The Herne Hill Velodrome is a velodrome or track cycling venue in south London. It is one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world, having been built in 1891. It hosted the track cycling events in the 1948 Summer Olympics and was briefly the home of Crystal Palace F.C...	Simon Cope Simon Cope Simon Cope is an English former professional cyclist from Sevenoaks, Kent. Cope began cycling in 1978 and rode as professional from 1983 to 1999. He was the British National Derny Championships for two consecutive years in 1999 and 2000. Cope was also the National Circuit Race Champion 1997... Derek Marloe	Russell Williams Colin Denman	Rob Jefferies Rob Jefferies Robert John Jefferies was an English cyclist, who was the bronze medalist at the British National Derny Champion in 1999, and also silver medalist in the Keirin at the British National Track Championships in 1993... Unknown
2000	Reading	Simon Cope Simon Cope Simon Cope is an English former professional cyclist from Sevenoaks, Kent. Cope began cycling in 1978 and rode as professional from 1983 to 1999. He was the British National Derny Championships for two consecutive years in 1999 and 2000. Cope was also the National Circuit Race Champion 1997... Derek Marloe	James Taylor Colin Denman	Dave Edwards Roger Hughes Roger Hughes Roger A. Hughes is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He served as the head coach at Princeton University from 2000 to 2009, and amassed a 47–52 record...
2001	Reading	Ray Hughes Paul Wingrave	Unknown Unknown	James Taylor Unknown
2002	Herne Hill Herne Hill Velodrome The Herne Hill Velodrome is a velodrome or track cycling venue in south London. It is one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world, having been built in 1891. It hosted the track cycling events in the 1948 Summer Olympics and was briefly the home of Crystal Palace F.C...	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 Herne Hill Velodrome The Herne Hill Velodrome is a velodrome or track cycling venue in south London. It is one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world, having been built in 1891. It hosted the track cycling events in the 1948 Summer Olympics and was briefly the home of Crystal Palace F.C...	Tom White Steve White Steve White Steve White is an English drummer who has worked extensively with Paul Weller, The Style Council and other British musicians.-Musical career:...	Simon Gaywood Colin Garnham	Tony Gibb Graham Bristow
2005	Herne Hill Herne Hill Velodrome The Herne Hill Velodrome is a velodrome or track cycling venue in south London. It is one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world, having been built in 1891. It hosted the track cycling events in the 1948 Summer Olympics and was briefly the home of Crystal Palace F.C...	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 Maindy Stadium Maindy Centre , which was formerly known as Maindy Stadium, now also known as Maindy Pool and Cycle Track, includes a cycle track and indoor swimming pool facility in the Maindy area of Cardiff, Wales...	Tony Gibb Graham Bristow	James McCallum James McCallum (cyclist) James McCallum is a Scottish racing cyclist who rides for . He represented Scotland in the Team Pursuit, Points & Scratch Races at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, and again in 2006 in Melbourne in the Scratch, Points & Road Races, winning a bronze medal in the Scratch race.Until 2007,... Derek Marloe	Matthew Rowe Matthew Rowe -Biography:Born in Cardiff, Rowe began racing at a young age, initially riding with his parents on a tandem. He began to enjoy cycling and became a member of the Maindy Flyers, based at Maindy Stadium... Courtney Rowe
2008	Maindy Maindy Stadium Maindy Centre , which was formerly known as Maindy Stadium, now also known as Maindy Pool and Cycle Track, includes a cycle track and indoor swimming pool facility in the Maindy area of Cardiff, Wales...	Luke Rowe Luke Rowe -Biography:Born in Cardiff, Rowe began racing at a young age, initially riding with his parents on a tandem. He began to enjoy cycling and became a member of the Maindy Flyers, based at Maindy Stadium... Courtney Rowe	Tony Gibb Graham Bristow	Andrew Magnier Chris Pyatt Chris Pyatt Chris Pyatt is a former world middleweight champion boxer from Leicester, England. Born in Islington on 2 July 1963 his record reads:Won 47 | Lost 5 | Drew 0 | NC 0 | ND 0 | Tot 52...
2009	Newport Newport Velodrome The Wales National Velodrome in Newport, South Wales, is an indoor arena located in the Newport International Sports Village, Liswerry. The Velodrome's facilities including a covered 250-metre Siberian pine track, a function room/dance studio, free weights room, fitness suite, a drug-testing room...	Jon Mould Jon Mould Jonathan "Jon" Mould is a Welsh racing cyclist from Newport. Mould is a member of British Cyclings Olympic Academy Programme. Commonwealth Games Athlete representing Wales at the Dehli 2010 Games.- Palmarès :2008... Courtney Rowe	Jamie Rogers Steve Parsons	Tony Gibb Tim Read
2010	Scunthorpe Quibell Park Stadium Quibell Park Stadium is a stadium in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. It is managed by Scunthorpe Polytechnic Cycling Club and supported by North Lincolnshire Council. Track leagues run every Friday. In 2008 the stadium was chosen as a possible training venue for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The...	Matt Rowe Courtney Rowe	Matt Gittings George Gilbert	Adam Duggleby Dave Urquhart
2011	Herne Hill Herne Hill Velodrome The Herne Hill Velodrome is a velodrome or track cycling venue in south London. It is one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world, having been built in 1891. It hosted the track cycling events in the 1948 Summer Olympics and was briefly the home of Crystal Palace F.C...	Jack Kirk Peter Bäuerlein	Adam Duggleby Alex Wharton	James Holland-Leader Graham Bristow

Women

Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2005	Herne Hill Herne Hill Velodrome The Herne Hill Velodrome is a velodrome or track cycling venue in south London. It is one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world, having been built in 1891. It hosted the track cycling events in the 1948 Summer Olympics and was briefly the home of Crystal Palace F.C...	Kate Cullen Ian Smith	Jo Tindley Colin Denman	Joy Nixon Derek Marloe
2006	Reading	Victoria Pendleton Victoria Pendleton Victoria Louise Pendleton MBE is a British Olympic and world champion track cyclist. Her father, Max, was also a British national grass-track cycling champion.-Early years:... Sean Bannister	Laura Bissell Laura Bissell Laura Elizabeth Bissell is an accomplished English road and track racing cyclist.Bissell has represented her country at international events on several occasions, she was a member of the British Cycling Development Plan squad alongside Nicole Cooke, competing at the 2000 and 2001 junior road world... Ian Smith	Leda Cox Paul Spender
2007	Maindy Maindy Stadium Maindy Centre , which was formerly known as Maindy Stadium, now also known as Maindy Pool and Cycle Track, includes a cycle track and indoor swimming pool facility in the Maindy area of Cardiff, Wales...	Victoria Pendleton Victoria Pendleton Victoria Louise Pendleton MBE is a British Olympic and world champion track cyclist. Her father, Max, was also a British national grass-track cycling champion.-Early years:... Sean Bannister	Alex Greenfield Alex Greenfield Alexandra Greenfield is a Welsh road and track cyclist from Barry. She began competing at a young age with the Maindy Flyers children's cycle club before joining Cardiff Ajax. Greenfield holds the record for the 5 km Tandem Standing Start event on the track along with Katie Curtis, with a... Unknown	Katie Curtis Katie Curtis Catherine Rachel "Katie" Curtis is a Welsh road and track cyclist and a member of the Vision1 Racing squad.Curtis began competing at a young age with the Maindy Flyers children's cycle club before joining Cardiff Ajax... Unknown
2008	Maindy Maindy Stadium Maindy Centre , which was formerly known as Maindy Stadium, now also known as Maindy Pool and Cycle Track, includes a cycle track and indoor swimming pool facility in the Maindy area of Cardiff, Wales...	Janet Birkmyre Janet Birkmyre Janet Susan Birkmyre is an English track racing cyclist. She took up cycling in 2003 and has since won 10 World Masters Championship races plus 12 European Masters titles and 24 National Masters titles. She also became the elite National Derny Champion in 2008... Graham Bristow	Hannah Rich James Taylor	Joanne McRae Colin Denman
2009	Newport Newport Velodrome The Wales National Velodrome in Newport, South Wales, is an indoor arena located in the Newport International Sports Village, Liswerry. The Velodrome's facilities including a covered 250-metre Siberian pine track, a function room/dance studio, free weights room, fitness suite, a drug-testing room...	Danni King Courtney Rowe	Emma Patterson George Gilbert	Melanie Sneddon Doug Pinkerton
2010	Scunthorpe Quibell Park Stadium Quibell Park Stadium is a stadium in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. It is managed by Scunthorpe Polytechnic Cycling Club and supported by North Lincolnshire Council. Track leagues run every Friday. In 2008 the stadium was chosen as a possible training venue for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The...	Laura Trott Laura Trott Laura Trott is a British racing cyclist.Trott won the 2011 UCI team pursuit.- References :... Sean Bannister	Danni King Courtney Rowe	Janet Birkmyre Janet Birkmyre Janet Susan Birkmyre is an English track racing cyclist. She took up cycling in 2003 and has since won 10 World Masters Championship races plus 12 European Masters titles and 24 National Masters titles. She also became the elite National Derny Champion in 2008... Graham Bristow
2011	Herne Hill Herne Hill Velodrome The Herne Hill Velodrome is a velodrome or track cycling venue in south London. It is one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world, having been built in 1891. It hosted the track cycling events in the 1948 Summer Olympics and was briefly the home of Crystal Palace F.C...	Hannah Walker Peter Bäuerlein	Claire Newland Dave Scott	Corrine Hall Derek Marloe