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. Motor Pacing is still very popular on the continent.

A Derny is a two-stroke engine assisted bicycle and the cyclist or follower can ride a normal track bike, making the discipline readily 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

Professional

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

Amateur 50km Motor Paced Championship (1970–1993)

Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1970 [1]	Manchester	Roy Cox Jim Patterson
1971	Leicester Velodrome	Reg Barnett	Sid Barras	Tony Gowland
1972 [2][1]	Leicester Velodrome	Roy Cox Jack Collins	Tom Moloney Peter Smith	Morgan Jackson
1973 [3][1]	Leicester Velodrome	Roy Cox Jack Collins	Phil Buckley	John Hall
1974 [4][1]	Leicester Velodrome	Roy Cox Jack Collins	Rik Notley	John Hall
1975 [5][1]	Leicester Velodrome	Roy Cox Jack Collins	Rik Notley	John Hall
1976 [6]	Leicester Velodrome	Rik Notley	Alan Johnson	Richard Dixon
1977	Leicester Velodrome	Rik Notley Howard Broughton	Alan Johnson Alan Gibb	John Hall Les Robinson
1978 [7]	Leicester Velodrome	Alan Johnson	Rik Notley	Paul Gerrard
1979	Leicester Velodrome	Alan Johnson	Paul Gerrard	Des Fretwell
1980	Leicester Velodrome	Paul Gerrard	Des Fretwell	Rik Notley
1981 [8]	Leicester Velodrome	Paul Gerrard	Des Fretwell	Mick Coles
1982 [8]	Leicester Velodrome	Des Fretwell	Geoff Armstrong	Steve Wakefield
1983	Leicester Velodrome	Andy Hurford	Steve Bent	Bob Barber
1984	Leicester Velodrome	Ian Donohue Howard Broughton	Nick Lett Paul Wingrave	Adrian Adgar
1985	Leicester Velodrome	Nick Lett Paul Wingrave	George Dixon Jack Collins	Adrian Adgar
1986	Leicester Velodrome	Nick Lett Paul Wingrave	Des Fretwell Howard Broughton	George Dixon Jack Collins
1987 [9]	Leicester Velodrome	Nigel Brown Jack Collins	Nick Lett Paul Wingrave	John Dale Clive Murden
1988	Leicester Velodrome	Nick Lett Paul Wingrave	Nigel Brown Jack Collins	John Dale Clive Murden
1989	Leicester Velodrome	Nick Lett Paul Wingrave	John Dale Clive Murden	Levon Pegg
1990 [10]	Leicester Velodrome	Nick Lett Paul Wingrave	John Dale Clive Murden	Adrian Krakiewicz
1991	Leicester Velodrome	Bryan Taylor Paul Wingrave	John Dale Clive Murden	Peter Kennedy
1992 [11]	Leicester Velodrome	Bryan Taylor Paul Wingrave	Adrian Krakiewicz Chris Denman	Paul Gerrard Noel Worby
1993 [12]	Leicester Velodrome	Paul Curran Howard Broughton	Spencer Wingrave Paul Wingrave	Paul Gerrard Noel Worby

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 [13]	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	Matthew 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
2016	Lee Valley	Oliver Moors George Gilbert	William Perrett Tim Read	Alistair Rutherford Pip Taylor
2017	Lee Valley	Oliver Moors George Gilbert	William Perrett James Holland-Leader	Stephen Bradbury Tim Read
2018	Newport	Oliver Moors George Gilbert	Stephen Bradbury Tim Read	Michael Mottram Tony Hibbert
2019	Newport	Oliver Moors George Gilbert	Nicholas Cooper Tim Read	George Clark Malcolm Freeman

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
2016	Lee Valley	Neah Evans Dave Urquhart	Hannah Walker George Gilbert	Jennifer Allum Tony Hibbert
2017	Lee Valley	Abigail Dentus Dave Dentus	Hannah Walker George Gilbert	Jennifer Allum Tony Hibbert
2018	Newport	Ellie Russell Iain Cook	Abigail Dentus Dave Dentus	Niki Kovacs James Holland-Leader
2019	Newport	Charlotte Parnham Brad Thurrell	Niki Kovacs James Holland-Leader	Catherine Coley Phil Wright

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• 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