The British National Madison Championships were held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organised by British Cycling, originally with two separate championship events for amateur and professional riders previously.
The senior championships are now held as a stand-alone event, most recently in December 2016.
From 2016, the senior championships have been run under the new UCI rules; where laps gained or lost on the field count towards points, and the winner is the pair of riders with the most points overall. [1]
British National Track Champions | ||
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Derny | Pursuit (team) | |
Elimination | Scratch | |
Keirin | Sprint | |
Madison | Sprint (team) | |
Omnium | Tandem | |
Points | Time Trial | |
Pursuit | ||
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
The Madison is a relay race event in track cycling, named after the first Madison Square Garden in New York, and known as the "American race" in French and as Americana in Spanish and in Italian.
Robert John Hayles is a former track and road racing cyclist, who rode for Great Britain and England on the track and several professional teams on the road. Hayles competed in the team pursuit and Madison events, until his retirement in 2011. He now occasionally provides studio-based analysis of cycle races for British Eurosport.
The British National Tandem Sprint Championships are held annually, organised by British Cycling.
The British National Derny Championships are an annual bicycle racing event held in the United Kingdom.
The British National Team Pursuit Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organized by British Cycling. Prior to 1996, there were two separate team pursuit championship events for amateur and professional riders. A women's championship was later added, competing over a shorter 3 km distance with three riders, until 2013 when this was increased to 4 km with 4 riders as in the men's event.
Sally Ann Hodge-McKenzie is a Welsh former track cyclist from Cardiff, Wales.
Paul Medhurst, born in Scunthorpe, was a track cyclist with dual British-New Zealand nationality.
Colin Andrew Sturgess is an English former road and track cyclist, who last worked as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Ribble Weldtite. On the track, he won a gold and a bronze medal in the individual pursuit at the world championships in 1989 and 1991. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 4 km individual pursuit and finished in fourth place. On the road, he won the British National Road Race Championships in 1990. In 2010 he was inducted to the British Cycling Hall of Fame.
The British National Points Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organised by British Cycling. A women's championship was held for the first time in 1985.
The British National Omnium Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organised by British Cycling. A women's championship was held for the first time in 2017.
The British National Keirin Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organised by British Cycling. The men's championship was inaugurated in 1983 and a women's championship was held for the first time in 2003.
The British National Scratch Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organised by British Cycling. A women's championship was held for the first time in 1995.
The British National Individual Sprint Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organised by British Cycling. The men's championship was inaugurated in 1930 and won by Sydney Cozens.
The British National Individual Pursuit Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organised by British Cycling. A women's championship was held for the first time in 1960.
The British National Individual Time Trial Championships also known as the Kilo are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organised by British Cycling. A women's championship was held for the first time in 1989.
The 1985 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 1–10 August 1985 at the Leicester Velodrome. The Championships were hindered by heavy rain which delayed many events. The national sprint team coach and former rider Eddie Soens died after suffering a heart attack during the Championships.
The 1984 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 6–9 September 1984 at the Leicester Velodrome. The Championships were held later than usual because of the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1984 UCI Track Cycling World Championships which both took place in August.
The 1981 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 31 July – 8 August 1981 at the Leicester Velodrome.
The 1975 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 26 July – 2 August 1975 at the Leicester Velodrome. The Championships were sponsored by Newmark.