The stayer race is one of the 2 motor-paced racing disciplines of the annual UEC European Track Championships. [1]
In the past, private organizers of track cycling events organized championships (European Criterion or Winter championship) during the Winter months. The first European championship Stayer was held in 1896. [2]
The sub federation for professional cycling of the UCI, the FICP organized official European championships (called Championnats d'Hiver) between 1972 and 1990. [3]
Since 1995 the European Cycling Union is responsible for this event. [4]
The Union Européenne de Cyclisme is the European confederation of national cycling bodies; the national federations of the Union Cycliste Internationale form confederations by continent. It is headquartered in Lausanne.
Kenny De Ketele is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2021, entirely for UCI ProTeam Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise. He won eight medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, including a gold medal in the Madison at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, partnering Gijs Van Hoecke. Following his retirement, De Ketele became a directeur sportif with Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise.
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC). They were first held in their current format in 2010, when elite level cyclists competed for the first time following an overhaul of European track cycling.
The 2009 European Track Championships were the European Championship for track cycling, for junior and under 23 riders. They took place in Minsk, Belarus from 15 July to 19 July 2009.
Pascale Jeuland-Tranchant is a French former road and track racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2019 for the Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86, SAS–Macogep and Doltcini–Van Eyck Sport teams. At the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Jeuland won the gold medal in the scratch event. Her older sister is fellow road racing cyclist Nathalie Jeuland. She is married to Guillaume Tranchant.
The Men's madison is one of the disciplines of the annual UEC European Track Championships.
The Men's omnium at the European Track Championships was first competed in 2010. Prior to 2010, there were two elite omniums held annually: an endurance omnium and a sprint omnium.
The European Road Cycling Championships are the set of European championship events for the various disciplines and distances in road cycling and have been regulated by the European Cycling Union since 1995. The championships are for under-23, junior and Elite riders. The championships include a road race and an individual time trial since 1997, with women's events shorter than men's and junior's events shorter than under-23's. Championships are open to riders selected by their national cycling governing body. They compete in the colours of their country. As with national road race championships and the UCI Road World Championships, the winners are entitled to wear a special champion's jersey when racing throughout the year; in the case of the European Championship, a white jersey with blue bands and yellow stars, modelled on the flag of Europe, a symbolism and design adopted by both the Council of Europe and the European Union and widely used to represent the continent in sport.
The 1964 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Paris, France from 8 to 13 September 1964. Nine events were contested, 7 for men and 2 for women.
The 1900 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Paris, France from 12 to 18 August 1900. Four events for men were contested, two for professionals and two for amateurs. Apart from the four events a tandem event was organized. This race has never been officially recognized. The Dutch duo Harrie Meyers-Fernando Tomaselli won ahead of the French duo Edmond Jacquelin-Lucien Louvet and the French-American duo Charles Vanoni-Robert Protin. Because the race was not official the medalists are not listed in the list of Tandem World Champions.
Claudio Imhof is a Swiss road and track cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Team Vorarlberg Santic.
Franz Schiewer is a German track and road cyclist. He competed in the points race event at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
The 2016 European Road Cycling Championships was the 22nd running of the European Road Cycling Championships, that took place over 14–18 September 2016 in Plumelec, France. The event consisted of a total of 5 road races and 5 time trials, regulated by the Union Européenne de Cyclisme (UEC). The 2016 championships were the first to be run with elite events for riders over 23 years of age, although the women's under-23 events were combined with the women's elite events.
Franziska Brauße is a German professional road and track, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling. In 2012, Franziska Brauße won her first national title when she became German champion in the road race for schoolchildren. She is a multiple German champion and European champion. She won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics on the track in the women's team pursuit with Lisa Brennauer, Mieke Kröger and Lisa Klein, setting the new world record.
Letizia Paternoster is an Italian road and track cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Liv AlUla Jayco.
Ivan Vadimovich Smirnov is a Russian racing cyclist, who currently rides for club team and as a stagiaire for UCI WorldTeam XDS Astana Team. He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Stefan Bissegger is a Swiss professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale. He rode in the men's individual pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Jessica Anne Roberts is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Team Coop–Repsol.
Maria Carolina Cruse Ribeiro Gomes Martins is a Portuguese professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Lifeplus Wahoo. In October 2019, she won the bronze medal in the women's scratch event at the 2019 UEC European Track Championships.
The race behind derny is one of the 2 motor-paced racing disciplines of the annual UEC European Track Championships.