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UEC European Track Championships – Stayer
The stayer race is one of the 2 motor-paced racing disciplines of the annual UEC European Track Championships. 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. The sub federation for professional cycling of the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI, the FICP organized official European championships (called Championnats d'Hiver) between 1972 and 1990. Since 1995 the Union Européenne de Cyclisme, European Cycling Union is responsible for this event. Men's Medalists References {{DEFAULTSORT:UEC European Track Championships - Stayer Events at the UEC European Track Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motor-paced Racing
Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close as they can to benefit from the slipstream of their pacer. The first paced races were behind other cyclists, sometimes as many as five riders on the same tandem. Bordeaux-Paris and record attempts have been ridden behind cars. More usually races or training are behind motorcycles. Origins of pacing Cyclists started to use tandem bicycles as pacers in the late 19th century. There could be as many as five riders on the pacing machine.The Bicycle, UK, 21 October 1953, p15 Because of the long distances covered when following a pacer, these cyclists were called stayers, a term used in long-distance horse racing. Companies such as Dunlop sponsored pacing teams,The Bicycle, UK, 6 February 1952, p2 and "tens of thousands" turned out to watch. A south London rider, J. W. Stocks, set British record of in an hour behind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
