Cycling & Para-Cycling: Track Championships 2025-26

Dates:

Friday 27th February 2026 - Sunday 1st March 2026

Venue:

Derby Arena - Veledrome

Address:

Derby Arena, 

Royal Way,  

Derby,  

Derbyshire,  

DE24 8JB,  

United Kingdom 

Entry Opening Date:

Tuesday 2nd December 2025

Stage 1 Entry Closing Date:

Tuesday 10th February 2026 at 23:59 – Student / Competitor Deadline 

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline) 

Thursday 12th February 2026 at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline 

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries) 

Entry Costs:

Category 1 events - £50.75

Category 2 events - £44.75

Category 3 events - £32.50

This season we will be introducing heats for our Points & Elimination races to increase the capacity of participants who can experience these races! Please see below for the breakdown on entries for each discipline: 

• Individual Pursuit (Open and Female)

  • 2 guaranteed riders per Institution 

  • 2 non-guaranteed riders per Institution

• Points race (Open only)

  • 1 guaranteed rider per Institution 

  • 2 non-guaranteed riders per Institution

• Points race (Female only)

  • 2 guaranteed riders per Institution 

  • 2 non-guaranteed riders per Institution

• Team Pursuit (Open and Female)

  • 2 non-guaranteed teams per Institution 

• Team Sprint (Open and Female)

  • 3 non-guaranteed teams per Institution 

• Elimination race (Open and Female)

  • 2 guaranteed riders per Institution

  • 3 non-guaranteed riders per Institution

For all other categories up to 20 non-guaranteed entries may be submitted. 

This season, Institution Administrators will be requried to enter their teams for the team competitions. Individuals will also have to apply through the individual section and team sheets will be submitted on the day of racing. Please note, individuals must be entered through BUCS Play to be allowed to compete in this event.

Entry Process - Team Events

To apply for this competition:

1. Entries will need to be submitted via the team entries section of our online entry system, BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Please speak to your Institution Administrator as they will need to submit your entry.
3. Competitors then need to apply for their respective team. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
4. Institution Administrators must approve a competitor’s application before their entry is confirmed. Institution Administrators are able to give team captains approval access to help with this process (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility

Entry Process - Individual Events

To apply for the competition all eligible competitors must follow these steps: 

1. Competitor to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here) 

2. Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here) 

3. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list 

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy 

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer 

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.  

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To compete at the BUCS Track Cycling Championship, you will need a Racing Licence. If you do not hold a British Cycling racing licence you will need to buy a Day Licence at the event on each of the days you compete, (e.g. one licence for Saturday and one for Sunday). 

The cost of a licence (per day) depends on which British Cycling Membership you have: 

Please note a change to the 'Team' substitution policy below

Substitutions will only be permitted in the Individual Points races, the Team Pursuit races, and the Team Sprint races. The following shall apply in regard to who shall be an eligible substitute and when substitutions can be made:

Individual Points races: Any individual entered into another event at the Championships who meets the gender eligibility criteria.

Team Pursuit and Team Sprint races: Any individual who has entered the relevant event (Female Team Pursuit, Female Team Sprint, Open Team Pursuit, or Open Team Sprint) via BUCS Play shall be eligible to act as a substitute for their institution. There is no limit to the number of individuals an institution can have entered for each team, therefore any rider who may be required as a substitute should ensure they are entered.

If an institution wishes to make a substitution after the heats have finished, the substitution may only be made to the institution’s lowest-ranked team, from which riders may then be promoted to higher-ranked teams (for example, if a 1st team member is withdrawn - substitute enters 3rd team, 3rd team member promoted to 2nd team, 2nd team member promoted to 1st team).

Once a rider has competed, they are still eligible to be moved up to a higher-ranked team (for example, from Team 2 to Team 1); however, a rider who has competed for a higher-ranked team may not subsequently move down to a lower-ranked team (such as from Team 1 to Team 2). Each rider is permitted to change teams only once during the competition and may not compete for more than one team within the same stage (Heat or Final)

Prior to entries closing, withdrawals can be made free of charge. After the IA deadline has passed (Thursday 12th February 2026), no refunds will be given for withdrawals. All withdrawals must be sent to your institution and emailed to Joe O’Loughlin 

Please see REG 7.9 for our full withdrawal policy 

Events with Provision for Para-Cyclists

With the support of British Cycling, BUCS offers entries for: 

Female: 200m Sprint, 500m Time Trial and 3000m Individual Pursuit. 

Open: 200m Sprint, 1km Time Trial and 4000m Individual Pursuit. 

How it Will Work:

Para-Cycling categories at our events will follow IPC Regulations and are open to those who are classified either with locomotive or learning disabilities. There will be separate Female and Open competitions. 

All para-cyclists are given a disability classification to allow them to compete. Para-cyclists of all eligible classifications will compete alongside each other and shall be ranked on a multi-classification basis using the UCI factoring system. If there are less than four para-cyclists entered in a category, they shall compete alongside the non-disabled cyclists but results for eligible para-cyclists shall be extracted. 

BUCS will consider accepting guest entries from non-BUCS member institutions and non-student riders for the Para disciplines at the Championships. Riders wishing to enter as a guest should contact Joe O'Loughlin and apply for the event via BUCS Play. This will be taking as an expression of interest, and any applicants will be contacted after entries close to confirm whether they will be given a place at the event or not.

For information about how to enter as a Guest please refer to this help guide.

BUCS & British Cycling have partnered together to bring opportunities for Para-Athletes to become classified to compete in this years Track Cycling Championships. Please see below all details of this exciting offer:

Is para-cycling for you?

Para-cycling is open to students with a physical or visual impairment, including:

• Cerebral palsy

• Brain injury

• Spinal cord injury

• Stroke

• Limb amputation or difference

• Retinitis pigmentosa

We’ve partnered with British Cycling to offer eligible students a classification assessment on the 10th of January at Derby Arena, plus training sessions to get you ready to represent your team!

How to get involved

Complete the sign-up form by 13th December to register your interest and start your para-cycling journey....

Click here to sign up now

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Critical to our success is our commitment to always providing safe, friendly and enjoyable environments for all participants. Whether competing, coaching, officiating, volunteering, working or spectating at these events, the welfare of all is critical to our mission.

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The sustainability of our event matters to us and these are the positive steps we are taking to manage our environmental impact:

• All staff and volunteers are encouraged to travel to the event via public transport
• We have used local suppliers where possible
• Event programmes are all online, minimising paper use
• We will print on demand merchandise (if applicable)
• We are beginning to track our carbon footprint across BUCS events to identify areas of improvement.