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 

The accepted entries and competition numbers can be found below, please ensure you have checked your numbers. We have updated the previous error with these:

Track Cycling Accepted Entries - Updated

Please see the full event schedule below:

BUCS Track Timetable

Sign on will be held on the raised platform in the Track Centre. Please make sure that you have your British Cycling/UCI license ready and that your license has a photo of yourself, and is signed and completed with the relevant emergency contact information. Spot checks are carried out by commissaires, and they reserve the right to pull you from the competition if you cannot provide all the required information.

You must register each day you're competing.

Registration Times:

Friday - 18.10pm - 18.50pm

Saturday - 8.45am-9.30am

Sunday - 8.45am-9.30am

Sprint 

The best 16 riders in the 200m qualifying round will progress through to contest the 1st round of Sprints. 

The competition shall at least include: 

- 16 riders 

- A 200 meters time trial, flying start 

-1st round sprints, straight 

-1/4 finals, straight 

-1/2 finals, straight 

-Finals 5th – 8th , straight 

- Finals 3rd-4th and 1st-2nd, best of 3 rounds 

Elimination Race 

The Open competition will begin with heats. The top ** will qualify through to the final. The female competition will be conducted in accordance with the bylaws and run as a straight final. 

Points Race 

The competition will be conducted in accordance with the bylaws and run as a straight final. 

Time Trials 

The competition will be conducted in accordance with the bylaws and run as a straight final. 

Individual Pursuit 

The competition will be conducted in accordance with the bylaws and run as a qualifying of top 4 for medal finals. 

Team Sprint 

The competition will be conducted in accordance with the bylaws and run as a qualifying of top 4 for medal finals. 

Team Pursuit 

The competition will be conducted in accordance with the bylaws and run as a qualifying of top 4 for medal finals 

Friday 28th February: 

18.00pm: Venue Opens 

18.10pm: Signing on Opens – ALL RIDERS 

18.50pm: Signing on Closes – ALL RIDERS 

18.55pm Track Open- Warm Up 

19.20pm: All Rider Briefing 

19.30pm: Competition Starts 

Saturday 1st March 

8:00am Venue Opens 

8:45am Signing on Opens – ALL RIDERS 

9:30am Signing on Closes – ALL RIDERS 

9:35am Track Open – Warm Up  

9:55am ALL Rider Briefing 

10:00am Competition Start 

Sunday 2nd March 

8:00am Venue Opens 

8:45am Signing on Opens – ALL RIDERS 

9:30am Signing on Closes – ALL RIDERS 

9:35am Track Open – Warm Up  

9:55am ALL Rider Briefing 

10:00am Competition Start 

Ensure that your numbers are positioned as demonstrated in the diagram on both left and right side. This will ensure that both the Commissaires and Timing Box are able to identify you correctly. If you have a no pins skin suit, please ensure that your numbers are at the furthest most points of the outer sides. Unidentifiable numbers will result in relegations to the end of the race result. 

Pop Up Concession 

Brooks Cycles will have a concession store located within Track Centre. Tony will be holding stock of all your track essentials and be on hand for any mechanical needs too. 

Race Queries 

If you wish to query the result of a race, this needs to be made within 30 minutes of the completion of said race. All queries must be made directly to Jo Dabbs  (Tournament Director) who will take the request and detail the specifics to the Race Jury. All decisions from the race jury are final. 

Bike Storage 

There is strictly no access to track centre until Friday evening at 18.00pm when the venue opens for any riders or support teams associated to the BUCS event. Do not attempt to gain access to set up pens or leave equipment before this point as there are events taking place. This is non-negotiable and applies to everyone. If you wish to leave your bike within track centre overnight on the Friday and Saturday, you do so at your own risk. The venue nor event organisers take responsibility for any unattended equipment over this period. 

Bike Hire

There will be no availability to hire any bikes from the Venue over the weekend. Please ensure you have the correct bike prior to arrival.

Institutions Pens:

All pens will be allocated prior to arrival. These have been selected based on the numbers of riders per institution and will be set up by the venue. Pens will be clearly marked with the Institutions names. 

Kit

All riders are encouraged to wear kit in their Institutions colours. This is to differentiate riders during bunch races on Track. However, we understand that kits are expensive and therefore do not enforce this.

Live Results & Day Information

All results and information throughout the weekend will be posted through a WhatsApp community. You can join this by scanning the QR code below or following the link here

Or through the QR code below:

Food & Drink

There will be a cold refreshment stand provided by the venue in the Track Centre. There is also a cafe in the venue which is available for all to use. 

Changing Facilities/Disabled Access

Changing facilities will be provided by the Venue 

There is disability access into and around the venue and into and out of the track centre 

Parking

On Friday & Sunday, parking is available all day from £3 or for free for the first 3 hours. All information can be found here

Saturday Parking: Due to Derby County FC playing at home, parking stewards positioned on the main car park entrance. All attendees will pay on arrival, either cash or card, at £5 per vehicle and be given a parking pass to display in their windscreen. Please arrive in plenty of time as the car park will fill up quickly. We recommend avoiding parking on the Saturday and either using public transport or being dropped off.

Spectators

Spectators are able to view the Championships free of charge.

All riders and staff will recieve accreditation. Riders accreditation has already been confirmed. All additional numbers must be submitted prior to Wednesday 25th February at 5.00pm. 

Please contact Joe O'Loughlin with your expected staffing numbers needed for accreditation.

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 

Please read Appendix 1 in conjunction with Regulation 6 for a full breakdown of BUCS Points available.

Presentations will take place for the finals at the end of competition on both Saturday & Sunday.

This event is taking place during Ramadan (17th February - 19th March). We are aware that there may be competitors who are observing Ramadan and require a quiet place to pray. We have designated a meeting room within the venue for anyone who wishes to use it. Please speak with the event staff at Registration who can direct you to this room.

Anymore questions regarding this please contact Joe O'Loughlin

BUCS’ mission is to provide exceptional student sporting experiences that inspire, develop and unite.

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.

To find out more or report a concern, please click here.

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.