March saw Derby Arena Velodrome play host to two national cycling events. This is the first time both these events have been hosted in Derby.

British University and Colleague Sports (BUCS) Track Championships

Between Fri 28 Feb and Mon 3 Mar over 100 students from across the UK descended on Derby Arena Velodrome for the BUCS Cycling and Para-Cycling Track Championships.

In total 28 University teams attended the event, with teams from as far away as Glasgow, Strathclyde, Bath, Exeter and Southampton joining cyclists from local institutions such as Derby Loughborough and Nottingham.

The event was also livestreamed on YouTube to over a thousand live viewers from around the world.

BUCS Event Organiser Joe O’Loughlin said:

The Track Championships was a huge success. Moving to Derby Arena this year and introducing the additional Friday session on top of the weekend was a first for BUCS, but both changes have received amazing feedback with members experiences overwhelmingly positive. The whole event, from the planning into the set up leading to the delivery, was made far easier by working with Daniel and his wonderful team. We look forward to making next year even bigger and better and continuing to provide a platform where student riders can display their immense talent.

See the short YouTube video of the BUSC event.

British Cycling National Youth Omnium Round 1

Derby Arena Velodrome hosted Round 1 of the of the National Youth Omnium Series on Sun 9 Mar.

The Youth Omnium series is an important part of the British Cycling track calendar, with approximately 150 young cyclists ages 12-16 from across the country competing for places in the National final in June.

The Omnium has five different events: 1km Time Trial, 500m Sprint, Elimination Race, Scratch Race and Points Race, with points awarded for each race and totalled up at the end for with an overall winner from each age group for boys and girls.
Whilst most of the cyclists and their families came from the Midlands area, there were cyclists from further afield such as Southampton, London, Newport and Devon.

Adult riders also took park in support races, providing further entertainment with exciting bunch racing and keirin racing.

Our next national cycle event is the British Cycling National Track Series - Round 1 in October 2025.

See all upcoming events at Derby Arena.