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Cycle Speedway

Cycle speedway is a short-form cycling discipline on a compact track: riders start together, usually race a few anticlockwise laps and control brakeless specialist bikes through line choice, tactics and body position.

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Classification

Category Cycling sport

Family Cycling Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Short track cycling with a specialist brakeless bike, start tactics, line choice and direct heat racing.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like short tactical bike races and club training on a compact track.

Cost Club taster sessions are often inexpensive; a loan or club bike is realistic for entry. Club fees, helmet/protection, bike maintenance, racing and travel. Cycle speedway club with track, coach and loan equipment. Do not classify it as motorsport: it is pedal-powered cycling.

First progress Start and corner feel after a few sessions; tactical heats need repetition.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

cycle speedway bike or loan bike
helmet
gloves/protection
flat track
coach or club

First steps

find a club
try a loan bike
practise starts and corner line
ride first short heats slowly

Cycle speedway club, British Cycling/national body, youth or family session.

Use helmet, gloves, spacing, track briefing and coach instructions; contact remains rule-bound.

Weitere Angaben

Tags vehicle, cycle-speedway, cycling-sport, radsport-familie, radsport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete the short track heat legally faster or better placed than the opposition.

Teilnehmer

riders in heats.

Teamgröße

individual scoring or club team by match format.

Spielfeld

cycle speedway track.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

placing and points by heat/match.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

cycle speedway bike
helmet
protection
track

Wichtige Regelpunkte

false start
leaving the track
illegal contact
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

British Cycling (BC)

How to get into cycle speedway British Cycling · official-beginner-guide · high
Getting started with cycle speedway British Cycling · beginner-guide · high
This Is Cycle Speedway! Velo / Outside · experience-feature · medium
About Cycle Speedway CS News by 3318 · community-guide · medium