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Motor-Paced Race

Motor-paced racing is track cycling behind a motorised pacer. Rider and pacer work as a pair; slipstream, distance, signals, velodrome line and safety define the format.

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Classification

Category Cycling sport

Family Cycling Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Track cycling in the slipstream of a derny or motorised pacer.

Geeignet für Suitable for experienced track cyclists seeking high speed and team coordination.

Cost Track-cycling basics before any motorised pacing; pacer and velodrome approval are mandatory. Track bike/stayer setup, velodrome time, qualified pacer, protection, licence/club structure and training. Velodrome, track cycling club, derny/motor-pace workshop or national track federation. It is cycling behind a pacer, not ball sport and not motorsport.

First progress Track-cycling base takes weeks; motor-paced entry only after approval and pacer access.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

track bike or stayer bike
helmet
velodrome
qualified pacer
derny/motorbike
clear signals

First steps

take track-cycling course
learn velodrome rules
watch pacer training
only later ride derny/motor-pace session

Velodrome, track cycling club, British Cycling/national track programme or derny workshop.

Ride only with approved velodrome, qualified pacer, clear signals and track experience.

Weitere Angaben

Tags vehicle, motor-paced-race, cycling-sport, motor-paced-cycling, radsport-familie, radsport, motor-paced-cycling-stayer-rennen, motor-paced-cycling-stayer-racing

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete distance or time behind the pacer legally faster/better placed.

Teilnehmer

rider plus pacer.

Teamgröße

pair.

Spielfeld

velodrome/track oval.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

placing, time/distance, laps.

Gewinnbedingung

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

Ausrüstung

track bike
derny/motor pacer
helmet
velodrome

Wichtige Regelpunkte

unsafe distance
wrong line
pacer-rule breach
track-rule breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

British Cycling (BC)

Motor-paced race Encyclopaedia Britannica · reference · medium
Derny & Madison British Cycling · official-coaching-guide · high
Motor-Paced RI Sports Chronicle · history-feature · medium