What it's like to ride the new Derby Arena cycling track
Derbyshire Institute of Sport coach Geoff Cooke and cyclist Katie Toft test out Derby Arena's spectacular new facility in what was the first of planned weekly sessions for the county's talented young riders.
Cycle Derby Youth Session at Derby Velodrome
Youth U10/U12/U14 session at Derby Arena Velodrome with Cycle Derby filmed using Cycliq Fly6 & Fly12 cameras.
Derby Velodrome. Virtual Tour using GoPro plus 3 axis stabiliser.
A quick tour of the amazing Derby Arena in Pride Park Derby - courtesy of Marketing Derby and the Derby Diplomat tours -
Derby Arena is located on Derby’s Pride Park next to the iPro Stadium. Development of the £27.5 million Arena heralds the most exciting and important changes to leisure facilities in Derby in the last 40 years, as part of Derby City Council's Leisure Strategy.
The new arena is primarily a space for sports and physical activity; however it also serves as a venue to host cultural events, exhibitions, product launches and conferences, and as such, is able to hold up to 5000 people.
The Arena boasts an exciting range of facilities:
250m indoor cycle track suitable for individual, club, school, group and business track sessions, track leagues, and local, regional, national and international track events. The cycle track itself is made out of Siberian Spruce and designed by Velotrack.
Sports infield the size of 13 badminton courts, suitable for activities such as badminton, basketball, netball, football and volleyball.
Cycle hub with hire, repair & storage
State-of-the-art 140 station gym
Watt bike and exercise studios
Events & conferencing facilities
Meeting and hospitality rooms available for hire
Café and bar
Fixed spectator seating for over 1600 people
Fully accessible changing rooms
National Men's & Women's Omnium Championships - Sat 17 Feb at Derby Arena - Part 1
Livestream replay
The HSBC UK National Men's and Women's Omnium Championships will consist of qualification and heats. Both events will have separate competitions for male and female riders.
The omnium will be made up of 4 events and is disputed over a single day held under British Cycling and UCI rules.
The final classification is established as follows:
Prior to the start of the Points Race, a current ranking with the points totals shall be drawn up, and riders will start the Points Race with these points accrued over the first three events. Riders shall add to, and lose points from, their points totals based on laps gained and lost, and points won in sprints, during the Points Race.
Final overall Omnium ranking shall evolve through the Points Race.
The winner of the Omnium shall be the rider who has obtained the highest total of points.
Male races:
10 km Scratch
10 km Tempo
Elimination
25 km Points
Female races:
7.5 km Scratch
7.5 km Tempo
Elimination
20 km Points
Derby Arena has unreserved seating for this event. You will be able to select your seat as you arrive. There will also be space to stand and watch the races.
Derby Arena Launch Event
The official opening of the Arena was marked with a special launch evening that took place on Thursday 19 March. The launch event welcomed hundreds of local people, as well as sporting and cultural celebrities who were able to explore the iconic new venue for the first time. Between the sporting and cultural celebrities Derby Arena welcomed Dame Margaret Beckett, Councillor Alison Martin, Councillor Ranjit Banwait, Dame Sarah Storey, Sir David Brailsford and Geoff Cooke.
Audience members had the chance to experience the Arena in its many guises and manifestations. Different activities took place throughout the Arena in a multitude of locations, which guests had the opportunity to explore. Our guests were then encouraged to take their seats for a spectacular sporting, cycling and cultural showcase.
Some of the cultural performances included Calidoscopio, Pedal Powered Party, Legwarmerz, Sports Day, Adjudicators, Jazz Undead, Kezia Gill, Lost Boys, Lucille, Street Aquatic, Hubbub Theatre Company and a range of great local musicians. Sporting performances were delivered by Darkstar Velleyball Club, FS Derby, Derbyshire Institute of Sport, whilst cycling was delivered by Face Partnership.
Derby Arena track cycling events
In July 2016 Derby Arena hosted its first track open competition. Spectators were invited to come and witness the thrill of the track and join the party atmosphere.
National-standard track cyclists competed in a range of events including a scratch, points, elimination and a 10 mile Grand Prix final. Spectators had the great opportunity to witness exciting Keirin and Madison races as pairs hand slung each other into the fast paced racing.
We look forward to welcoming you to Derby Arena for our forthcoming events.
Great Britain Cycling at Derby Velodrome
Team GB at Derby Arena
Sight Support Derbyshire event at Derby Velodrome
Sight Support Derbyshire event @Derby Velodrome (3)
National Men's & Women's Omnium Championships - Sat 17 Feb at Derby Arena - Part 2
Livestream replay
The HSBC UK National Men's and Women's Omnium Championships will consist of qualification and heats. Both events will have separate competitions for male and female riders.
The omnium will be made up of 4 events and is disputed over a single day held under British Cycling and UCI rules.
The final classification is established as follows:
Prior to the start of the Points Race, a current ranking with the points totals shall be drawn up, and riders will start the Points Race with these points accrued over the first three events. Riders shall add to, and lose points from, their points totals based on laps gained and lost, and points won in sprints, during the Points Race.
Final overall Omnium ranking shall evolve through the Points Race.
The winner of the Omnium shall be the rider who has obtained the highest total of points.
Male races:
10 km Scratch
10 km Tempo
Elimination
25 km Points
Female races:
7.5 km Scratch
7.5 km Tempo
Elimination
20 km Points
Derby Arena has unreserved seating for this event. You will be able to select your seat as you arrive. There will also be space to stand and watch the races.
Cycle Derby Youth Accreditation at Derby Arena
Cycle Derby doing what we do best, forming habits, not changing them!
Cycle Derby Track Day at Derby Arena
Cycle Derby doing what we do best, forming habits, not changing them!
2-6-09 - 750mtr (3lap) Derby
Track Cycling at ILT Velodrome - Club Racing night - 2 June 2009
B Grade - 750mtr (3 lap) Derby
I'm not sure who won, I was 5th out of 6 riders
Team Derby at Derby Arena
Phantom media took some video footage and GoPro footage of Team Derby at Derby Arena Velodrome
Cycle Derby Track Taster session at Derby Arena
Cycle Derby doing what we do best, forming habits, not changing them!
Derby Velodrome Vets SQT Elimination Race 25th Aug 16
Thursday Vets SQT Elimination Race 25th Aug 16
First Group Race
Mark Cavendish Omnium 1km Time Trial Derby Arena Velodrome Aug 2015
Derbyshire Institute of Sport Bondholder Breakfast at Derby Arena
Marketing Derby Bondholder Derbyshire Institute of Sport (DIS) in partnership with fellow Bondholder Derby Arena, invited fellow Bondholders to celebrate the successes of Derbyshire athletes as they return from a medal-winning frenzy at the Commonwealth Games 2018.
Bondholders heard about the work of the DIS and the support it provides to athletes based in Derbyshire, in order to propel them onto the world stage and into world-class programmes. The DIS provides bespoke support services by understanding the individual needs of athletes to turn their dreams into reality.
The success of the programmes is positioning Derbyshire as a high performance county capable of competing with the rest of the world as shown in the last couple of weeks at the Gold Coast.
We interviewed Katie Toft, a World Champion from the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Rio this year.
Katie Toft also sat on the panel with members of Team KGF, Dan Bigham and Jonny Wale, who told their inspiring story and how they have achieved astounding results.
Dean Jackson, Founder of HUUB Design, will be compèred the event and and featured a 24-hour cycling record attempt taking place.
Derby Velodrome Vets SQT 26 Nov
B & C group SQT Elimination