2013-05-25 The British Pacing Association’s Derny Fest and National Womens’ Omnium

This Saturday, 25th May, 2.00pm
The British Pacing Association’s Derny Fest and National Womens’ Omnium. Two race meetings for the price of one. Then again, it’s free to watch them both!

                 **The Derny Fest** is  a must for fans of the crazy moped-led track racing discipline. But  it’s also a great event for those who don’t quite get it! Come and find  out what it’s all about. Riders slipstreaming dedicated pacers make for  super-fast and fascinating contests. British Derny Paced Champion Matt  Gittings will be racing against a host of other top British riders and  there’s a couple of hot Italian Derny Specialists coming over especially  to mix things up. Bellissimo!
                 **The Women’s Omnium** is part of British  Cycling’s season long National Series competition for women, with  rounds being held at different venues around the country. So we’re  talking top women riders coming to Herne Hill, racing in all your  favourite track races (sprint, points, pursuit and scratch) for points  towards a national title. They will be going for it!

Sounds good!

Anyone going to watch this?

Not if you're going.

not a derny

Well spotted do you have any pictures of a derny?

That's Brian Taylor, where is he now?

Derny Fest is a great event, was probably my favourite event to ride, the will to not be embarassed by losing my machine always pushed me harder than any other race....

Here you go. The finest athletes competing on the track.

Did anyone go?

I had to leave before the end to avoid turning into a pumpkin at midnight, some reasonable weather though for a change.

I was planning to go, but no one was keen on joining me...
Hope it was good

Matt Gittings won I heard, he is a legend behind a derny, and still only in his early twenties. Sadly I didn't go. I would liked to have seen it.

There weren't really many (any?) spectators and the racing was sporadic. Some of the women's omnium races were good but I'm not a fan of long, drawn out derny racing.

There weren't really many (any?) spectators and the racing was sporadic. Some of the women's omnium races were good but I'm not a fan of long, drawn out derny racing.

i was there with kat balou. also modan, amey and his wfie and another friend. roboto may have stuck around after riding basics for the beginning of the omnium, i can't recall.

I forgot to take my licence back on saturday...anyone knows how I can get it back?

this was awesome, made me wonder would I ever be that fast; possibly not ;)