1978 British National Track Championships

The 1978 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 24–29 July 1978, at the Leicester Velodrome.

It was billed as the centenary championships based on the first ever winner Ian Falconer who won the 1878 two miles national championship. A new hardwood track costing £175,000 was laid down just one week before competition began.

Medal summary Men's Events Event Gold Silver BronzeTime Trial Trevor Gadd Steve Cronshaw Paul FennellAmateur Sprint Trevor Gadd Dave Le Grys Steve Cronshaw Professional Sprint Ian Hallam Paul Medhurst Mick Bennett Prof Individual Pursuit Steve Heffernan Ian Banbury Ian Hallam Amateur Individual Pursuit Tony Doyle John Patston Willi Moore Team Pursuit Teesside Clarion VC Europa Red VC Europa BlueAmateur 50 km Points Steve Mann Mick Davies Tony JamesAmateur 20 km Scratch Glen Mitchell Tony Doyle Derek HuntMadison Hugh Cameron & Gary Creswell Gerry Taylor & Derek Hunt Shaun Fenwick & Paul RobilliardTandem Trevor Gadd & Steve Cronshaw Paul Swinnerton & Peter Humphries Jim Langmead & Brian FudgeDerny Alan Johnson Rik Notley Paul Gerrard

Women's Events Event Gold Silver BronzeSprint Brenda Atkinson Catherine Swinnerton Lynda AllenIndividual Pursuit Maggie Thompson Brenda Atkinson Denise Burton

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