The stayer race is one of the 2 motor-paced racing disciplines of the annual UEC European Track Championships. [1]
In the past, private organizers of track cycling events organized championships (European Criterion or Winter championship) during the Winter months. The first European championship Stayer was held in 1896. [2]
The sub federation for professional cycling of the UCI, the FICP organized official European championships (called Championnats d'Hiver) between 1972 and 1990. [3]
Since 1995 the European Cycling Union is responsible for this event. [4]