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The sprint or match sprint is a track cycling event involving between two and four riders, though it is usually run as a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike in the individual pursuit, start next to each other. Men's sprint has been an Olympic event at every games except 1904 (which had races at seven different distances) and ...
Team sprint (sea level) [a] 40.949 Jeffrey Hoogland Harrie Lavreysen Roy van den Berg Netherlands 6 August 2024 Olympic Games: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France [3] 4000 m individual pursuit (sea level) 3:59.153 Jonathan Milan Italy 18 October 2024 World Championships: Ballerup, Denmark [5] Hour record (sea level) 56.792 km Filippo Ganna Italy
The individual sprint is a track cycling event held at the Summer Olympics.The event was first held for men at the first modern Olympics in 1896. It was held again in 1900, but not in 1904 when various races at different distances were conducted.
The most noticeable changes in over a century of track cycling have concerned the bikes themselves, engineered to be lighter and more aerodynamic to enable ever-faster times. Track cycling has been featured in every modern Olympic Games except the 1912 Games. Women's track cycling events were first included in the modern Olympics in 1988. [4]
Team sprint (progression) ♦40.949 Jeffrey Hoogland Harrie Lavreysen Roy van den Berg Netherlands 6 August 2024 2024 Olympic Games: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France [4] 4000 m individual pursuit (progression) 4:14.982 Lasse Norman Hansen Denmark 14 August 2016 2016 Olympic Games: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [5] 4000 m team pursuit (progression ...
Deputy Editor Tara Seplavy chats with 3x Olympian Bobby Lea to learn about the fast-paced disciplines of Olympic track cycling, track bikes, and training tips.
1.2.5 Sprint, individual. 1.2.6 Sprint, team. ... Mountain bike ... track cycling events were held over various distances that were contested at one or two Games only.
The team sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name, it is not a conventional cycling sprint event – it is a three-rider team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome. The riders use a standard track bicycle which are single-speed with no freewheel or brakes.