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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 ...
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it was held on velodromes similar to the ones used today. [ 1 ] These velodromes consisted of two straights and slightly banked turns, though they varied more in length and material than the modern 250 m track.
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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.
A cycling track for races. See track. [19] [22] Velomobile An enclosed recumbent tricycle, usually designed with aerodynamics in mind. Can be fully enclosed or with a head-out configuration. [128] Vultures Race spectators who gather at a technical point of the course where a crash is more likely to occur. [7]
Velodrome. Banking in the turns, called cant, allows riders to keep their bikes relatively perpendicular to the surface while riding at speed.When travelling through the turns at racing speed, which may exceed 85 km/h (52.8 mph), the banking attempts to match the natural lean of a bicycle moving through that curve.
A scratch race is a track cycling race in which all riders start together and the objective is simply to be first over the finish line after a certain number of laps.. UCI regulations specify that a scratch race should be held over 15 km for Elite Men and 10 km for Elite Women. [1]
Pages for logged out ... Download as PDF; Printable version ... This is the list of Commonwealth Games records in track cycling . Men's records. ♦ denotes a ...