Individual Sprint Questions

[P!N20]

Hi, I love watching the individual sprint event, but never competed in one, so can someone tell me when it gets to a best of three final, how do they determine who gets the inside/outside position? Or is it just if it gets to a third race a coin is tossed?

Also, I heard a tactic is to just go flat out from the gun to try to get enough distance on your opponent to eliminate the draft advantage. Is there any videos of someone attempting this in a major sporting event?

Cheers.

[Alex Simmons/RST]

Hi, I love watching the individual sprint event, but never competed in one, so can someone tell me when it gets to a best of three final, how do they determine who gets the inside/outside position? Or is it just if it gets to a third race a coin is tossed?

Also, I heard a tactic is to just go flat out from the gun to try to get enough distance on your opponent to eliminate the draft advantage. Is there any videos of someone attempting this in a major sporting event?

Cheers.

It all in the rule book.
http://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/ ... da11c58e_6

3.2.037 The starting position shall be determined by drawing lots. The rider drawing number 1 shall start on the inside of the track. In two-heat races, the other rider shall take the position on the inside of the track in the second heat. For the deciding round, a fresh draw shall take place.

If there is a mishap/crash then other rules apply to any restart and the rider order may be changed.

[P!N20]

^ Very good, thanks Alex

[ironhanglider]

Hi, I love watching the individual sprint event, but never competed in one, so can someone tell me when it gets to a best of three final, how do they determine who gets the inside/outside position? Or is it just if it gets to a third race a coin is tossed?

Also, I heard a tactic is to just go flat out from the gun to try to get enough distance on your opponent to eliminate the draft advantage. Is there any videos of someone attempting this in a major sporting event?

Cheers.

There are a few examples around, the commentary refers to another example with Sir Chris Hoy on the receiving end, which was what I was originally looking for. (it might have been Felix English)



Cheers,

Cameron

[Derny Driver]

Jump onto youtube and search
"Black Line Sprint Tutorial"
The common scenarios are all covered there

[P!N20]

There are a few examples around, the commentary refers to another example with Sir Chris Hoy on the receiving end, which was what I was originally looking for.

Cheers,

Cameron

Ah sweet! Thanks Cam. Exactly what I was looking for.

Do you reckon Forstemann would have ran a smaller gear for that race in order to create a gap? Looks like he’s spinning away while Sireau is struggling to get up to speed.

[P!N20]

Jump onto youtube and search
"Black Line Sprint Tutorial"
The common scenarios are all covered there

Thanks DD. I’m going to enjoy working my way through those.

[10speedsemiracer]

There are a few examples around, the commentary refers to another example with Sir Chris Hoy on the receiving end, which was what I was originally looking for. (it might have been Felix English)



Cheers,

Cameron

Blitzkrieg...

[foo on patrol]

There are a few examples around, the commentary refers to another example with Sir Chris Hoy on the receiving end, which was what I was originally looking for.

Cheers,

Cameron

Ah sweet! Thanks Cam. Exactly what I was looking for.

Do you reckon Forstemann would have ran a smaller gear for that race in order to create a gap? Looks like he’s spinning away while Sireau is struggling to get up to speed.

He would still be riding around a 112" + gear, for that. Seen Matthew Glaezter get hammered a few times like this and by blokes that were .75-1sec slower over the 200mtrs.

Foo

[find_bruce]

There are two simple reasons why Forstemann can get up to speed that quickly on a big gear