Cycling

[Pseudo]

Can anyone explain to me - or better, point me towards a website which has an explanation in big, friendly letters and nice short words - the rules behind the cycling events?

There is an event where two riders go head to head, and it seems to me that the idea is to go as slow as possible until the last lap. This defies all logic. Obviously I am missing something important.

And that other event where 4 racers on each team ride in single file, with the leader dropping to the rear after every lap. What's up with that?

I just don't get it.

[Grahaml]

The riders aren't told to go as slow as possible. The rules say that each rider takes a turn leading into the last lap. If the riders go as fast as they can then they'll be overtaken because the other rider will just slipstream them. Effectively they're trying to negate the advantage of starting from behind.

This is again because of slipstreaming. The rider swings off the front so someone else does the work into the still air and the others get it a little easier sitting behind in the slipstream. It's the most effective way to use the 4 riders energy best.

Hope that makes sense.

[Thiele]

Bates finished 6th in the Womens points race and Meares into the Semi finals of the Womens sprint

[Thiele]

Can anyone explain to me - or better, point me towards a website which has an explanation in big, friendly letters and nice short words - the rules behind the cycling events?

There is an event where two riders go head to head, and it seems to me that the idea is to go as slow as possible until the last lap. This defies all logic. Obviously I am missing something important.

And that other event where 4 racers on each team ride in single file, with the leader dropping to the rear after every lap. What's up with that?

I just don't get it.

http://media.foxsports.com.au/multimedi ... id=cycling

[Thiele]

Gold to Great Britian in the mens team pursuit

Silver to Denmark

Bronze to Kiwis

Australia 4th

[Pseudo]

Thanks Graham, Thiele.

[Thiele]

Meares going for Gold Shortly you can follow all the action on beijing now as the blog the races

[Thiele]

Anna Semi under way

[Thiele]

Anna lost the first Sprint it is the best of three

[Thiele]

Race 2 is underway

[Thiele]

Meares wins race 2 1 all off to the third

[Thiele]

Race three is about to start

[Thiele]

Meares is out she will be ridding for bronzw

So for the Gold it will be Great Britian vs China

[magpie in the 80's]

Meares is out she will be ridding for bronzw

So for the Gold it will be Great Britian vs China

i think you'll find its aust v great britian

[Thiele]

Changed that It will be Great Britian vs Australia for the gold medal sprint

[Thiele]

Meares is out she will be ridding for bronzw

So for the Gold it will be Great Britian vs China

i think you'll find its aust v great britian

you are correct

[Thiele]

Great Britan vs Australia is about to start

[Thiele]

Great Britian 1

Australia 0

[Thiele]

Race 2 comming up G.B leads Australia

China has won there first medal in track cycling

[Thiele]

Sprint results

Gold - Great Britian
Silver - Australia (the only medal we won on the track
Bronze - China