Track Cycling 2016 Discussion Thread

[Nickyc707 382]

On ‎05‎/‎03‎/‎2016 at 9:58 PM, Benolympique said:

you do not know the equestrian g and qualified in powerlifting? Parzlympics games

For powerlifting try http://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/160228103504764_FINAL+MENS+PR_IPC+PO_0.pdf

and http://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/160228103649807_FINAL+WOMENS+PR_IPC+PO_1.pdf 

The qualifiers in each weight category are not yet finalised but this will give you a pretty good idea of how things stand.

[dcro 10,210]

2017 World Championships will be held in Hong Kong. Slightly dissapointed because according to the wikipedia Turkmenistan was the only initial candidate. Track Worlds in Turkmenistan would be very interesting.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships

Edited March 15, 2016 by dcro

[heywoodu 15,135]

Just now, dcro said:

2017 World Championships will be held in Hong Kong. Slightly dissapointed because according to the wikipedia Turkmenistan was the only initial candidate. Track Worlds in Turkmenistan would be very interesting.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships

That really is a shame, it would have been pretty much the first time I would see or hear anything out of Turkmenistan  

[Werloc 3,164]

4 medals in U18 and U23 European Championships gives me hope that our track cycling might be on the right track () again.

Edited July 17, 2016 by Werloc

[GoPoland 0]

All results:

http://uec.ch/en/home-2/item/519-2016-uec-track-juniors-u23-european-championhips-montichiari-ita-results-and-info.html

 

18 medals for Poland is a good result.

[mrv86 3,138]

According to a note I found in Mexico's Olympic Committee, UCI is interested in introducing Women's Madison, starting next season of the World Cup. Plus, they would alter Omnium to only have 4 events: individual pursuit, time trial, flying lap and a new version of points race/race in which the winner of each lap will win one point andfive points

for every lap gained on the group.

 

Other proposals to be considered during UCI's congress in Doha this week, are slight modifications in the rules for Keirin and Team Pursuit.

[heywoodu 15,135]

5 hours ago, mrv86 said:

According to a note I found in Mexico's Olympic Committee, UCI is interested in introducing Women's Madison, starting next season of the World Cup. Plus, they would alter Omnium to only have 4 events: individual pursuit, time trial, flying lap and a new version of points race/race in which the winner of each lap will win one point andfive points

for every lap gained on the group.

 

Other proposals to be considered during UCI's congress in Doha this week, are slight modifications in the rules for Keirin and Team Pursuit.

Yes, this month's European championships will have this new omnium, albeit in a bit different version: 

 

1. Scratch 10km

2. 'Speed race' 10km (no idea how else to translate it)

3. Elimination race

4. Points race

 

It'll have the women's madison as well. 

 

[Agger 1,662]

5 hours ago, mrv86 said:

According to a note I found in Mexico's Olympic Committee, UCI is interested in introducing Women's Madison, starting next season of the World Cup. Plus, they would alter Omnium to only have 4 events: individual pursuit, time trial, flying lap and a new version of points race/race in which the winner of each lap will win one point andfive points

for every lap gained on the group.

 

Other proposals to be considered during UCI's congress in Doha this week, are slight modifications in the rules for Keirin and Team Pursuit.

 

Even though it would be more or less perfect for Lasse Norman, I find that kind of omnium sad. Having a tempo race is fine with me, as I guess that's an entertaining high paced alternative, but making it 3 time trials and one mass start would take out the idea of both good time trialists and good mass starters having a good chance.

 

27 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Yes, this month's European championships will have this new omnium, albeit in a bit different version: 

 

1. Scratch 10km

2. 'Speed race' 10km (no idea how else to translate it)

3. Elimination race

4. Points race

 

It'll have the women's madison as well. 

 

 

That's even worse. No time trials at all (also, I believe it's called tempo race )

[heywoodu 15,135]

Just now, Agger said:

 

Even though it would be more or less perfect for Lasse Norman, I find that kind of omnium sad. Having a tempo race is fine with me, as I guess that's an entertaining high paced alternative, but making it 3 time trials and one mass start would take out the idea of both good time trialists and good mass starters having a good chance.

 

 

That's even worse. No time trials at all (also, I believe it's called tempo race )

Yes, "tempo race" is what I saw in Dutch, but I had no idea what it is and how to translate it since in Dutch it would mean something like "a race with a consistent speed"  

 

There's some basic elements an "all-round" competition needs in my opinion:

- A pure, individual sprint event (like a flying lap or a 500m time trial, definitely not longer than that)

- A pure, individual endurance event (like a 5k pursuit/time trial or something, definitely not shorter)

- A mass start sprint event, which basically means keirin

- A mass start endurance event with a serious length, 10km is nothing

 

Then you've got all 4 elements: mass start and individual + sprint and endurance = the best all-round track cyclist.

 

 

 

[Agger 1,662]

10 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Yes, "tempo race" is what I saw in Dutch, but I had no idea what it is and how to translate it since in Dutch it would mean something like "a race with a consistent speed"  

 

There's some basic elements an "all-round" competition needs in my opinion:

- A pure, individual sprint event (like a flying lap or a 500m time trial, definitely not longer than that)

- A pure, individual endurance event (like a 5k pursuit/time trial or something, definitely not shorter)

- A mass start sprint event, which basically means keirin

- A mass start endurance event with a serious length, 10km is nothing

 

Then you've got all 4 elements: mass start and individual + sprint and endurance = the best all-round track cyclist.

 

 

 

 

It's called tempo race in the official schedule and I saw it on wiki as well