Track Cycling at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[Bearas 581]

Possible re-run?

[Grassmarket 4,030]

1 minute ago, Agger said:

A catch should be a win!

A catch is a win - the race is called the pursuit, the object is to get a catch, the time is secondary.

[james89 898]

Well that was exciting. 

[Grassmarket 4,030]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

They didn't catch them though. Well, they caught him, but you need to pass him (all three of you).

Yeah, that is the difficulty, how is a "catch" defined?  

[NearPup 3,496]

Just now, james89 said:

Well that was exciting. 

And someone yesterday said that track cycling is boring. It is when they do seeding time trials, but once the racing proper starts...

[heywoodu 16,004]

Just now, Grassmarket said:

Yeah, that is the difficulty.

Dutch commentator just got a text from Dutch cyclist Roy Pieters, who said that Denmark won't get the win (at least not by catch) because they didn't pass them. Let's see how it goes.

[Mkbw50 449]

1 minute ago, Grassmarket said:

Yeah, that is the difficulty, how is a "catch" defined?  

The third rider needs to be within 1m. At least that's what the BBC said

[heywoodu 16,004]

Just now, NearPup said:

And someone yesterday said that track cycling is boring. It is when they do seeding time trials, but once the racing proper starts...

Yesterday was very, very far from boring in the seeding time trials  

[Agger 1,700]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

They didn't catch them though. Well, they caught him, but you need to pass him (all three of you).

Jesper Worre feels certain that it was a catch. He claims that when you're within a meter it's a catch. Afterall the rules say that the winning team should be signalled to stop to make way for the losing team.

[heywoodu 16,004]

That is a most excellent time by the French team sprinters!