Track Cycling at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[Bearas 542]

Possible re-run?

[Grassmarket 3,611]

  On 8/3/2021 at 7:52 AM, Agger said:

A catch should be a win!

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

[james89 875]

Well that was exciting. 

[Grassmarket 3,611]

  On 8/3/2021 at 7:53 AM, heywoodu said:

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

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

[NearPup 3,198]

  On 8/3/2021 at 7:54 AM, james89 said:

Well that was exciting. 

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

[heywoodu 15,335]

  On 8/3/2021 at 7:55 AM, Grassmarket said:

Yeah, that is the difficulty.

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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 438]

  On 8/3/2021 at 7:55 AM, Grassmarket said:

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

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

[heywoodu 15,335]

  On 8/3/2021 at 7:56 AM, 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...

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

[Agger 1,664]

  On 8/3/2021 at 7:53 AM, heywoodu said:

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

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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 15,335]

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