Track Cycling at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[NearPup 3,608]

13 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

But then it's still a nonsense event with only endurance and nothing else. Omnium really, really needs at least something short in it. Flying lap, 500m time trial, whatever, it's bullshit to have it as an endurance-only event, takes the whole reason to have an omnium in the first place out of it.

It’s just the point race with extra steps.

[NearPup 3,608]

 Lee seems to want it way more.

[heywoodu 16,134]

1 minute ago, NearPup said:

It’s just the point race with extra steps.

I've grown to see it as a sort of Formula 1-like format: the first three events are the qualifying. They obviously count, but don't nearly decide anything major (unless you finish last all the time), and mostly give some slight advantages for the actual race.

[heywoodu 16,134]

Braspennincx beat Starikova.

 

Starikova easily beat Lee.

 

Lee easily beat Hinze.

 

Hinze easily beat Braspennincx (yesterday).

 

 

 

[Olympian1010 8,261]

17 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

But then it's still a nonsense event with only endurance and nothing else. Omnium really, really needs at least something short in it. Flying lap, 500m time trial, whatever, it's bullshit to have it as an endurance-only event, takes the whole reason to have an omnium in the first place out of it.

I would disagree on that point. The current Omnium defines who the best tactical racer is. It isn’t a sprint; it isn’t a road race; it isn’t a time trial;  it isn’t a pursuit; it’s pure, tactical racing over various formats that require different skills. That’s just my view of though.

[NearPup 3,608]

They should just rename the omnium to « point race » xD

[heywoodu 16,134]

2 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

I would disagree on that point. The current Omnium defines who the best tactical racer is. It isn’t a sprint; it isn’t a road race; it isn’t a time trial;  it isn’t a pursuit; it’s pure, tactical racing over various formats that require different skills. That’s just my view of though.

Whereas it used to define (at least better than now) who the best overall racer is. Both in events where it's purely about one's own quality as well as in events where tactics play a big role. It shouldn't be completely one or completely the other, but a mix of all things track cycling has to offer (individually).

[heywoodu 16,134]

And that's Kenny out early in the elimination race.

[heywoodu 16,134]

Wild letting herself get tricked early as well

[intoronto 6,593]

I like this elimination race