Governing Body: | Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) |
The cyclists begin the race in one of the three ways:-
The holders cannot step over the starting line. When the rolling start is used on a track, at least one neutral lap is taken to ensure a fair start. The race begins with a gun or a whistle.
Any rider who appears as a danger to the other riders shall be disqualified. Pushing or pulling among the riders is prohibited in races except the madison; no rider may hold back or pull an opponent.
A completion of a lap is signaled by the ringing of a bell. A cyclist finishes a race when the front tyre first penetrates the imaginary vertical plane that is perpendicular to the leading edge of the finish line.
In case of a tie between two or more riders in the first place, then as per the discretion of the referee they may ride either a full or a shorter distance.
,The referee is the official to look after the following:-
These races are between 8 and 10 laps in length and the riders focus on sprinting power and race techniques and tactics over a small number of laps to beat the opponent. Sprint riders train themselves specifically to compete in the races of this length and will not participate in in races of long endurance.
The events that fall in sprint are:-
These races are much longer in distance. The lengths of these races vary from 12-16 laps for individual or team pursuit races while they measure upto 120 laps for full length.
The endurance events are as follows:-
The thing of the utmost importance to be known by the rider is the direction of the track. The track cyclists always ride in the anti-clockwise direction, i.e. they have to take the turns always toward their left.
Riders end up at the bottom of the track, so the safest place is to head up while the others are coming crashing down.
The black line is the lowest line and naturally the shortest track on the route. The area or the space between the red and the black lines is called the pole lane and during the 200m of the race if a person on the front has entered the pole lane, then he/she is not allowed to leave it. On the other hand the longest lane is the blue lane on the track. The riders in this lane should stay on or above the blue line and out of the course of the fastest riders.
If the rider gets a chance to pass the rider, he should paddle as hard as possible so as to overtake the other rider.
This is one of the most important thing to notice that the rider should never pass on the inside i.e. the left hand side of the rider.
The track cycles do not have brakes in them and there is a purpose behind it. The rider will not lose momentum by breaking; neither will he be able to cause a pile up by braking and bringing all the riders behind him down.
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