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Track Cycling	Izu Velodrome

SIX EVENTS Men and Women

1 Sprint: Three head-to-head laps, riders manoeuvre for best position before final dash

2 Team Sprint: Teams of three riders race over three laps

3 Keirin: Riders follow motorised pace-setting bike for three laps, sprint for three laps

4 Team Pursuit: Two teams of four on opposite sides of track, 4km

5 Omnium: Riders amass points across four different disciplines

6 NEW – Madison: Two-rider tag teams in 30km or 50km endurance relay race


Use of lead rider’s air resistance to conserve energy

Jason Kenny (GBR) could become most decorated British Olympian


VELODROME: 250m circuit

Cote d’azur: Allows riders to enter track but cannot be used as “shortcut”

Stayer’s line (blue): Used as guide for teamracing

Pursuit line
Start/finish for pursuit events

Finish line

45° banking (max)

12° banking (min)

Black line: Shortest route around track

Sprinter’s line (red): Lead rider cannot be passed on inside

Sprint timing line: Indicates start of final 200m in sprint race


OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS 2016

Sprint		Jason Kenny (GBR)
Team Sprint 	Great Britain
Keirin		Jason Kenny (GBR)
Team Pursuit 	Great Britain
Omnium		Elia Viviani (ITA)

Sprint		Kristina Vogel (GER)
Team sprint 	China
Keirin		Elis Ligtlee (NED)
Team Pursuit 	Great Britain
Omnium		Laura Trott (GBR)


Source: Tokyo 2020
Picture: Getty Images
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