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Track Cycling
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome 	Event 	Medal
  

VELODROME
Track length
250m

Cote d’azur
Allows riders to enter track. Cannot be used to “shortcut” other riders

Pursuit line
Start/finish for pursuit events

Sprint timing line
Marks start of final 200m in sprint race

Finish line


Track detail

45° banking
(max) 

12° banking
(min)

Stayer’s line (blue): Used as guide for team racing
          
Sprinter’s line (red)
Lead rider cannot be passed on inside

Black line
Shortest route around track

 
Kelsey Mitchell (CAN)
Reigning Olympic sprint champion


SPEED EVENTS

SPRINT
Two riders race head-to-head over three laps. Riders manoeuvre for best position before final dash

TEAM SPRINT
Two teams of three riders compete against each other to post fastest time over three laps

KEIRIN
Riders follow motorised bike at gradually increasing speeds for three laps, before bike leaves track and riders engage in three-lap sprint to finish


ENDURANCE EVENTS

TEAM PURSUIT
Two teams of four start on opposite sides of track, aiming to cover 4km in fastest time or catch other team

OMNIUM
Riders amass points over four disciplines – scratch race, tempo race, elimination race and points race

MADISON
Two-rider teams contest 30km relay (50km for men), with points given for intermediary sprint every
10 laps


Sources: BBC, Paris 2024
Picture: Getty Images
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