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    Mens Madison Belgium Crash – 2013 UCI World Track Championships



    Mens Madison Belgium Crash – 2013 UCI World Track Championships

    Track cycling dates back to at least 1870 and, with the exception of 1912, has played a part in every Olympics in the modern era. Track Cycling events can be roughly split into 2 disciplines — Sprinting and Endurance

    Sprint Events:
    Individual Sprint
    This is a very tactical event in which riders try to outmanoeuvre their opponents. Sometimes riders will come to a standstill in an effort to make their opponent take the lead, which is the least advantageous position before the final sprint to the finish line.

    Team Sprint
    This spectacular form of racing sees two teams start off on opposite sides of the track. It is raced by teams of three riders over three laps for Elite Men and two riders over two laps for Elite Women. Each rider leads for a lap before dropping back.

    Kilometre / 500m Time Trial
    This is an individual time trial from a standing start. Elite Men race over 1km and Elite Women over 500 m. The competitor with the fastest time is the winner.

    Keirin
    Keirin racing originated in Japan. Contested over 2 km, the field of three to seven riders follows a pacing motorbike at an increasing speed, all the while jostling for position. When the motorbike pulls off the track with two and a half laps to go, the battle begins to win the sprint to the finish.

    Endurance Events:
    Individual Pursuit
    Two riders start on opposite sides of the track and compete over 4 km for Elite Men and 3 km for Elite Women. The winner is the rider who manages to catch his/her opponent or who records the fastest time.

    Team Pursuit
    Two teams of 4 riders (3 riders for women) start on opposite sides of the track and compete over 4 km (3 km for women). The winning team is the one that manages to catch its opponents or that records the fastest time.

    Points Race
    This superbly tactical discipline is contested over a long distance, usually 40 km for men and 25 km for women in major events. The final result is determined according to points gained during sprints (one every 10 laps on a 250 m track) and when a rider manages to lap the rest of the field.

    Madison
    Up to 18 teams of two riders take part in this relay race contested by means of intermediary sprints. While one team member races, the other slows down to take a rest. When he rejoins the race, his teammate throws him into the action with a hand sling. The classification is established according to the distance covered and the points won in the sprints (every 20 laps). The Madison is held over distances of 25-50 km for Elite Men depending on the competition.

    Scratch Race
    This is a race for up to 24 individual riders over 15 km for men and 10 km for women. The first across the finish line is the winner.

    Omnium
    The omnium is made up of 6 events and is disputed over 2 consecutive days. The final classification is established by adding up the finishing places in each event. The winner is the rider who has the lowest total. At the 2012 London Olympics, the omnium comprised a Flying lap, a Points race, an Individual pursuit, a Scratch Race, a Kilometre / 500m time trial and an Elimination Race.

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    Followed by Italy and blue-and-white followed by the Czech Republic followed by Austria followed by Germany followed by Kazakhstan or spectacular crash the Belgian rider went straight over the handlebars and there’s not an awful lot of lycra left on that that was a real tumble geese van hooker the gold

    Medalist in the Madison last year went straight over the handlebars let’s take a look the Kazakhstan rider went up he hit the bars he lost the handlebars and he does a completely somersault what that was painful it’s not often that you see that where they completely lose the bars generally they’ll hold on

    Well he’s up but he’s really angry kavik rider did did actually move up a little bit took the front wheel away he’s not how much of his shorts left so the camera won’t uh won’t be filming him from the back too much but he is going

    To get back on and actually the roles of Madison mean that his teammate can just ride in the string quite often they pair them up with another squad if he’s going to be out for a long time until

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    27 Comments

    1. @Penalist on

      Fernando,
      Kenny de Ketele (the commentator wrongly names him Van Hoecke, which is his mate here) is a professional Six days rider.
      If you look at the moments before the crash you can see that when De Ketele is already overtaking the two riders before him the riders, out of nothing, goes to the right. I think that De Ketele had no chance, but that he tried to pull his frontwheel backwards, behind the backwheel of the rider in front of him, but failing to do so and subsequently crashing

    2. @Penalist on

      Holding on top of the drops is a trend in recent years and the top of the drops even have special dents to place your lower arms in, as if one is in a time trial position. Yet, famous former Six day-rider Sercu criticizes this position because of the chance of slipping over or of off the bars, exactly what happened here. Choosing between on top or in the drops is not a matter of comfort. See Kneisky's position when he rides towards the Spaniards and Germans which looks quite comfortable as well.

    5. @JamesKim13 on

      I think it was just a matter of going down side ways and burn off a side of his shorts or slipping off the bar whilst going down, doing a spectacular front flip and skid down the track on the soft part of the bum. I personally think this is the way to crash. He even got his own video from UCI!

    9. @RsClifferrd on

      I, too, ride in crits where you have to be in your drops – for safety reasons. on the track it's another story. the geometry of track bikes is far more aggressive than a road bike, and because of this riding in the drops for extended periods of time is uncomfortable. which is why he was riding on his flats – where its more comfortable to ride when not doing an effort.

    17. @TheEpicLew10ant on

      Yes – it's a UCI rule:
      During mass start events all competitors must ride in the drops at all times.
      The only exception is the madison event (where the tops are used whilst handslinging one another because it is more stable).

    23. @davidsell243 on

      hadri – i believe so indoor cycling like this the riders feet are locked into the pedals they basically need someone to 'catch' them when they slow down to stop otherwise theyll just fall over.

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