Comments on: UCI Track World Cup Recap

By: More Track To Come!

More Track To Come! — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:36:15 +0000

[...] is touted as being one of the best in history. Shane Perkins is in top form after an amazing World Cup a couple weeks ago and he’ll be defending his Austral title from last year. This time he’ll be riding [...]

By: Powerful Pete

Powerful Pete — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:30:12 +0000

Excellent pics. Too bad that we Italians are no where near as competitive on track as we once were… :-(

By: Birdman

Birdman — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:02:49 +0000

Hi, is there any possibility that I could obtain the photos you have of me crashing in the keirin? I think they're seriously cool…

Alex Bird.

By: Marc G

Marc G — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:17:33 +0000

I have started track riding this year and really enjoy it. One of the benefits of having multiple short races in one evening is that you can try different tactics. Rather then riding for an hour (crit) or multiple hours on the road and having to wait until the following week to try something else (if you stayed with the pack)

I have found track to be quite social (while sitting around waiting) and riders from different grades can interact alot more.

Having said all that – i'd better get going to Sandown to try the “attack on the lull” tip – Nice night for it!

By: tasar2785

tasar2785 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:47:57 +0000

Great article CT, I went on Saturday night with my wife and daughter. None of us had been before, and all had a blast. Anna Meares was awesome. The madison just seemed mad.
Could I make a suggestion for a future post. You have touched on it in your last two posts. Pedalling.
I'm a relatively new cyclist, and an engineer by training. What little I know tells me that you get more power by spinning well. I understand that Lance used to spin up hills at 120 RPM. Wattbike record was 1600 odd watts @ 160 RPM. etc. You can spin for a lot longer than you can push too.
However, hill climbing seems to revolve around grinding up hills at <70 RPM. Why don't we carry triple chain wheels to allow mortals to get up the big hills at a reasonable cadence? (I've recently spent a day in the Dandenongs) Is it really just because the Pros don't, so no beach road poseur would consider it?

By: cyclingTips

cyclingTips — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:53:18 +0000

I've track raced before and really enjoyed it, but I didn't enjoy the sitting around in-between events. There's LOTS of sitting around. There's so many great aspects of road cycling and wouldn't change a thing.

By: GDWheeler

GDWheeler — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:06:08 +0000

If you could… would you become a track cyclist over a road cyclist?

By: brettt

brettt — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:21:40 +0000

how bout the beloved kiwis…gold in mens indivdual pursuit, womems team pursuit, mens scratch and men maddison…..choice as aye!!!!

By: AJS

AJS — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:33 +0000

You get my vote for a Cycling Australia Media Award – http://www.cycling.org.au/?Page=35671.

By: Juz

Juz — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:15:56 +0000

The answer is yes. For mass start events ie. those you are racing against in amongst opponents, like sprints, points, scratch, keirin, at the world class level, pretty much everyone rides five spokes. I don't think you are allowed to ride front discs, but in any case they are not able to be handled like a non solid wheel. The gyroscopic effect is too great. Discs want to go straight, and it takes some doing to control them through and out of the curves. In the TT events- both individual and team, it is pretty standard to ride double discs for both men and women, as they are significantly more aerodynamic than any other wheel.

By: cragz

cragz — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:59:02 +0000

Don't learn too much from TC, it might take away the wonderful quality that already exists in your shots. Looks like it could be a “What you missed last night” calender.

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:57:29 +0000

Don't learn too much from TC, it might take away the wonderful quality that already exists in your shots. Looks like it could be a “What you missed last night” calender.