Gawler Wheelers at the Velodrome
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Permalink Reply by Frank (GW) on -
Thanks Peter. More coverage in the GW Ride report later today
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Permalink Reply by Darren on -
That is awesome. It was so hard to match the pace of the other riders. After experiencing it first hand I'm quit in awe of the elite track cyclists.
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Permalink Reply by Pete (repeats ?) Roberts on -
Those guys actually look like they know what their doing out there !
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Permalink Reply by Ol' Dr. Cadence (Mathew) on
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Cheers Peter. Also thanks for some of those tips you offered last night, as i have never ever ridden a Fixie on the road or anywhere else, and i obviously have not ridden on a softwood surface either.
But boy am i now addicted to this stuff!!! I will be back, as its just about 3-5 blocks away from me(and thats enfield blocks, not New York Blocks!!).
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Permalink Reply by MARK FERGUSON (SPARTACUS) on -
Great night!
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Permalink Reply by Craig on -
Awesome vid Pete!! Thanks. My legs where staring to feel it by that stage!
Glad you missed the part when we all got split up lol funny stuff
Was a great night an ill be going back for sure. Thanks to all for there efforts in running the night!
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Permalink Reply by D-shackle on -
Who said I missed it? The essence of good video is not what you put in, it's what you leave out.
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Permalink Reply by Darren on
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I don't know how I missed your wheel on those turns. And not sure what happened when we caught the other group. I recall idling behind Nick (he thought it was over when we caught them) and then just latching onto whoever came past only (as it works out) it was the original group less one - go figure!
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Permalink Reply by Wilson Devo on -
TRACK NIGHT COMMENT - "THE FLYING 200"
The flying 200m time trial (so-called because riders have a flying start, as opposed to the standing start in the kilo/500m) is rarely held on its own. It is more commonly used as the qualifying event for the sprint competition, or as part of an Omnium competition. Velodromes have a line painted across the track at 200m before the finish line, for this purpose. Therefore, the size the track will determine where the 200-meter line is (for 250m tracks, it is about two-thirds of the way through the first bend; for 200-meter tracks, it is the finish line; for 400-meter tracks, it is the start line in the back straight). The clock will start as they cross this line and stop when they reach the finish line.
Depending on the size of the track, riders have between one and three laps to build up speed before the clock starts. They will ride around the very top of the track as they near the start line, then drop down to the bottom to gain as much speed as possible from rolling down the steep inclined banking. The Flying 200m is ridden on a standard track bike (drop handlebars, spoked front wheel) when it is part of the Sprint competition, and often during the Omnium as well so riders need have only one bike.
A fast time at elite level is just above 10 seconds for men, 12 seconds for women. The men's record of 9.572 seconds was set by Kévin Sireau in Moscow, Russia on May 30, 2009.
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Permalink Reply by Wilson Devo on
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TRACK NIGHT - FRIDAY 17-Feb-2012 - FLYING 200 TIMES
NAME
TIME (seconds)
Kévin Sireau (FRA)9.572(World Record - Men)Simona Krupeckaité (LTU)10.793(World Record - Women)▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Darryn Hill (AUS)9.926(Australian Record - Men)Anna Meares (AUS)10.985(Australian Record - Women)▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Tony Brennand13.46Craig13.81J.B13.95Juddy (Shane)14.00Rob (Chewbacca)14.11Darren14.33Nick14.35Wilson Devo14.44Pete14.45Brett14.50Chris Cuthbert15.21Stefan15.24Mathew (The Cadence Man)15.49Carmen15.50Peter Short15.52Chris15.54Keith16.12Pete Roberts16.19Nick (Spartacus Friend)16.34Fabian17.14 (17.20)Lorraine17.35Dave, Lewiston18.28➨ World Records in Track Cycling
➨ Australian Records in Track Cycling
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