Race Formats

Edison Competition

Named after the Madison Square Garden in New York, this race requires strategy, endurance speed, and a high level of coordination between each pair of riders.

Starting
Pairs

Distance

  • Men: 50 km (200 laps)
  • Women: 30 km (120 laps)

The race

A sprint every 10 laps, and swapping at will by using a handsling to thrust the other rider into competition, this fascinating race uses a unique point scoring formula for to declare the winner

Points:

  • A sprints every 10th lap (5,3,2 and 1 points, respectively, for first four riders)
  • Double the score for final sprint
  • 20 points for lapping the field

Winners:
The pair with most point

Omanium: Battle-fight

A competition consisting of four different events, with the maximum number of riders allowed on the velodrome track. Events include:

  1. A scratch race
  2. A tempo race
  3. An elimination race
  4. A points race

Starting:
Team

Distance:
Each event has a different distance

The race:

  • Two riders from each team handsling each other into competition at different stages
  • A spring every 10th lap

Points:

  • For the first 3 event, the winner gets 40 points, second place gets 38 points, 3rd place gets 36 points, etc. The last event is a points race.

Winner:
The rider with most points

Team Pursuit: Group chase

Starting:
Team

Distance:

  • Men: 4 km (16 laps)
  • Women: 3 km (12 laps)

The race:

Two teams of 4 riders each race against each other, starting at opposite sides of the track.

Winner:
The team that overtakes the other team, or the one whose 3rd rider crosses the finishing line first (only 3 riders must for each team finish the race).

Individual Pursuit: Personal pursuit

Starting:
Two riders on opposite sides of the track

Distance:

  • Men: 4 km (16 laps)
  • Women: 3 km (12 laps)

The race:
Riding against the clock in all races but the final, in which the two fastest riders race against each other

Winner:
The rider that overtakes the other rider or the one who crosses the finishing line first

Group Sprint

Starting:
Three riders against the clock in men’s races, or two riders in women’s.

Distance:

  • Men: 2 km (12 laps)
  • Women:2 km (8 laps)

The race:

  • Teams ride against the clock, with one rider leaving the track after every lap.
  • The 8 fastest teams go on to the finals, where they compete against each other (the two fastest teams competing for 1st place, the second and 3rd for second place, and so on).

Winner:
The rider that overtakes the other rider or the one who crosses the finishing line first

Personal Sprint

Starting:
Team

Distance:

  • Men: 50 km (200 laps)
  • Women: 30 km (120 laps)

The race:
Two riders handsling each other into competition at different stages, with  sprint every 10th lap

  • A sprints every 10th lap (5,3,2 and 1 points, respectively, for first four riders)
  • Double the score for final sprint
  • 20 points for lapping the field

Winner:
The pair with most points

Scratch

Starting:
Team

Distance:

  • Men: 15 km (60 laps)
  • Women: 10 km (40 laps)

The race:
A spelendidly simple format, without interim sprints or points or points

Winner:
The first rider to cross the finishing line

Keirin

Starting:
Riders follow a bike around the track until it hits 50 kph for men, or 45 for women, at which point the bike goes off the track and the sprint begins.

Distance:

  • Men: 1 kilometer  (4 laps)
  • Women: 500 meters (2 laps)

The race:
Once the bike leaves the track, the sprint begins, requiring extraordinary levels of control, fitness and speed

Winner:
The first rider across the finishing line

Against the Clock

Starting:
Qualification stage: two riders from a standing start
Final: one rider from a standing start

Distance:

  • Men: 1 kilometer  (4 laps)
  • Women: 500 meters (2 laps)

The race:
Riders compete against the clock, with the 8 fastest riders going on to the final, where they race individually

Winner:
The rider with the best time

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