Bicycles: No brakes, fixed gear (single-speed), very lightweight.
Distances: From 200 meters (sprint) to 4,000 meters (team pursuit).
Disciplines:
Sprint (individual & teams): pure speed and tactics.
Keirin: start behind a motorcycle, followed by a sprint.
Pursuit: individual or team (team pursuit).
Omnium: combination of multiple events (all-rounder).
Madison, points race, scratch, tempo race.
Popular events:
Olympic Games.
World Track Cycling Championships.
World Cup.
Six-Day Races (including Rotterdam, Ghent).
It is a very spectacular, tactical, and explosive sport with high speeds (up to >70 km/h in the turns).
The Netherlands and Belgium have a strong tradition (think of athletes like Harrie Lavreysen, Jeffrey Hoogland, Shanne Braspennincx, etc.).
In short: pure speed, power, and smart tactics on a wooden oval!
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