Talk:Team sprint
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World Record according to BBC!
[edit]BBC Today. 2 August 2012. 18.20 BST. WORLD RECORD - Great Britain (Men's team sprint cycling) Great Britain's men smash another world record, clocking the fastest time in the men's sprint in a time of 42.747 seconds. Source http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19040196 But on the article it says: The current men's world best time is 42.450 seconds, set by the British team of Jamie Staff, Jason Kenny and Chris Hoy in heat 6 of the Team Sprint event at the 2008 Olympic Games. This is referred to as a "world's best" time, not a "world record", as the race is held over three laps of a track not a set distance in metres (velodromes can vary in exact length). So, is the BBC right? Have they now decided to accept World Records if they are set on full size tracks. Or does WIKI know more than the BBC? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.217.237.42 (talk) 17:20, 2 August 2012 (UTC) Someone has updated the article to say the "world best time was set in 2012 but that time is slower than the time set in 2008. This needs clarification as anyone reading the record books is going to be confused (as I am) by this. Hope someone in the know can get involved. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.71.2.220 (talk) 13:36, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
- Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint says the time was 42.950. The UCI records puts the GB performance as the first WR (previously being a World Best, which aren't recorded), which was bettered by the German team in Cali with 42.914 on 1 December 2011. SeveroTC 14:06, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
Geared bikes?
[edit]The article doesn't state what kind of bicycles are used. Are they one-speed (gearless) or multi-geared? 152.130.15.112 (talk) 16:44, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- @152.130.15.112 track cycling bikes are all gearless / single speed. they also have no freewheel or brakes Shawaj2 (talk) 17:24, 6 August 2024 (UTC)