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The GB team managed to keep all 4 riders for longer which meant they were sharing the hardest work better, thus the Australians would have been really up against it towards the end. Teams will have worked out which rider is likely to drop and they will arrange themselves at the start to get the most from that rider.
I had a taster session on the Olympic Velodrome last year. It was great fun, a bit scary though. I was a bit scared of going too fast in case I lost control. Would like to give it another go, I imagine it can be quite addictive.
The easiest explanation is that they build a team of 3 riders who can sustain a decent power output over 4 minutes, and they have with one rider who can put out considerably more power, but fades after about 3 minutes.
The scary thing is how close together they are. I ride in groups on the road and it's really difficult to sustain a steady pace so our gaps tend to be larger. I don't think I'd have the guts to do what these guys do, but I'd love to go and watch.
Scary moment in the race last night when the 4th GB rider had dropped off and then a gap appeared between the 2nd and 3rd riders on the last lap - with Australia closing. I'm pretty sure it was Owain Doull, and him managing to close that gap before the line was the difference between gold and silver.
I love the keirin race (behind the motorbike). You slowly bring them up to racing speed then it's a 2.5 mad sprint with 8 riders.
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