The Athletes
Victoria Pendleton MBE
- DOB
- 24 September 1980
- Height
- 1.65 m
- Weight
- 62 kg
- Hometown
- Stotfold, Near Hitchen
- Events
- Team Sprint, Sprint, Keirin, 500m TT
Victoria Pendleton is the most successful British female cyclist of all time and is regarded as the best sprinter in the world. Her combination of speed (her second lap in the team sprint is ridden at over 60kph) and acceleration combined with an astute tactical brain have seen her make the Women’s sprint events her own.
The Events
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Keirin
The one with the motorbike! 6-9 riders take to the
track behind a pacing bike that gradually accelerates to race pace, leaving the
track with 2 laps to go as the riders unleash a ferocious bunch sprint to the
line. First across the line is the winner
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Sprint
Very slow, then very very fast!
After a qualifying time trial the riders race head to head in best of three
sprinting matches. Tactics are everything and it’s all about getting your
opponent where you want them!
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Team Sprint
All together now!
Teams start on opposite sides of the track, at the end of each lap one rider
drops out. Fastest team wins
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About the Track World Cup Classics Glasgow
The UCI Track World Cup Classics is a global three race series that sees the worlds best cyclists competing for the points that will ultimately determine their international ranking and ultimately qualification for the next Olympic Games. The event takes place at the new Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, a key venue for the 2014 Commonwealth Games . The event takes place between the 16th and the 18th November 2012.