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A cycling sprinter is a road bicycle racer or track racer who can finish a race very explosively by accelerating quickly to to a high speed, sometimes using the slipstream of another cyclist or group of cyclists tactically to conserve energy. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1653x1561, 1062 KB)Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi beating Oscar Freire at a stage of the 2005 Tirreno-Adtriatico. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1653x1561, 1062 KB)Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi beating Oscar Freire at a stage of the 2005 Tirreno-Adtriatico. ...
Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi beating Oscar Freire at a stage of the 2005 Tirreno-Adtriatico. ...
Alessandro Petacchi is a professional road cyclist born on January 3, 1974 in La Spezia, Italy. ...
Óscar Freire Gomez (born 1976) is a Spanish cyclist. ...
Tirreno-Adriatico, the race of the two seas, is an elite cycle race following a route between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts of Italy. ...
Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on the road (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ...
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ...
Acceleration is the time rate of change of velocity, and at any point on a velocity-time graph, it is given by the slope of the tangent to that point In physics or physical science, acceleration (symbol: a) is defined as the rate of change (or derivative with respect to...
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The road sprinter
Sprinters have a higher ratio of fast-twitch muscle fibers than non-sprinters.Road cycling sprinters sometimes tend to have a larger build than the average road racing cyclist, combining the strength of their legs with their upper body to produce a short burst of speed necessary in a closely-contested finish. Some sprinters have a high top speed but may take a longer distance to achieve it, while others can produce short and sharp accelerations.
A sprinter is usually heavier, limiting their speed advantage to relatively flat sections. It is therefore not uncommon for sprinters to be dropped by the peloton (also known as the 'bunch' or 'pack') if a race is through hilly terrain. The peloton (from French, literally meaning ball and related to the English word platoon), bunch or pack is the large main group in a road bicycle race. ...
Sprinters may have different preferences. Some prefer a longer "launch" while others prefer to 'draft' or slipstream behind their team-mates or opponents before accelerating in the final metres. Some prefer slight uphill finishes, others prefer downhill finishes. For example, Mario Cipollini, a notable Italian sprinter, was able to win all types of finish except those with an uphill component. This article is about the racing technique. ...
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Sprinter tactics In conventional road races, sprinters may bide their time waiting until the last few hundred metres before putting on a burst of speed to win the race. Many races will finish with a large group sprinting for the win; some sprinters may have team-mates 'leading them out' (ie: keeping pace high and sheltering the sprinter) so that they have a greater chance of finishing in the leading positions. A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races of any kind, whether they are recreational or professional. ...
In the 1990s Mario Cipollini had his lead-out train team to support his sprinting abilities. Such teams keep the pace in the final kilometres as high as possible to make late attacks very difficult, thus ensuring that the sprinters have the best chance of victory. They also aim to keep their sprinter (eg: Cipollini) well-positioned against other sprinters. Today (2005), several teams have lead-out trains for their designated sprinters; one of the most successful ones is the (now defunct) Fassa Bortolo lead-out train serving Alessandro Petacchi. Mario Cipollini. ...
Alessandro Petacchi is a professional road cyclist born on January 3, 1974 in La Spezia, Italy. ...
Sprinters can also compete for intermediate sprints (sometimes called 'primes') during a race. In a circuit race, for example, there may be prizes for the first across the line at half distance or after 10 laps. In a stage race, intermediate sprints and final stage placings may be combined in a points competition; in the Tour de France, the maillot vert (green jersey) is normally won by the race's most consistent sprinter; German Erik Zabel won a record six Tour de France green jerseys (1996-2001). Le Tour de France (Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is the most famous and prestigious road bicycle race in the world. ...
The maillot vert (French for green jersey) is the jersey worn by the leader of the Tour de Frances points classification. ...
Erik Zabel (born July 7, 1970, Berlin) is a German professional racing cyclist. ...
Le Tour de France (Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is the most famous and prestigious road bicycle race in the world. ...
The maillot vert (French for green jersey) is the jersey or t-shirt worn by the leader of the Tour de Frances points classification. ...
1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
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The Classic one day race Milan-Sanremo tends to favour sprinters, and most of its editions have ended in a bunch sprint. Zabel won the race four times (being nicknamed Mr. Milan-Sanremo). Another well-known one day race for sprinters is Paris-Tours. The Classic cycle races are the most prestigious one-day professional cycling road races in the international calendar. ...
Milan - San Remo, nicknamed la primavera, is an annual cycling race between Milan and San Remo. ...
Paris-Tours is a French single day classic cycling race which takes place in October towards the end of the European season. ...
Top road sprinters of the past (in approximate order by date, oldest first) Rik (Henrik) Van Looy (born 20 December 1933) was one of the greatest Belgian professional cyclists of the post-war period, when he was nicknamed the King of the Classics or Emperor of Herentals (after the small Belgian town where he lived). ...
Constant Stan Ockers (3 February 1920 - 1 October 1956) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. ...
André Darrigade (born Naroose, 24 April 1929) is a former French professional road bicycle racer who raced between 1951 and 1966. ...
Freddy Maertens (born 13 February 1952 in Lombardsijde, Belgium) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist and twice World Road Cycling Champion. ...
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Current sprinting specialists Currently active professional cyclists who are known as sprinting specialists include: Tom Boonen (born on October 15, 1980 in Mol, Belgium) is one of the worlds best professional road bicycle racers and is the 2005 World Road Race Champion. ...
Cooke contesting a criterium at Melbourne Docklands during the 2006 Bay Cycling Classic. ...
Allan Davis in the 2005 Paris-Roubaix Allan Davis (born 27 July 1980) is an Australian professional road cyclist. ...
Óscar Freire Gomez (born 1976) is a Spanish cyclist. ...
Thor Hushovd (born January 18, 1978 in Grimstad, Norway) is a professional road bicycle racer since 2000. ...
Jaan Kirsipuu (born July 17, 1969 in Tartu) is an Estonian road bicycle racer, living and sporting in France. ...
Robbie McEwen (born June 24, 1972, Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer. ...
Stuart OGrady is an Australian cyclist, born on 6 August 1973 in Adelaide, South Australia. ...
Alessandro Petacchi is a professional road cyclist born on January 3, 1974 in La Spezia, Italy. ...
Fred Rodriguez (born September 3, 1973 in Bogotá, Colombia) is an American professional road racing cyclist. ...
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born April 25, 1980 in Las Lumbreras, Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish cyclist. ...
Max Lambert Pieter van Heeswijk (born March 2, 1973, Hoensbroek, Limburg) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist who rides on the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team in the UCI ProTour. ...
Erik Zabel (born July 7, 1970, Berlin) is a German professional racing cyclist. ...
The track sprinter Sprinting on a cycle track or velodrome ranges from the highly specialised sprint event (where two - sometimes three or more - riders slowly circle the track looking to gain a tactical advantage before launching a finishing burst over the final 200 metres, which is timed), to massed-start events decided by the first across the line after a certain number of laps (similar to road racing). The sprint specialist may also ride short track time trials over 1000 metres, the Olympic sprint and Keirin events. Bicycle racing on a velodrome A velodrome is a sporting arena purpose-built for track cycling, i. ...
The sprint is a track cycling event involving a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike in the individual pursuit, start next to each other. ...
In the track time trial, a track cycling event, cyclists compete individually against the clock to record the fastest time over the specified distance from a standing start. ...
The Olympic Sprint is a track cycling event, a three-man team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome. ...
Keirin is a track cycling event in which racing cyclists sprint for victory. ...
In Madison racing, a team may comprise a specialist sprinter, for when sudden bursts of speed are required, and another rider able to ride at a more consistent high tempo. The Madison is an event in track cycling, named after the Madison Square Garden in New York, and known as the American race in French (course à laméricaine). ...
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