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. 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. ... A cyclist is a person who engages in cycling whether as a sport or rides a bicycle for recreation or transportation. ...

The Kilo

At championships and Olympic events, the distance for senior men is usually 1000 metres, hence the event's alternative name: the 'Kilo', short for kilometre. As such, the event is popular with riders who specialise in the sprint. Women compete over 500 metres. These sprint time trials are under consideration for elimination for the 2008 Olympics though, to make way for two BMX cycling events. For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... The sprint is a track cycling event involving a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike the individual pursuit, start next to each other. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Riders who have performed best on previous occasions are seeded and ride last (giving the potential advantage of knowing what their opponents have done).

The Hour

The Blue Riband track cycling feat is to break the hour record. Instead of racing against the clock over a set distance, the rider will set out to cover as much distance as possible in exactly 60 minutes. The Blue Riband is an award held by the ship with the record for a transatlantic crossing. ... The hour record for bicycles is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle. ...

The world record has been held by many of the greatest names in cycling - most of them road racing specialists with the necessary combination of speed and, above all, endurance - for example: Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Francesco Moser, Miguel Induráin, Tony Rominger and Chris Boardman. Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi (September 15, 1919 in Castellania, province of Alessandria - January 2, 1960, Tortona) was an Italian racing cyclist. ... Jacques Anquetil (January 8, 1934 - November 18, 1987), was a French cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Francesco Moser (Born June 19, 1951) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. ... Miguel Ángel Induráin Larraya (born July 16, 1964, Villava, Navarre) is a retired Spanish road bicycle racer. ... Tony Rominger (born 27 March 1961 in Velje, Denmark) is a Swiss cyclist who won major tours four times in his career—the Vuelta a España three consecutive years (1992, 1993, 1994) and Giro dItalia once (1995). ... Chris Boardman (born August 26, 1968) is a former English racing cyclist who won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games. ...

Olympic Sprint

The Olympic sprint is a three-man team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome. Like the (much longer) team pursuit event, two teams race against each other, starting on opposite sides of the track. At the end of the first lap, the leading rider in each team pulls up the banking leaving the second rider to lead for the next lap; at the end of the second lap, the second rider does the same, leaving the third rider to complete the last lap on his own. The Olympic Sprint is a track cycling event, a three-man team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome. ... A Team Time Trial (TTT) is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). ... Bicycle racing on a velodrome A velodrome is a sporting arena purpose-built for track cycling, i. ... The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. ...