Talk:Track cycling

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old discussions

copied from talk:bicycling, but referring to the parent article

Could somebody who speaks russian please find the website for the Moscow Velodrome? I'm hoping a site exists, since it's a large well funded world class facility that was originally built for the Olympic games. Similarly I'd like to add other links to velodromes outside english-speaking countries. It's easy to find the AU, CA, UK, US velodromes' websites. --TheWalrus

What is the exact name for this sport? "Track cycling"? If so, I think this should be moved to track cycling. By the way, this looks like a great article. It never ceases to amaze me how anonymous people come in and quietly add fantastic articles... --Larry Sanger

I wrote this article - it's not my particular wish to be anonymous, but for some reason Mozilla and the wikipedia preferences don't get on very well (any suggestions?). As to your question, that's what it's usually called in Australia. I'm not sure about the rest of the English-speaking world, but in the absence of any knowledge to the contrary I'll shift the article to your suggested home.Robert Merkel

Clearly I've missed the change here, but I'll second the fact that the sport is referred to as "track cycling," even here in the US coolhappysteve

Indeed, the shift has taken place, including this discussion :) Robert Merkel

I came across this page while adding a note about a velodrome to an article on Herne Hill in south London. Shouldn't velodrome have an article of its own, rather than simply be redirected to this page? A list of velodromes might then also be useful.Paul W

I agree that it would be nice for velodromes to have an in-depth article of their own, but at this point into the venture of writing about this topic, we're working on support a solid page about track cycling, let alone solely about velodromes. It's something we should explore, though, no? coolhappysteve

Comment on "frames": is it true that sprinters' frames are are designed for light weight? I was under the impression they were designed for strength and rigidity, often at the expense of weight. adamrice 21:55, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Links to Velodromes

I have just noticed that the Velodrome page has a much more complete list of velodromes than this article. Would it be best if we removed the list from this page and directed readers to the velodrome page instead? Road Wizard 06:21, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was about to make a note of this myself. It seems this list contains more information than the one on Velodrome but the latter list is more extensive. I will merge the two (on the Velodrome page) if no one disagrees. Will.law 16:55, 14 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like a good idea. :) Severo^TC 18:39, 14 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Even better perhaps, a new article titled List of velodromes ? Severo^TC 22:43, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agree - listed velodrome information should be on either the Velodromes page or a List of velodromes page. 58.8.18.93 (talk) 08:26, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Omnium

Should we include the omnium and even create an article on the event seeing as it will be reintroduced to international competition? Cyclingnews has an interesting article on the event. --El Loto 14:30, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like a good idea. ;) Severo^TC 18:39, 14 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

external links

The external links section reads much like a list of advertisements. 78.52.192.236 (talk) 09:02, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New era of dominance

86.140.135.152 (talk · contribs) today added the following text to the article under the heading "New Era of Dominance". I have removed it as it is clearly not written from a neutral point of view and is also completely unsourced. Does anyone want to have a go at rewriting and sourcing it? Road Wizard (talk) 18:21, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A new era of dominance is emerging with Great Britain taking the role of the superpower in world track cycling. They have now dominated the last two world championships and reigned supreme at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Britain dominance is mainly to the resources that they have started using. They have used NASA, the Renault Formula One Racing Team. At the Beijing Olympics, Britain were noted for having completely different equipment compared to other competing teams. Their Bikes are more aerodynamic than any other bike used, their suits are especially made to reduce the drag and make them evidentally quicker. This new equipment used by British Cycling have taken cycling to a new level in performance and at the moment there is no other nation that can compete with Great Britain on the track and this dominance doesnt look to be ending soon.

HPVs

Why mention the IHPVA in an article on track cycling? I enjoy HPV racing, but it has no more relevance to an article on track cycling than BMX would. I understand that there may be HPV events on velodromes, but that doesn't make it track cycling. Dumping dirt on the infield area of a velodrome doesn't make BMX track cycling either. Similarly, the HPV races conducted on closed road circuits are not crits, so I would not expect to see them mentioned in an article on road cycle racing

Yes HPVs are faster than uprights, and yes, many bent riders think the UCI is evil and conservative etc.

And as for the IHPVA (where "I" means North American), that just reflects the common US-centrism of Wikipedia. HPV is a lot broader than the US/CA scene. AJTH (talk) 23:58, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Rules for starts?

I just watched an event in which the riders dawdled along, apparently jockeying for position for one or two laps, and then started to go fast. This seems unusual for a race, and I came here to find out more about it. Maybe something could be added to the article. -- Jo3sampl (talk) 02:00, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Track Cycling(sport)" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Track Cycling(sport) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 December 8 § Track Cycling(sport) until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 01:31, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]