Breakdown for those who don't understand: Basically for the first lap they just try to ride slowly and scare the opponent, then after the first lap, one of them can sprint whenever they like, the reason they don't sprint straight away is to conserve energy. Occasionally they will try to trick the opponent by doing sudden movements or flinching to make them think that they are attacking. After one of them attacks, the other rider must chase them and its a sprint to the finish line. Hope that helped.
They are riding slow because they don't want to be the leader. This is the Olympic's , so any small advantage is considered the difference between gold and silver. The leader is in the bad position. Even though this is a sprint the leader is actually taking most of the wind impact from being first. By being seconds behind the leader the leader can take most of the wind and the second rider will have a lot easier time riding. Close near the end the guy in the second position will attempt to out pedal the leader after he already took all force from going high speeds. In theory the second rider will have more energy to out pedal the leader.
Omg this sport is fascinating! I like that they are analyzing each others move! Im binge watching olympics athletics and its the first time i come across this sport.
It's extremely easy, they do two or three laps (it depends on the track's lenght) and the first across the finish line win. What they do at the beginning it's just tactic or as they call "surplace", it's not a rule you have to surprise the opponent.
because it takes more to ride in front. if you go all out right from the start you are saving energy for the guy behind you. It is more likely that they will out sprint you at the last lap.
Basically it’s not based on time, it’s whoever finishes first, if they can begin the actual sprint behind the other and get a good draft, they’ll have a better chance to get ahead by the end
The situation at the beginning is that the two are actually fighting over who starts second. With such a small burst, aerodynamics is necessary to win, so usually the winner is the person who started behind and drafted off the leader. They're going slow to try and bait each other into accidentally sliding into the lead position
Essentially the desired starting position is the rear, the strange behavior you see during the beginning is the leader trying to get the follower to become the leader. The rules indicate that you may not roll the bike backwards, therefore the front rider will sometimes stop their bike and do a "track stand" attempting to get the person in the back to slip up and end up, up front. Hope this helps, I am terrible at explaining things haha.
DSlite11 I am not 100% on this, but I believe that the race starts with the whistle, but it doesn't really get going until a predetermined distance into the race.
DSlite11 or in more simple terms, for example, let's say the race length is 500 meters, the first few hundred meters are used for tactical positioning, whereas the last couple hundred are where the Sprint kicks in. I think that's a somewhat accurate explanation.
When you ride behind something, a cyclist, car, or whatever, it is easier to accelerate and pick up speed because you loose so much in wind resistance when biking. The person in front can almost pull you. You can reserve energy until at the very end when you explode with all you've got and sling shot past the lead rider. That is my take on it. Could be wrong.
The reason they go slow is because being the leader isn't always good, if you are in front than that means you will take a lot of wind resistance so the person in second wants to get behind them and draft and slingshot by out pedaling the person in front.
So basically they each want to sprint as little as possible, and just wait for the other to go first? It make sense too because usually one wants to draft and the other wants to try and stay in front??
I haven’t seen an other comment mentioning it..but there is no coasting on these bikes. If you’re moving...so are the pedals, at all times. Which I think helps add to the explanation of what goes on in the beginning.
They are riding slow cuz whoever leads the way acts as a windbreaker, means he is taking most of the wind force which takes up a lot of energy while the second guy can just ride behind the leader (which doesn't not takes up a lot of energy as the first is taking all the wind force) and can easily outrun him when he's tired
For people still wondering what's going on: From what I understand, the rear cyclist wants to follow close behind to take advantage of the slipstream that the leading cyclist creates. Then he gauges when the best time is to sprint for the finish. The leading cyclist wants to go slow enough to minimize the rear cyclists aerodynamic advantage until he feels that he can lose him by sprinting. You see them watching each other trying to predict what their opponent will do next. There's a lot of strategy and decision making processes that I don't understand, but I think that's the basic gist.
Time doesn't play a factor in this game. It doesn't matter if the riders take 10sec or 10min to finish the race. Objective is be ahead of the opponent at the finish line. So the first few meters, they just amble along, trying to be behind the other person and at the last moment, sprint to the finish. Guy behind has the advantage as he can draft along without using engery, no wind resistance you see... but the Leader is watching behind his shoulders and tactically sprints or blocks the guy behind n reaches the finish line.
If you're American and you don't understand why they go slow just think of nascar when they draft the cars Infront then slingshot round. It's the exact same principle.
question: if one guy is in front and they come to the part of the race that he knows the second guy is going to try to go around him...why doesnt the guy up front quickly veer to the same direction, thus slowing his opponent down, and veer back to carry on with the race? this only applies if they are both going at pretty much their max rate and the second guy is riding very close wherein his next move is obvious (otherwise he loses). does this make sense?
if you are in between the black bottom line, and the red line just above it, you can't move out the lane with someone next to you. Usually causes crashes.
Yes it does. In fact, these guys reach speeds of up to 40 mph. Wind resistance makes a big role, especially considering that the smallest milliseconds make a difference
I understood how this works and it bothers me. They are starting slow because it is not possible to maintain the energy levels till the end. The riders will burn out. So, if it is called a "sprint", why not make the circuit shorter? I mean the point of a sprint race is to see who can accelerate the quickest and be the fastest from the start to finish. It can be clearly seen that in this sprint race no one can maintain their energy levels for that long. Shorten the race! People do 100m foot race because 100 meters is accepted as the standard in which humans can push themselves to the max consistently throughout till the end.
The race consits of two parts: In the first part, they drive slow to get into second position. In the second part, they try to outrun their opponent. If the track was shorter, there wouldn't be a first part.
it's not about energy levels. Just the fact the people behind them will get an advantage. They have something like the 100m and its called a flying 200
Breakdown for those who don't understand:
Basically for the first lap they just try to ride slowly and scare the opponent, then after the first lap, one of them can sprint whenever they like, the reason they don't sprint straight away is to conserve energy. Occasionally they will try to trick the opponent by doing sudden movements or flinching to make them think that they are attacking. After one of them attacks, the other rider must chase them and its a sprint to the finish line. Hope that helped.
I'm still so confused
@@romyrui the guy explained it perfectly
Thanks bro/sis that helped a lot.
Windbreaker
yes helped a lot thank you
They are riding slow because they don't want to be the leader. This is the Olympic's , so any small advantage is considered the difference between gold and silver. The leader is in the bad position. Even though this is a sprint the leader is actually taking most of the wind impact from being first. By being seconds behind the leader the leader can take most of the wind and the second rider will have a lot easier time riding. Close near the end the guy in the second position will attempt to out pedal the leader after he already took all force from going high speeds. In theory the second rider will have more energy to out pedal the leader.
I get it
Phi Pham
Phi Pham eifidd
Thank you.
So there's no one who just wins it with brute force is it because no one is strong enough yet or they just playing strategies
Became interested in bike races after windbreaker. After this video, I kinda feel inspired to get on my bike again
oooooooh i love that webtoon, i need to start reading that again
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA SAME
Samee
Windbreaker slaps
Same here
"I may have lost the race this year, but I've been training hard, getting slower and slower, and next year I think I may be slow enough to win."
youtert XD
Dumbass
Being slower is better cuz the wind u have when u behind the leader
It is called drafting...
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Who watched this and had no idea what was going on
LifeOfLukas me
Everyone.
Me
ha ha I thought i'm the only one :)
Pehle slow slow fir tej .😁😆 Patani ky mazak hai
Omg this sport is fascinating! I like that they are analyzing each others move! Im binge watching olympics athletics and its the first time i come across this sport.
orenji poliiice ever heard of he Tour de France?
@@jaydenmar3651 heard of it but i never watch.
This is one of the greatest form of dueling EVER. The focus and patiance is intense!! My new fav sport!!
Not so fast those bikes up their cost a minimum of 300$
@@txalvrs more like a couple thousands
@@txalvrs I would by one myself for $300 lol they cost over $10,000 minimum
Hi
@@txalvrscost 300$? I think with 300$ you can only buy the crank lol
Judging by the initial speed of the race I almost thought I could compete in the Olympics for a minute.
🤣🤣🤣
🤣😂@@mrwhitemantv
The bike is in a very high gear ratio...most people would struggle to even start pedalling on that bike...it gets easier as they pick up speed...
Am I one of the few people who actually searched for this?
Me too lol for school research 😂
Urrr not alone
searched for this after reading wind breaker
@@jade-ou2cf Bruh SAMEEEEEEE I WAS BOUTTA WRITE A FANFIC but idk anything about biking so I'm here for research lol
@@sasavlog03 OMG LET ME READ IT BESTIE
once again, the TH-cam algorithm has brought us all together.
Actually I searched for this
@@waffles9771 same ahahahah
@@waffles9771 me too
No I searched for this
STRANGER 007 I as well
I was reading "wind breaker" so kinda wanna watch actual cycle race
yess same the impact of that manga 😓
Same lol
@@lhenjaminbinauhan1121 ikr
@@Felix43445 yeahhh.. lol
LMFAO SAME BRUH
Starts about 4:00
Second start about 7:52
3rd 11:35
This is the weirdest mating ritual I’ve ever seen
LMAO
BAHAHAHAHAHa
😂
i still didn't got the rulles... but its fun to watch anyway
+Felipe Domingos haha, true
It's extremely easy, they do two or three laps (it depends on the track's lenght) and the first across the finish line win. What they do at the beginning it's just tactic or as they call "surplace", it's not a rule you have to surprise the opponent.
+pretendersurrender Why not just rush to the finish line?
because it takes more to ride in front. if you go all out right from the start you are saving energy for the guy behind you. It is more likely that they will out sprint you at the last lap.
true lolll
The tactics are always hilarious to watch
But smart tho
Muscular guys go slowwwww on a fast looking bikes.
But when they sprint, the bikes almost flex and break.
I'm watching cycling for the first time.. and i just realised this is more entertaining than IPL, NBA and EPL ...
The best part is the costume they wear 😅
Even after reading the comments, I don't really understand?! What the heck is going on?
Yes.
Basically it’s not based on time, it’s whoever finishes first, if they can begin the actual sprint behind the other and get a good draft, they’ll have a better chance to get ahead by the end
Same
Enapa mathe samachar
Me too
The situation at the beginning is that the two are actually fighting over who starts second. With such a small burst, aerodynamics is necessary to win, so usually the winner is the person who started behind and drafted off the leader. They're going slow to try and bait each other into accidentally sliding into the lead position
I'm here because of Windbreaker
Bro me to 😂
Samee
i think i have seen you before 🙂
Me too😂
Me too it's because of monster vs Owen thing
It's funny how differently built they are than long distance cyclists. Long distance cyclists look like qtips, but these guys are very muscular.
yeah. for long distance it's best to stay light and aerodynamic
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bien
Brute force is what is required to win here.
they gota get up the incline
those thighs though
someone explain to me wtf goes on at the beginning
Essentially the desired starting position is the rear, the strange behavior you see during the beginning is the leader trying to get the follower to become the leader. The rules indicate that you may not roll the bike backwards, therefore the front rider will sometimes stop their bike and do a "track stand" attempting to get the person in the back to slip up and end up, up front. Hope this helps, I am terrible at explaining things haha.
phobos thegreat thanks for the explanation so who or what makes the race start i still dont get this
DSlite11 I am not 100% on this, but I believe that the race starts with the whistle, but it doesn't really get going until a predetermined distance into the race.
DSlite11 or in more simple terms, for example, let's say the race length is 500 meters, the first few hundred meters are used for tactical positioning, whereas the last couple hundred are where the Sprint kicks in. I think that's a somewhat accurate explanation.
When you ride behind something, a cyclist, car, or whatever, it is easier to accelerate and pick up speed because you loose so much in wind resistance when biking. The person in front can almost pull you. You can reserve energy until at the very end when you explode with all you've got and sling shot past the lead rider. That is my take on it. Could be wrong.
The reason they go slow is because being the leader isn't always good, if you are in front than that means you will take a lot of wind resistance so the person in second wants to get behind them and draft and slingshot by out pedaling the person in front.
So basically they each want to sprint as little as possible, and just wait for the other to go first? It make sense too because usually one wants to draft and the other wants to try and stay in front??
I was watching curling videos and somehow got here but all the Olympic Games are cool to watch
if it wasn't for Windbreaker i would have never searched this up lmao
Haha fr
The way they look at each other reminds me of the NPC villagers in Minecraft.
Strategy and speed. The ingredients of an entertaining sport.
I haven’t seen an other comment mentioning it..but there is no coasting on these bikes. If you’re moving...so are the pedals, at all times. Which I think helps add to the explanation of what goes on in the beginning.
Who have came after reading windbreaker --->👍
Me
42 mph. That is screaming for a fixed gear on a track like this. I can do that. i just need somebody to hold my beer.
theshapeexists wow nice job keep it up
Aren't they already riding on a fixed gear? What do you mean?
its ok I can do 30mph on a mtb im no athlete
theshapeexists 😂😂😂
Mathieu Mansire sure, and I can do 40mph on a bmx
They are riding slow cuz whoever leads the way acts as a windbreaker, means he is taking most of the wind force which takes up a lot of energy while the second guy can just ride behind the leader (which doesn't not takes up a lot of energy as the first is taking all the wind force) and can easily outrun him when he's tired
in beginning they are remembering the rule of game.....😂
This is what happens when you turn slipstream on in GTA lmao
For people still wondering what's going on:
From what I understand, the rear cyclist wants to follow close behind to take advantage of the slipstream that the leading cyclist creates. Then he gauges when the best time is to sprint for the finish. The leading cyclist wants to go slow enough to minimize the rear cyclists aerodynamic advantage until he feels that he can lose him by sprinting. You see them watching each other trying to predict what their opponent will do next. There's a lot of strategy and decision making processes that I don't understand, but I think that's the basic gist.
كورونا
Read a manga called "Wind Breaker" you'll understand why they did that at the start
Jay ❤️❤️❤️
Manhwa not manga but same thing whatever
Jay jo's wasabi
I never thought I would see videos of professional cyclists because of Wind Breaker
Lol same here
First time watcher, Its almost like watching f1 after a virtual safety car restart, the diving in the inside at those speeds wow! Exciting
Its really COOL! I love it!!!!!
Thank you
This is how I learned my brother cycling 03:02
These guys are very fast learners lol
i suddenly remembered this verse which says.."so the last will be first, and the first will be last", matthew 20:16
Who's after reading Wind Breaker? 👀
🙋♂
I was looking for this comment
Time doesn't play a factor in this game. It doesn't matter if the riders take 10sec or 10min to finish the race. Objective is be ahead of the opponent at the finish line. So the first few meters, they just amble along, trying to be behind the other person and at the last moment, sprint to the finish. Guy behind has the advantage as he can draft along without using engery, no wind resistance you see... but the Leader is watching behind his shoulders and tactically sprints or blocks the guy behind n reaches the finish line.
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I would literally pay to see a go kart race there for some reason
WolfPackZGaming same
WolfPackZGaming 🤣🤣 me too
Why isn’t kart racing a thing in the Olympics 🤔
And finally we all meet again courtesy of TH-cam algorithm
TH-cam recommended this after 8 years
If you're American and you don't understand why they go slow just think of nascar when they draft the cars Infront then slingshot round. It's the exact same principle.
And again after 8 years of uploading this video youTube decided to suggest me this 😂😂😂
Thanks for the explanation. Now makes sense!
This is like NASCAR of cycling.
Thanks for watching and listening
lmao ngl but i came to watch this after reading wind breaker in webtoon😂😂
tho its quite similar
Me gusta, es una especie de baile folclórico, eso es todo , el arte de la lucha en bicicleta⚔️
Venezuela 😮😊
This is me going to the local bar saturday night.
3:34 .....u sure that's a man?
Moose knuckle😂😂
LoL~
Camel toe😂😂😂
Depends where you look
@@lukeperry6903 😁😁 I m going to comment this
Eu amo velódromo mesmo nunca tendo a oportunidade de poder assistir.
5:28
*my heart dropped here-*
i occasionally seen this on my dream when im sick
This is actualy more interesting than seeing a timed race
7:40 extra weight on the neck
I really love this race
I don't understand this part of the velodrome😂 I just find it funny
Pulau Gili Ketapang, Probolinggo, Jawa Timur.
Hadir.🇮🇩
Sabtu,02-05-2020.
20:12.
The real match starts at 5:17
It was interesting form begging till end
Recommended 8yrs ago🔥
Can someone tell me what that black part on the back of the wheel is I never see a bike like that
Christian Roberts It's for aerodynamics, less drag.
Christian Roberts
Just search it up cause I’ve been reading windbreaker
Same
Owen vs Monster be like
question: if one guy is in front and they come to the part of the race that he knows the second guy is going to try to go around him...why doesnt the guy up front quickly veer to the same direction, thus slowing his opponent down, and veer back to carry on with the race? this only applies if they are both going at pretty much their max rate and the second guy is riding very close wherein his next move is obvious (otherwise he loses). does this make sense?
if you are in between the black bottom line, and the red line just above it, you can't move out the lane with someone next to you. Usually causes crashes.
Came here from windbreaker!
nice to see john daly holding up the Venezuelan rider
I came here because of Windbreaker 🥰❤️
remember nascar? this is it now, feel old yet?
That 19 year old from South Africa was freaky good in that heat
8:57
Someone know why are they going so slow at the beginning??
they have to pedal a massive gear so they are slow
I'm interested in this and i actually searched this up because of windbreaker lol
bro same
Try to read the windbreaker from webtoon guys!!!so you can understand whats going on!
anyone 2024
I'm live canada🇵🇭❤🇨🇦 and I'm from in philippines
Why did they start off so slow?? I know nothing about this
I hav t had a bike in 10 years but thanks TH-cam algorithm
I came here bcz of jay jo
its crazy that 2012 was 8 years ago
Here because i read windbreaker 😭
Same
Wonderful 🤌🏻
windbreaker brought me here
samme LOL😭
Does the wind resistance make that much of a difference here?
Yes it does. In fact, these guys reach speeds of up to 40 mph. Wind resistance makes a big role, especially considering that the smallest milliseconds make a difference
*0:12** i think the women will win*
I beat a masters world champion in 2007 with a move that HE never saw before !! Masters 55+ sprint champ trexlertown Pennsylvania 😀😀😀🚴♀️🚴♀️🏁🏁🍺
I’m new to this sport so I was so confused at the beginning
whos wacthing in 2024
Sup
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Wind breaker made me a fan
I understood how this works and it bothers me. They are starting slow because it is not possible to maintain the energy levels till the end. The riders will burn out. So, if it is called a "sprint", why not make the circuit shorter? I mean the point of a sprint race is to see who can accelerate the quickest and be the fastest from the start to finish. It can be clearly seen that in this sprint race no one can maintain their energy levels for that long. Shorten the race!
People do 100m foot race because 100 meters is accepted as the standard in which humans can push themselves to the max consistently throughout till the end.
The race consits of two parts: In the first part, they drive slow to get into second position. In the second part, they try to outrun their opponent. If the track was shorter, there wouldn't be a first part.
it's not about energy levels. Just the fact the people behind them will get an advantage. They have something like the 100m and its called a flying 200
Super
Is the 46 on the Venezuelan's helmet showing that he's a big Valentino Rossi fan?
Liist That's definitely Rossi's 46 logo. He must be a Rossi fan :)
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دعقات
Where is Jo Mahon?
January 2018?
ToFuPuddle nope but January 2018
Jauary 2019?
Someone tell me they have read windbreaker.
3:35 look at that crack boi
depressed cat thick camel toe
transwoman.. lol
What kind of bike are these