Road racing

Road racing

Sport Wheelchair Technologies

Published in Franz Konstantin Fuss, Aleksandar Subic, Martin Strangwood, Rabindra Mehta, Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering, 2013

Franz Konstantin Fuss, Aleksandar Subic

Handlebars (Figure 10.1) are required for steering track and road racing chairs. Specifically for track racing, on distances longer than 100 metres, athletes move the handlebar, which remains in a predetermined position throughout the curved parts of the track until released.

Optimizing recovery to support multi-evening cycling competition performance

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Published in European Journal of Sport Science, 2019

Normand A Richard, Michael S Koehle

Cycling competition disciplines include mountain-biking, BMX, track, and road racing. Road racing sub-categories include time trials (TT), mass start races and criteriums. Popular in North America, criterium races consist of repeated short 800–2000 m laps, with several technical corners, lasting 60–90 min. Race speed is kept high with multiple mid-race sprints (or “primes”) where once a bell is rung, the next rider to cross the line wins money or points. To maximize spectator turnout, criteriums occur in the evening within city centres, and incorporate music and live commentators. Throughout North America, “speed-week” type events, consisting of a series of five to seven consecutive night criteriums, each on a different course within a city and its surrounding municipalities, take place. Examples include BC SuperWeek and Tour of America’s Dairyland.

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