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Sprints Riders go to the rail two or three at a time and are shown 5 or 6 laps to go. This is a match sprint, governed by UCI rules. Variations on this drill ask riders to follow a script in order to practice specific moves. E.g., the lead rider slows the pace on the black. When the following rider starts to come over, the lead rider forces the following rider up the track and tries to keep them pinned by the rail, blocking until it is safe to initiate a sprint. Or the lead rider gradually picks up the pace on the black while the following rider moves high up the track in one of the turns, opening a gap, and then dives down into the gap to run up to and pass the lead rider. Sprints with restrictive scripts can be a good way of introducing new riders to the activity. Once the riders have mastered the script, a new or less restrictive script should be set. |