Team sprint (sprint group) is a track events compete for time (two women) to organize a third person in a team, while going missing top players in each orbit 1, the last runner has been the goal.

Video, is the state of the men's team sprint at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Regulations commentary seen in 5 minutes

Start

  • The driving distance (two girls lap) is track three laps.
  • 2Each team will start at the same time.
  • 1The team from the center line of the home stretch of the track (straight line of the main stand), a team will start from the center line of the back stretch (straight line on the opposite side) again.
  • Use (starting blocks) only runner starting first machine, the remaining players bicycle Assistant support.
  • The start signal is done in the gun.
  • (2 female name), then run vertically alongside three of the team name.

Laps and finish (goal)

  • 1Upon completion of the first lap runner, was running at the beginning will go missing on the outside track to withdrawal from the team.
  • 2Zhou upon completion, the second runner raced to withdraw from the team, the third runner the final lap runs with a human (only men).
  • Compete for time at the time of the final runner, and finished to the center line of the party to start.

The road to gold medal

  • We will proceed with the final qualifying →.
  • In qualifying, the team will compete all the time of the race.

World Record / Japanese record

Team sprint (sprint group)

 RecordNameDate
Worldmen42"914Rene Enders, Maximilian Levy, Stefan Nimke (Germany)2011/12/01
Worldwomen32"754Jessica Varnish, Victoria Pendleton (United Kingdom)2012/02/17
Japanmen44"081長塚智広、伏見俊昭、井上昌己2004/08/21
Japanwomen35"302石井寛子、前田佳代乃2011/10/29