UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's madison
The two - team driving, also known as Madison or Americaine, is a discipline of cycling track.
History
The two - team driving there since 1899. At that time the two teams were introduced at six-day race after race until then this had been carried out around the clock by a single driver. The first race with teams of two were in New York's Madison Square Garden, which is why this form of competition is still called Madison or Americaine.
Only since 1995, the two - team driving a discipline at the UCI Track World Championships. Although one of the oldest track cycling disciplines it was even recorded only in 2000 in the Olympic program, but canceled after three games again, because of the Track Cycling had to give up some competitions.
Over 100 years, the two - team driving was a purely male domain. Since the 2010 -ies, however, some national associations shall also state Meisterschafte in a two - team driving for women, such as the Netherlands since 2010 and Australia since 2013. Too organizers of Six Days are increasingly competitions for women in their program.
Regulate
Race in a two - team driving will take place primarily in Six Days. At official championships and at the Olympic Games, the races run over a shorter distance (typically 50 km ). Two drivers form a team ( in Six Days, for example, Stuttgart, formerly Zurich, Rotterdam is or has been driven in three teams ). In principle, the separation can be effected by any distance. However, since usually remain both drivers on the track, constantly lapped the one driver to the other and the separation is due to the ratio of the speeds - about 35:50 - about every two to two and a half rounds.
At predetermined time points ( eg 30, 20 and 10 laps ) are points ratings extended ( 5, 3, 2, 1 points). A team may also try out down a round win. Once this team after the round income reaches the end of the field, it is the round well written by the other team machinations of a loss per round is added and the level of loss laps is displayed. If one or more teams with the same number of laps lead, " they are in the pay freeze ".
The winner is the team in the clear round with the most points, so it applies: Round profitability before point gain. Lying, for example, three teams in the clear round with 25, 19 and 12 points and is another team with a loss back round with 30 points, so this team is in fourth place, although it has more points than the other three teams.
Technology
A particular technical difficulty is the two - team driving the replacement dar. Here, the present in the race driver pushes the slower moving detaching driver, gives him so with its kinetic energy, rather than let this fizzle unused. Today, this is done by the so-called spin handle, in which the front driver to " subtract " on the outstretched hand of the driver coming from behind.