1990 Women's World Cycling Championships

[dachicagoan]

Are Greg Stink and Pete Twinkle the commentators? SNL

[campocat]

That is called a chariot race not involved in championship racing that is UCI's decision. You might think it is easy to ride slow but it takes a lot of energy.

[6eek]

It's part racing, part chess. It's an interesting game.

[misspollyanna]

Thank you so much for putting up this clip!!!

[PeugeotCommuter]

Why don't they just ride one lap as fast as possible, like keirin racing? I hate the cat and mouse games.

[njg2q]

Because the guy behind would just draft the whole way and outsprint the other at the end. Being in the draft requires 40% less energy. If they didn't do the trackstands, it would just be a time trial.

[chanrobi]

And which (trackstands) were subsequently banned because they made it boring.

[digitalme2]

If you want to watch Keirin, watch Keirin. This is a whole different game. If everything were the same, nothing would be interesting!