pursuit racing

pursuit racing

      in bicycle racing, an event in which teams or individuals start on opposite sides of an oval track with the goal of overtaking the opponents. Because it is unusual, in skilled competition, for one individual or team to overtake the opposition, the winner is declared to be the one who, in the shortest time, covers the prescribed distance of 5,000 m (5,500 yards) for professionals and 4,000 m (4,400 yards) for amateurs.

      In team pursuit races, the leading bicyclist is followed closely by his teammates in single file so that only the leader has to break the resistance of the wind with his forward movement. The tiring lead position is periodically assumed by each team member in his turn.

      Amateur and professional individual pursuits were introduced in the 1939 Milan world championships, although only the heats were conducted before the games were called off; they were revived in 1946 at Zürich, Switz. Women's individual pursuit racing was introduced in 1958, and women's team pursuit was added in 1962.

      Men's pursuit racing made its Olympic (Olympic Games) debut for teams in 1908 and for individuals in 1964. The women's 3,000-metre individual pursuit was first contested at the 1992 Olympic Games.

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