TRACK RACING
Track racing dates back to the end of the nineteenth century. The first World Championships were held in 1895. Track cyclists are powerful athletes, generally with far more muscle bulk than “road racers”.
Ten events divided into three families:
SPRINT EVENTS
Individual Sprint (part of the Olympic programme)
Qualification consists of flying start 200 m time trials. These are followed by knockout heats of 2-3 laps. The best two riders fight it out in the final. Sometimes riders will come to a standstill in an effort to make their opponent take the lead, which is the least advantageous position before the final sprint to the finish line.
Team Sprint (part of the Olympic programme)
This speciality is raced by teams of three riders over three laps of the track (for women, two riders over two laps). Each rider leads for a lap before dropping back. After the heats, the two best teams line up to contest the final. Those who registered the 3rd and 4th fastest times meet up in a B final which decides the last place available on the podium.
Kilometre (or 500 m for women)
This is an individual time trial from a standing start. The competitor with the fastest time is the winner.
Keirin (part of the Olympic programme)
Keirin racing originated in Japan. Between three and seven riders compete in a sprint race of 600-700 m after having followed in the slipstream of a pacing motorbike for the first 1,400 m. The motorbike gradually increases the speed from 30 to 50 km/h (25 to 45 km/h for women).
ENDURANCE EVENTS
Individual Pursuit
Two riders start on opposite sides of the track and compete over 4 km (3 km for women). The winner is the rider who manages to catch their opponent or who records the fastest time.
Team Pursuit (part of the Olympic programme)
Two teams of 4 riders start on opposite sides of the track and compete over 4 km. The winning team is the one that manages to catch its opponents or that records the fastest time.
Points Race
The final result is determined according to points gained during sprints (one every ten laps on a 250 m track) and by laps won. At the UCI World Championships, the distance is 40 km for men and 25 km for women.
Madison
Up to 18 teams of two riders take part in this relay race contested by means of intermediary sprints. While one team member races, the other slows down to take a rest. The classification is established according to the distance covered, and the points won in the sprints. The Madison is held over distances of 25-50 km for Elite Men depending on the competition.
Scratch Race
This is a race for up to 24 individual riders over 15 km for men and 10 km for women. The first lap is neutralised.
COMBINED EVENT
Omnium (part of the Olympic programme)
The omnium is made up of 6 events and is contested over two consecutive days.
The final classification is established as follows: the points accumulated by the riders over the first five events, on the basis of the points scale in force, are added up. During the 6th and final race, this total may increase or decrease according to the points won or lost by the rider. The winner is the rider with the highest total of points at the end of the 6th event.
Men:
- Scratch race (15 km)
- Individual pursuit (4 km)
- Elimination
- Kilometre time trial
- Flying lap
- Points race (40 km)
Women:
- Scratch race (10 km)
- Individual pursuit (3 km)
- Elimination
- 500 m time trial
- Flying lap
- Points race (25 km)
*All information as per the UCI website: www.uci.org/track/about-track-cyclin
2022 SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dates: 28 – 31 March 2022
Venue: Bellville Velodrome, Western Cape
Categories: Youth, Junior, Elite, Master and Para-Cycling
Entries close: Midnight, 24 March 2022
Event Organiser: WP Track and Myriad Events
Queries: Nigel Isaacs on [email protected]
Managers Meeting: 18h00 (Managers credentials required)
MORNING SESSION 09h00 – 15h00
Youth: 1500m, Scratch, Time Trail
Masters: 1500m, Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit
AFTERNOON SESSION 17h00 – 21h00
Para: Individual Pursuit C2 & C3, Time Trial
Junior: Time Trail, Points, Team Sprint
Elite: 1500m, Elimination
MORNING SESSION 09h00 – 15h00
Youth: Time Trial, Points Race, Keirin
Masters: Keirin, Scratch, Team Sprint
AFTERNOON SESSION 17h00 – 21h00
Para: Individual Pursuit C4 & C5, Time Trial
Junior: Individual Pursuit, Elimination
Elite: Team Time Trial, Team Sprint, Points Race
MORNING SESSION 09h00 – 15h00
Youth: Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit
Masters: Match Sprints
AFTERNOON SESSION 17h00 – 21h00
Junior: Match Sprints, Scratch, Team Pursuit
Elite: Match Sprints, Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit
MORNING SESSION 09h00 – 15h00
Youth: Match Sprints, Team Sprint, Madison
Masters: Points Race, Time Trail, Madison
AFTERNOON SESSION 17h00 – 21h00
Junior: 1500m Keirin, Madison
Elite: Scratch, Keirin, Madison
STEPHEN SALZWEDEL
Track Director and National Teams
DELLAH PAUL
Coordinator and Administration
MARTIN VAN WYK
High Performance and Convenor of Selections
SAMMY HARDINE
Technical
DAVID MAREE
Rider’s Representative Men
CLAUDIA GNUDI
Rider’s Representative Women
SELECTORS PANEL
Western Cape | Corne Bence |
Gauteng | Victoria Bester |
Gauteng | Martin van Wyk |
Western Cape | Glen Bonthuys |
Eastern Cape | Jarred Salzwedel (High Performance) |
Stephen Marnewick |
PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONERS
Eastern Cape | Gert Van Der Walt |
Free State | Leon van Schalkwyk |
Gauteng | Eddie Roller |
Limpopo | Phillip Donovan |
Kwa-Zulu Natal | Sbonga Shange |
Western Cape | Nigel Isaacs |
REGIONAL COMMISSIONERS
Central Gauteng | Marco Abrahams |
Southern Gauteng | Roberto Gnudi |
Western Cape | Jaco Scholtz |
Winelands | Elrick Kulsen |
Amatole | Gert Van Der Walt |
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro | Tollie Bosman |
Eden | Jade Gerber |
DARYL IMPEY
Men’s Road Cycling
KERRY JONKER
Women’s Road Cycling
DAVID MAREE
Men’s Track Cycling
CLAUDIA GNUDI
Women’s Track Cycling
VACANT POSITION
Men’s Mountain Biking
SARAH HILL
Women’s Mountain Biking
BYRON ROBERTSON
Men’s BMX
VACANT POSITION
Women’s BMX
PIETER DU PREEZ
Men’s Para-Cycling
TONI MOULD
Women’s Para-Cycling
ERNST VAN DYK
SASCOC Athlete Commission
TRACK CYCLING NEWS
CAC TRACK AFRICAN CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – ABUJA, NIGERIA
The CyclingSA Track Commission is proud to announce Team South Africa competing at the CAC Track African Continental Championships in Abuja, Nigeria, from 23 – 26 June 2022.
CYCLINGSA ELECTS A NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD
CyclingSA held their AGM at the Town Lodge, part of the City Lodge Group, in Bellville, on 26 February 2022, with the new executive board was elected to lead the Federation until 2024.
2022 SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS
After an unprecedented two year gap due to Covid-19, The South African National Track Championships are back and set to take place from 28 -31 March 2022 at the much loved and historic Bellville Velodrome.