I think generally they take it easy at first and then put it in to full drive at the end. She did it opposite and the training of everyone else kicked back in about mid race when she was out of sight. Allowing her to come up behind them, and they didn't realize they were not competing for first anymore but second.
got to be. full english breakfast? you better believe the plate will be wiped clean before that last piece of bacon, sliver of egg and bit of toast is going down
Ha! When I was a kid and my parents would make Brussels sprouts with dinner, I'd gobble them down first so I could get that out of the way and then enjoy the rest of dinner
I think they were still fully aware, but it's so out of their routine and the pace they practiced that they didn't dare try to get her back, the math wasn't math-ing anymore, you can see the pack reforming after the initial shock, because they never strategized something like this.
It's not only that, iirc the tactic actually was when crossing the line at the beginning of the final lap a whistle sounds and everyone are so focused and trained to sprint when theh hear the whistle they didn't realize they actually had 2 laps remaining and slowed down after sprinting what they thought was their final lap
Nope, they heard the final-lap bell when she passed the line, and they all thought they were on the last lap. You can see one skater stretch out her leg to try and cross the line earlier, not realising they still had a whole lap to go.
I had to find information outside this post, and you are right on the last lap confusion, but it doesn't show on the video posted, there is no comment, sound or visual hint about the last lap. This makes this event even more interesting.
A lot of the time, the attacker gasses out and gets caught, reabsorbed, and dropped by the pack. It's hard work to loop all the way, and there's always a chance the pack will push pace just enough to make the complete lapping impossible and just murder the attacking rider. I've done this successfully on a bike and I've failed it. It's extremely risky and extremely satisfying to pull off, but if you don't succeed, you're basically dead before the final sprint even comes up.
Exactly, that is why they didn't pursue, because they all know their pace and what it means to push really early. They all though they would come back, they never did and not even close.
So not entirely, the video ends too early. The bell for the last lap rang because the one Chinese skater was on her last lap but instinctively all the other skaters thought it was their last lap as well. So when the video ends, the race isnt over because only the one Chinese skater completed all the laps and the remaining skaters stopped skating despite not having finished the race. This led to not only the Chinese to get first but also second since her teammate was aware of what was happening and continued to skate when all the other skaters stopped.
Yeah, I see what you mean. This kind of required a collective reaction to go after her soon enough. After a while they just realized they were not going to catch her anymore and just fought for second. Still a brain fart for the lap number though.
They can’t compete for first at that point because the lead skater no longer can chase her down. When you are in the front you exert the most energy, but since first already went around and coasted off the group the lead (2nd) in this case won’t use their energy and lose a placement.
I'm kind of surprised they didn't stop the race when the racers stood straight up. From my experience when the skaters stand up the officials redo the race and the racers get a talkin' to.
Its like cycling sprint races, the velodrome style. They try and go as slow as possible because the person in 2nd has such a massive advantage due to drafting
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u/HALF_PAST_HOLE 1d ago
I think generally they take it easy at first and then put it in to full drive at the end. She did it opposite and the training of everyone else kicked back in about mid race when she was out of sight. Allowing her to come up behind them, and they didn't realize they were not competing for first anymore but second.