During the qualifying round of the Olympic team sprint competition, the Hoy, Kenny, Staff team from Great Britain circled the 250 meter Laoshan Velodrome in 12.555 seconds, the fastest lap of the event. That's 71.68 kph (44.52 mph). Since time is taken on the lead rider, it's possible the rider tripping the timer at the end of lap one was not the same as lap two. Which means the actual speed of the rider tripping the timer would be even higher, having been behind the lead rider at the start of the lap. Amazing. Thanks for reading.
Update - Hoy posts a 9.815 200m (73.357 kph) in sprint qualifying. I have yet to break 16 seconds...
Olympic track results with splits
And, like Everest, just because it's there.
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