Originally Posted by
carleton
+1
Also, treat a 3 or 4-up as the last 3 laps of a Scratch race. Same rules for positioning and sprinting apply. Also, if you don't think you can beat them in a drag race...never let it become a drag race. Take them long.
2+
Don't necessarily go kilo from the gun, but stretch things out early and watch for the two others (who probably know you are not a pure sprinter) to be looking at each other. Don't make a big fuss about accelerating quickly. Accelerate from seated. Don't make a huge dramatic drop into the sprinters lane. Don't do the whole roadie-thrashing-bike thing. Think stealthy speed. Really try to fuzztz up their timing by continuously accelerating and encourage them to be looking at each other rather than you. Just remember, if there are two sprinters and you on the track, the biggest worry those sprinters have is each other. You can use that to your advantage. Just like in a road race, there will be some hesitation to chase you, since the guy doing the chasing is giving a very nice leadout to the other.
But, like others have said, a full second difference is a huge gap. It's going to be hard to overcome that disadvantage in such a short race. You need to encourage them to give you as much leash as possible, because a sprinter can close a huge gap in a hurry.
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