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Riding one hand at stem--which hand? which dominant? brake location? (Madison pass)

On a track bike/street fixie, when you ride with one hand close to or overlapping the stem, which hand would that most often be? (Like when drinking from the waterbottle, adjusting the messenger bag, whatever.) Is the hand on the stem most likely to be your dominant hand? If there is a front brake lever, which side is it on? Is it positioned where it can be operated by the one hand at stem?

Please note if this has been covered in prior thread(s).

(I saw a track Madison race once....seemed like awesome skills, with fast pack intercepting slow riders and ejecting team mates out the back. I don't recall, but it seems like each of the pair would grip the bars with one hand near the stem during the pass. If we're both right handed, does the entering or leaving rider use the right hand in the handhold?)

Thanks...for any answer to any of the questions posed here.
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