Originally Posted by
spectastic
I wasn't actually sure what tail gunning means either, until now as it just occurred to me that it probably means drafting behind people. i think i might have confused omniums with stage races - still don't know what the difference really is. the one that i remember doing was based on time. the pack finishes all had the same time, meaning you could finish in 10th or even 20th and still lose less than 5 seconds, meaning the tt made all the difference. it's a stupid system for a 3x stage race imo
Being a strong-ish TT guy, I much prefer the stage race format. The stage races I’ve been in also include time bonuses for at least the first 3 spots in the crit and RR and sometimes other intermediate sprint/KOM time bonuses as well. It resolves the issue of people sprinting for 20th place (mostly). The TT is still really important, but the time bonuses make the tactics very interesting.