Originally Posted by topflightpro

We do those regularly down here. There isn't much to it. The course is flat and the turns are sweeping. Surges come from people attacking. The pace can pick up and stay high for quite awhile, since you never have to break for turns. You can usually see all the way around the track, so you always know how far ahead a breakaway is.

As far as the finish goes, if a break gets around - which happens pretty regularly, there will still be a sprint finish. And despite how wide and open things are, generally, f you are not in the top 5 coming out of turn 2, you probably won't finish on the podium.

Oh, and just because it seems perfectly smooth through all the turns doesn't mean there aren't any potential dangers. In some tracks I've raced on, there are little dips that if you hit it, it will toss you up on the track. There frequently are cracks that have no impact on cars but are wide enough to snag a bicycle tire. And the inside track walls do not give at all.