Pursuit races, unless team events, is 2 people starting on opposite sides of the track, trying to catch each other , hence the name..

team pursuit is 2 teams of 4, starting on opposite sides of the track ..

the hour is a pursuit race with only the clock to chase ,.... Moser had a much different bike to try to match Merckx's Hour distance..

Eddy went to high altitude to reduce air density and thus air resistance .. Moser went for more aero a bike , to beat that ... 50.808 km.. vs 49.431 km

Wiggins holds the current best at 54.526 km ...







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