Originally Posted by
classic1
I have it on reasonable authority that he used a much bigger gear and cyclingnews got it wrong. To my mind 51x15 is too small to be going that quick and I know the sprinters normally ride way bigger than 51x15
I wouldn't say 'way bigger'. 51x15 would be about right for a match sprint. You could go bigger for a keirin where you're being paced up to speed.