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Panevėžys will long remember the Idzu track, which is located about 130 km from Tokyo.
Early on Sunday morning, the athlete was the last of the Lithuanian delegation to participate in the omnium track cycling competition.
In the first race of the race, the Lithuanian fell painfully and did not reach the finish line. However, nine other athletes out of the 21 who started did not reach the goal. For the first match, they all received 16 points each.
However, this nightmare start did not break the willful athletes. He went with the rest of the riders to the second race, the rhythm race.
In it, the Lithuanian did not compete for the highest positions and with two more cyclists the leaders were overtaken by two wheels, for which they received -40 points each.
After two matches with 24 points, O.Baleišytė was ranked 17th.
We will add.
It will be recalled that the LTOK received an invitation from the International Cycling Federation to accept the remaining quota and go to Japan on August 1, after the start of the Olympic Games. One of the National Olympic Committees that had a ticket surrendered, so it was offered to the first of our country that was left behind the board.
The Omnium consists of four parties. The objective of the first race is to be the first to cover the entire distance in 30 laps (7.5 km). Another way to win is to overtake all of your opponents in a circle. The rider who did this is the winner. A rider overtaken by one or more athletes in a circle withdraws from the competition.
The second game is a rhythm race. Here, cyclists also have to cover 30 laps. After the first five laps, the winner of each remaining lap receives one point, and after overtaking opponents in a circle, 20 points. The places are divided according to the number of points obtained.
The playoffs continue. They knock out one of the slowest athletes every second round.
The last game is a race for points. Its distance is 20 km (80 wheels). Points (5, 3, 2 and 1) are awarded to the four fastest riders every ten laps. The final sprint fights for double the points.
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