Compared to the road and trails, the velodrome is the ideal course to put aero gains to the test.
All the angles of the track can vary, there are some minimum requirements.
There are six track events at the Olympics, and they can be categorized as either endurance or sprint.
In practice, velodromes may have some subtle differences.
Wiggins left and Cavendish on their way to a madison world title in 2016.
The semifinals will feature two heats of six, with the top three in each going to Final A for the medals and the bottom three in each going to Final B for places 7-12.