UCI Track Champions League: The evolution and precision of track cycling’s timekeeping

In a sport where everything is often decided in less than a second, precise timing is essential in track cycling. As is often the case, science has made considerable progress in refining these measurements over the years.

The ringing of the bell which announces the last lap of the track may sometimes seem anachronistic in the now ultra-technological world of velodromes. Between tradition and modernity, the UCI Track has nevertheless managed to undergo a transformation to maintain its original…