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Lane changes
maybe a dumb question but I do not understand why the leaders in a
classic race change lanes so. sometimes it seems they are just switching w/o reason but I am sure there is a tactic. Can someone explain? Maybe, in my dreams, someday, I will be interested in that procedure? But in the view from the back, that is all beyond me? |
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Here's how I understand it. They change to get around people of
course. They also change to see if the snow is faster in another lane - and might change back or try another if not. Another reason, I've been told, is that when a classic skier changes lanes there are allowed a certain amount of skating strides - necessary to change lanes. I don't know if this is an actual advantage, merely mitigates the effort involved, or has no effect. |
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Camilo wrote:
Here's how I understand it. They change to get around people of course. They also change to see if the snow is faster in another lane - and might change back or try another if not. Another reason, I've been told, is that when a classic skier changes lanes there are allowed a certain amount of skating strides - necessary to change lanes. I don't know if this is an actual advantage, merely mitigates the effort involved, or has no effect. agree with all - If you watch the 'change step' especially during the starts of classic races, the leaders will get a very big pushoff on every change. It seems to be worth a ski length or better any time they can do it. Lots of reasons for seemingly random changes, too. Setting up for a corner - especially if you know part of the turn is glazed you may wish to be in the inside or outside track. Jumping in or out of a draft, or if one lane has been kicked in less may favor better or worse wax. Or if you don't like the tempo of the guy in front or behind you. Marsh |
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What about in the Vasaloppet, on the long stretches? At times the
leader(s) were making almost continuous track changes. One of the announcers suggested it had to do with letting someone else take the lead, but it never works out that way, because the next skiers usually switch too. Gene Marsh Jones wrote: Camilo wrote: Here's how I understand it. They change to get around people of course. They also change to see if the snow is faster in another lane - and might change back or try another if not. Another reason, I've been told, is that when a classic skier changes lanes there are allowed a certain amount of skating strides - necessary to change lanes. I don't know if this is an actual advantage, merely mitigates the effort involved, or has no effect. agree with all - If you watch the 'change step' especially during the starts of classic races, the leaders will get a very big pushoff on every change. It seems to be worth a ski length or better any time they can do it. Lots of reasons for seemingly random changes, too. Setting up for a corner - especially if you know part of the turn is glazed you may wish to be in the inside or outside track. Jumping in or out of a draft, or if one lane has been kicked in less may favor better or worse wax. Or if you don't like the tempo of the guy in front or behind you. Marsh |
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