Track cycling olympics - Weekend Roundup: Nations Cup medals secured in Glasgow

While one team member races, the other slows down to rest before being thrown back into the action with a hand sling from their teammate.

Not sure about the rules of the different track cycling events? Knock-out rounds then proceed, initially on a one race basis and then on a best-of three-race format from the quarter-final stage.

The designers are still cutting weight everywhere they can, reinforcing critical junctions like the bottom bracket.

But this not some new track built specially for the Olympics.