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Race Snapshot: Rybinsk Pursuit
Yes, I refuse to call them ‘skiathlons’.
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How can we assess performances in stage race pursuits?
As with most stage races these days, the Tour de Ski included some handicap start pursuits. Generally, the athletes will start in a staggered fashion based upon their time back in the overall standings, and the first person to the finish line wins the stage. This creates some very unusual incentives for the athletes, depending […]
Also tagged handicap, kris freeman, liz stephen, tour de ski, World CupRace Snapshots: Tour de Ski 10/20k Pursuit
As with the other pursuit, these Tour formats produce some unusual results patterns that aren’t really comparable to other races.
Also tagged Distance, men, race snapshot, tour de ski, women, World CupRace Snapshot: Tour de Ski Pursuit
I sort of hesitate to post these, since as I expected this race format produces performance measures that are extreme outliers pretty much no matter what you do. Regular duathlon pursuits you can correct for somewhat, but these stage race two day affairs just always produce wacky looking results.
Also tagged race snapshot, tour de ski, World CupRace Snapshot: IBU WC Pursuit
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