> Races last about two and a half minutes. Each race is six laps (1.5km) in length and cyclists are paced by a motorised bike for three laps with increasing speed from 30kph to 50kph, followed by a three-lap sprint to the finish.
> In the first round, a maximum of 30 riders are organised into five heats. The fastest two from each heat automatically advance to the second round. The remaining 20 are sent to a repechage round, in which they are organised into four five-rider heats, with the top two in each heat advancing.
