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CAT-AND-MOUSE WAITING GAME [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
  • Cycling
CONT

Tactics plays a key role in the match sprint, and sometimes the cat and mouse game in the early part of the race brings both riders to a complete standstill, which is how the famous cycling 'track stand' came about.

CONT

Two cyclists race head-to-head, playing a cat-and-mouse waiting game with each other and sometimes even stopping altogether.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
  • Cyclisme
CONT

Les tactiques jouent un facteur très important dans le 200m lancé, et quelque fois le jeu du chat et de la souris amènent les deux coureurs, dans la partie initiale de la course, à un surplace, ainsi est apparu le fameux terme "Track Stand".

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Juegos y competiciones (Deportes)
  • Ciclismo
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