Some races have a second-mover advantage.

· Bits and Bobs 8/11/25
  • Some races have a second-mover advantage.
    • Apparently there's an olympics-caliber event for bicycle sprint races between two bikers in a velodrome.
    • It only matters who beats the other, not what the absolute time is.
    • When the starter pistol goes off, both bikers stay still (a "track stand"), waiting for the other to go first, so they can slip stream behind the other.
    • Here's a YouTube video about this strange game theoretic phenomena.

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