Rollapaluza

Two things stand out from that video. Well two things plus the girl with the megaphone.

All the top performing rollers are now using the drops. This appears to differ from the advice that I was originally given about using the tops to open my lungs.

The other point is that the rollers appear to have their toes pointing at a downwards angle rather than flat.

• this was the first time i'd used the drops, i usually use the tops of the bars and sit more upright, but for some reason i tried something different this time. i don't think it makes much difference, cos i wasn't really any faster than normal. maybe it provides an aerodynamic advantage ;)

• i never thought about my toes, i just spin. maybe it's just naturally faster that way and i didn't realise it.

i don't know if there's much technique to roller racing, other than having a reasonably smooth pedal stroke and plenty of legspeed (which you can maintain for the whole distance). remember BJ winning Kingspin despite not owning a bike? I don't think he was worried about his technique...