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@Danger
i'm not gonna try and spread any mis-information here, i'm not an experienced sprinter and my starting technique was gash, but we still managed to have a close race. we went in with precious little practise (a few runs in front of the uni library, with speed bumps and 100m marked out by a quick look on google earth). my friend just happens to be the uni runner so it seemed like an amusing thing to do.
i guess the conclusion is that anyone who fancies themselves as a sprinter should have it sown up as when the bike gets going it suddenly doesn't seem like much of a race at all.