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Just before this thread sparks a reputation, there have been two proper crashes in 10 weeks of track league. Compare that to Crystal Palace where there has been (rough guess) on average one crash per week, and recently a few crashes per week. Its bike racing, it happens. Its rare, but occasionally you might get involved.
Does anyone actually remember what caused the crash this week? So far I've not heard anything to suggest it was anything to do with anyone's inexperience. I think it was probably a lot more to do with people going from hanging on towards then end of a fast 30 laps race, to starting to think about their positioning and energy reserves for the last sprint of the race.
One of the things I've seen most likley to cause a crash is when riders in 2nd, 3rd, 4th position swing up at the same time as the leader, causing the whole bunch to suddenly ease up. This is usually done by riders who know exactly what they're doing.
If anyone has got any comments about a less experienced rider, tell them. If you think it's more appropriate coming from a coach or racing official - tell them to tell them.
As for combined A+B races, there's nothing new about that. What else is wrong with the new format?