Biking Techniques (Part 24)

Types of Corner

There are three types of corner, depending on how they relate to the straights they connect.

Type I

Type I corners are the ones that start a straight. They're the most important because the faster you come out of a Type I corner, the faster you'll be all the way down the straight.

Type II

Type II corners are the ones that end a straight. The goal here is to keep your speed up as long as possible, preferably deep into the corner. Because they end a straight, and don't lead on to one, the exit speed is not as important as maintaining speed into the corner.

Type III

Type III corners are everything else. That means they don't start or end a straight, but just connect other corners. They're the rarest type of corner -- some tracks don't have any of these at all.
Strictly speaking, since they don't start or end a straight, they're also the least important. While that is true, the line you take through a Type III is very important indeed, as we'll see later.

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