I did an analysis of the 142 pursuit races from the 2012-2013 season up to today (I’m writing this after the 2nd world cup of the 2021-2022 season). I wanted to see what the odds are of winning based on the starting position, expressed in seconds behind the first starter, based on previous results. The outcome was pretty interesting and somewhat unexpected!
Read the analysis below or use the interactive version on my Tableau Public page.
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