Two-time Olympic gold
medallist Ryan Bayley is getting revved up for Beijing and his Olympic preparations will be
under the spotlight when he suits up for Revolution 3 at Vodafone Arena next
week.
By his own stellar
standards, Bayley struggled at this year’s track worlds in Manchester. The
super-sprinter didn’t make it through to the medal rounds in his three events –
the sprint, keirin and team sprint, however he feels this may work to his
advantage in Beijing.
Speaking at the
announcement that the UCI Track World Cup is coming to Melbourne, Bayley said he
was working on new tactics as he felt he was becoming a little too
predictable.
"We didn't mean to,
but they haven't seen the full potential of myself at the moment, so they don't
exactly know what's going to happen when I come out at the
Olympics.
“I've got a lot of new
tactics, I've worked out a lot of things, I'm actually working out better ways
to suit my own riding style.
"Going into it, I will
be a very different to what they've seen.
"With the sprint, I
have a lot of faith, I think I can go top three - a win is going to go between
four of five people, it's going to be very difficult because there are so many
people who are at that level now."
Track fans won’t need
to wait until the Olympics to witness a withering burst of Bayley in full
flight, with the “Farewell to Beijing” themed Revolution 3
at Vodafone Arena
on Thursday 12 June
set to be a crucial final domestic hit out for our track
stars.