1. Elis Lightlee by comparison to her fellow racers is huge. You'd wonder how somebody such as her will progress over the years compared to someone like Vogel who is much smaller but has a very powerful build.
Isn't the current trend going towards bigger gears? Which would favour the bigger stronger riders, meaning a smaller quicker rider has to rely on tactics to keep the sprint as short as possible.
On the other hand I noticed commentators remarks about the Chinese sprinters coming to prominence, these guys are smaller but are always in the medals.
The impression I get from watching the race events is that power not cadence is king.
2. I've only been into track cycling for 12 months, what I've noticed is there seems to be a lot of riders peaking and troughing etc. Since the London Olympics Kenny has been very quiet, has he won a major individual title? I think you once remarked how the GB team seem to work at peaking for the big events. Same with Bauge, where has he been?
Whereas you have the Aussies such as Meares or Vogel who are always racing.