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Six-day racing

vr.tr.six-day-racing · thing-q2141075

Let an agent handle six-day races by event, venue, format, history and results, with sourced data.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.EVT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Event Which six-day.

Identity

City and year.

Identity

Event identity.

  1. Which six-day race and edition is meant? provenance
  2. Is it still held? provenance

Venue

Velodrome.

Venue

Venue.

  1. Which velodrome hosts it? provenance
  2. What are its track length and banking? measurement
Format Disciplines.

Races

Programme.

Races

Race programme.

  1. Which disciplines are in the programme? provenance
  2. How are points awarded? definition

Madison

Team race.

Madison

Madison.

  1. How does the madison relay work? definition
  2. Why is it dangerous? boundary
History Past editions.

Winners

Results.

Winners

Winners.

  1. Who won each edition, according to reliable records? provenance
  2. Which riders hold records? provenance

Origins

Beginnings.

Origins

Origins.

  1. How did six-day racing start, according to historians? provenance
  2. How has it changed? provenance
Attending Spectators.

Tickets

Sales.

Tickets

Tickets.

  1. Where are official tickets sold? provenance
  2. Which sessions are family-friendly? provenance

Access

Accessibility.

Access

Accessibility.

  1. Is the velodrome accessible? provenance
  2. How can accessible seats be booked? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.EVT
Other names and narrower kinds
Six Days of Zuidlaren, Six Days of Paris, Six Days of New York, Six Days of Rotterdam, Six Days of London, Six Days of Copenhagen, Six Days of Maastricht, Six Days of Boston, Six Days of Milan, Six Days of Brussels, Six Days of Munich, Six Days of Bassano del Grappa

What it is Filled

A track cycling event in which teams of two riders race for six consecutive days (traditionally nights) on an indoor velodrome, combining madison, points races and other disciplines; historically held in cities such as Ghent, Berlin, London and New York.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle six-day races by event, venue, format, history and results, with sourced data.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Six days of racing
  • Team format
  • Indoor velodromes
  • Long history since the 1870s-1890s

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Help fix races or manipulate betting on them.
  • Publish riders' medical details after crashes beyond what they disclose.
  • Present the extreme endurance of early races as healthy or safe practice.
  • Spread abuse against riders or officials.

Only with a human decision

  • Correcting published results after a sanction or appeal.

May

  • Report results, teams and schedules of six-day races from official sources.
  • Describe the history and formats of six-day racing.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Early six-day races pushed riders to exhaustion; rider welfare must come first.
  • Track crashes at speed cause serious injuries.

Who is affected

  • Riders and teams
  • Spectators
  • Track officials

Owners Filled

Steward

The race organiser, under the sanction of the national cycling federation.

Master systems

  • Federation results records

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q15091377 - registry parent class
  • Q2312410 - registry parent class

related

  • cycling race and sports discipline - category
  • velodrome - venue
  • madison - discipline
  • UCI - federation

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.six-day-racing
  • Wikidata: Q2141075 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2141075)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Two-rider teams
  • Madison hand-slings
  • Road stage races are different events
  • Riders on a steep indoor velodrome track with crowds and music, often at night.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • find events and venues
  • explain format and disciplines
  • look up winners and history
  • find tickets

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Crashes at high speed
  • Outdated event calendars

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • UCI track cycling regulations

Context of use required Filled

  • Track cycling competition and spectator entertainment.
  • classic six-day races
  • modern six-day series events
  • madison racing (core discipline)
  • historical six-day races

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q2141075: Six-day racing - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Six-day racing - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each city event be a separate entry?
  • How should historical results be linked?
  • How should the madison be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2141075/spec.json