When I watch olympic track cycling in the pursuit event, what they seem to be angling for before the bell is to cause their opponent to start the sprint first,

When I watch olympic track cycling in the pursuit event, what they seem to be angling for before the bell is to cause their opponent to start the sprint first, likely to leverage this same effect. In boxing there are "counter punchers," whose strategy appears to be similar, where they draw out their opponents. In chess, a pawn sacrifice to draw out aggresive moves and open up their defensive position seems related. In poker, "limping in" to a hand draws out inexperienced but aggressive players. In organizational politics, some experienced players use exaggerated humility to draw out politically aggressive managers who make a play for the percieved weakness and embarass themselves. In public politics and debate, the "motte and baily" argument is related in that it is a seemingly weak provocation before retreating behind a stronger argument. These aren't the exact same as this gunslinger's advantage, but each of them is related in that they rely on a second movers advantage in responding to aggression, and what's not specified in the gunslinger version is how the second mover has necessarily already provoked the first mover into acting. If you want to domainate a competition, this upstream provocation to pre-empt downstream action is straight forward sports psychology. To be provoked is to be played, and to be masterfully provocative is almost the very definition of strategy, which is to purposefully influence others to achieve an outcome.