I can definitely see where you're coming from, but from a speed running perspective the mechanics allow for the conservation of momentum along with infinite speed, so the looping back to the flag is for keeping your speed while instantly changing your direction. If anything, I'd say the theme isn't being all that represented due to it being more of a teleport in most situations. I do think I could have done the map differently to force a looping action in some points but decided against a high skill ceiling just to finish the level. Better to go the easy to learn hard to master approach, I guess.
