Global Keirin’s website monitor has picked up another quiet update to the DerbyWheel website, once again delaying the launch of the proposed world keirin series.

Edits to the derbywheel.com calendar page in the last 24 hours now propose a date of ‘2nd half of 2025 (TBC)’ for an exhibition race, still taking place at the Newport velodrome in Wales.

Regular racing every 2 weeks is now proposed to start from Jan(uary) 2026, then every week from July 2026.

In practical terms, it really only means the last communicated schedule has been pushed back by 6 months.

But it could be worth noting that the start of regular competition has been given a specific month, rather than a vague ‘some time in the first half of 2026’ – and the first month of 2026, at that.

Of course we knew it was coming. But we give due credit to the DerbyWheel organisation, for updating the website as their most recently communicated deadline loomed. Even though multiple target dates have now been missed, they have reliably moved the dates before they hit them. Proof of life, if nothing else.

There has been no news announcement explaining the decision; and we have seen no activity on social media.