# DerbyWheel hints at an expanded exhibition event in South Korea

*By Simon | July 16, 2026*

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![yangyang](https://globalkeirin.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/yangyang.jpg)

## 󠀁[DerbyWheel hints at an expanded exhibition event in South Korea](https://globalkeirin.com/2026/07/derbywheel-hints-at-an-expanded-exhibition-event-in-korea/)󠁿

16 July 2026

In the first substantial update to their website in quite some time, DerbyWheel
organisers have indicated that they are considering moving their proposed
exhibition event from the UK to Korea, with an increase in the number of invited
riders.

The website’s Calendar page was updated today (16 July), adding a proposed date
for the test event of ‘late 2026 (TBA)’, with the start of regular racing pushed
back from ‘in 2026’ to ‘from 2027’. Given the lack of communicated progress in
recent months, that was surely inevitable.

But the most intriguing aspect is the new mention of potentially holding the
test event in South Korea, rather than the UK – and the increase in the number
of invited riders, from 56 to 70.

![Screenshot](https://globalkeirin.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/dwcal.jpg)

_Screenshot_

Proposals for a test event date back as far as 2023: but with each change of
date, the choice of the United Kingdom to host the event never wavered.

The earliest communicated date was for London in the summer of 2023; Manchester
was mentioned as a possible location for an event in February 2024. Newport has
remained the consistently named destination over the last couple of years.

So the sudden addition of a possible Korean venue into the mix is unexpected –
and curious.

Yangyang is a town on the east coast of South Korea, about 70km south of the
country’s northern border, best known for surfing.

![yangyang-wide](https://globalkeirin.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/yangyang-wide.jpg)

_Google Earth_

Its outdoor 333m track, located right next to the town’s modest international
airport, hosts Korea’s national track championships each year – plus the annual
Korean Track Cup C2, which took place just last week. The keirin events were won
by [Haeun Kim](https://globalkeirin.com/rider/haeun-kim/) and
[Woorim Choi](https://globalkeirin.com/rider/woorim-choi/): the fields consisted
mainly of Korean riders, with a few visitors from Hong Kong, Thailand, Macao and
India.

A venue closer to the operation’s head office in Seoul might make logistics
easier to manage, especially after the loss of its UK-resident CEO.

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**Tags:** dwnews, korea, testevent