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Lavreysen and Yuan take top spots in post-Worlds rankings
It’s all-change at the top of the UCI’s weekly ranking of the world’s top male and female sprinters, following the world championships in Shanghai last week. Harrie Lavreysen moves up one place to first, having retained both his sprint and keirin titles, and the maximum points which come with them. Nicholas Paul, who had topped…
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Dates and venues named for 2027 Keirin World Series
Japan’s keirin authorities have announced the schedule for next year’s Keirin World Series. The races move to an autumn timeframe to avoid clashes with the 2027 World Championships, which take place in late August as part of a French ‘super worlds’. As in 2026, almost all the meetings will be at the everyday FI level,…
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Lysenko snatches women’s world title in Shanghai
Individual neutral athlete Alina Lysenko took victory in the last few metres of the women’s keirin final at Shanghai, adding the world title to the European jersey she took in Konya earlier this year. The Russian had made an early exit from the individual sprint competition, and wasn’t entered for the kilo, giving her two…
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Lavreysen is world keirin champion for the fifth time
Harrie Lavreysen defended the rainbow jersey he reclaimed in Santiago last year, with a series of strong performances in Shanghai. With big names like Nicholas Paul, Leigh Hoffman and Azizulhasni Awang eliminated earlier in the day, the Dutchman’s main threat in the final seemed to be Kaiya Ota, whose recent focus has been on match…
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Shanghai prepares to welcome the world’s best
Any preview of the Shanghai world championship sprint competitions would almost certainly have led with the latest round of the era’s defining rivalry, Harrie Lavreysen vs Matthew Richardson. But of course, all those drafts had to be hastily rewritten when news broke on Monday that Richardson had been sent home by British Cycling, amid allegations…
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Another dramatic gold for Awang at Asian Games
Azizulhasni Awang bounced back from a disappointing bronze in the individual sprint to claim gold for Malaysia in the men’s keirin at the Asian Games, with yet another dramatic victory in his glittering career. The Pocket Rocketman was drawn in the middle of the line, directly behind Han Xie, but with three strong contenders behind…
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China first & second in Asian Games women’s keirin
China’s recent dominance of Asian track cycling continues at the 2026 Asian Games, with Yuan Liying and Wang Lijuan again taking gold and silver in women’s keirin – just as they did at Asian continental championships in March. Wang, in the black helmet, was drawn in position one for the final, and led the race…
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Colombians ease to gold in South American Games keirin
Colombia’s sprint stars delivered the gold medals we all probably expected at the 2026 South American Games in Argentina. Stefany Cuadrado won both the sprint and keirin titles at the brand new Invencible Velódromo in Rafaela, with the men’s golds shared between Cristian Ortega in keirin, and Kevin Quintero in sprint. In the women’s keirin…
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Second fatality of the summer in Japanese keirin
Megumu Morohashi, a 49 year old Japanese domestic keirin professional with almost 30 years experience, has become the second rider this summer to die following a racing crash. Competing in the S-class semi final at Nara, just over a week ago, the 2017 Kyodo News Cup (G2) winner crashed hard as riders came together in…
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Double delight for Jeong Jong-jin as Korean stars meet twice
Korean keirin’s two biggest stars clashed twice this weekend, with Jeong Jong-jin retaining the upper hand against his rival Im Chae-bin. The two were placed together at Saturday’s semi-final stage, as Gwangmyeong Speedom marked the 38th anniversary of Seoul’s hosting of the summer Olympics. Im Chae-bin made a relatively early move to the front, with…
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Sato and Ota both set to skip Asian Games keirin
Kaiya Ota and Mina Sato – the top male and female sprinters in Asia, based on the latest UCI world rankings – will both sit out the keirin events at the Asian Games later this month, focusing instead on the individual and team sprint competitions. Provisional details on the Asian Games 2026 results website show…
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Richardson describes the ‘crazy’ crash which ended his Japanese adventure
Matthew Richardson has admitted he would probably have worn body armour for the Japanese race which put him in hospital, if the rider responsible had declared his intention in accordance with race protocol. In a conversation with the Stanley Street Social podcast which ran to more than two hours, the British sprinter admitted he had…
