Harrie Lavreysen won his third gold of the Paris Olympics, adding keirin glory to his earlier team and individual sprint wins. Lavreysen started second in line behind Japan’s Shinji Nakano, with his main rival Matthew Richardson at the back. Matthew Glaetzer was first to attack, passing Lavreysen and Nakano to take the lead. Lavreysen responded…

Two Australians, and one each from Great Britain, the Netherlands, Japan and Malaysia will contest the medal race in 2024’s Olympic men’s keirin. Dutch favourite Harrie Lavreysen powered through the quarters and semis as expected, but he won’t have it his own way, with Richardson, Carlin and Nakano all looking strong. Malaysian fans can thank…

Azizulhasni Awang pointed the finger at France’s Rayan Helal and the derny pilot in comments following his first-round disqualification from the Olympic keirin competition. Writing on social media (with the warning that we’re relying on computer translation here), the Malaysian superstar confirmed that his plan had been to claim the front as quickly as possible,…

Day one of the men’s keirin competition ended in subdued circumstances, with the re-running of the final repechage heat after a nasty crash involving Trinidad and Toboago’s Kwesi Browne. Going into the final lap, Browne found himself sandwiched between Ortega and Chugay. His front wheel touched Ortega’s rear wheel, sending Browne to the floor, and…

Azizulhasni Awang’s hopes of adding keirin gold to his bronze from Rio, and silver from Tokyo, ended in round one of the Paris Olympics. The Malaysian keirin specialist was drawn at the back of the line in the first heat, but he clearly wanted to place himself at the head of proceedings when the real…

Lea Sophie Friedrich watched rival after rival beating her flying 200m Olympic record from the Tokyo games – then not only reclaimed it, but snatched the world record too. The German posted a time of 10.029, then watched anxiously as Emma Hinze, Emma Finucane and Kelsey Mitchell went close, but couldn’t go faster. In all,…

New Zealand’s Ellesse Andrews turned Olympic silver in Tokyo into Parisian gold, with victory in the women’s keirin final. Starting from first position, directly behind the pacer, reigning world champion Andrews was overlapped by Mexico’s Gaxiola as racing got properly underway. But she stayed calm and reclaimed the front with two laps to go. Then…

Great Britain are the only nation to get two riders into the final of the women’s keirin at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Emma Finucane needed a photo to reach the final, where she is joined by Katy Marchant. But Germany’s Emma Hinze will not be joined by Lea Sophie Friedrich, after a touch of wheels.…

Three riders beat the existing Olympic record, and two beat the world record, as the male sprinters laid down some amazing times during Wednesday’s Flying 200 qualifying session for the match sprint competition. But the UCI record book (er… is there still an actual book?) will show that only Harrie Lavreysen set a new world…

World champion Martha Bayona and home favourite Taky Marie Divine Kouamé were the big names not to make it to day two of the women’s keirin competition at the Paris Olympics. Riders needed a first or second place finish in either the opening round or the repechages, to make it through to the quarter final…

There are rumours in track cycling circles that sprinters have been laying down some spectacular times during practice sessions at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome, ahead of this week’s Olympic events. Global Keirin has heard suggestions of several men getting close to the 9.100 flying 200 metre world record, set by Nicholas Paul at 2019’s Pan American…