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Richardson out of Commonwealth Games following ‘injury in international racing’
Team England has confirmed that Matthew Richardson has been withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, starting on Friday afternoon, following today’s crash in Tachikawa. The statement says only: ‘Unfortunately, due to an injury sustained in international racing earlier this week, Matt Richardson will no longer be able to compete for Team England at the…
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Richardson taken out as Lavreysen takes another World Series win; Sato wins women’s 🎥
Britain’s Matthew Richardson crashed hard in the men’s final on day three of the latest Keirin World Series event in Tachikawa – earning a disqualification for Kento Suzuki, even in the rough-and-tumble world of Japanese domestic keirin, and putting Richardson’s hopes of Commonwealth Games glory this weekend in doubt. (Update: confirmed) Harrie Lavreysen made an…
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Lavreysen completes perfect set of results in latest Keirin World Series contest
Victories for Harrie Lavreysen and Mathilde Gros completed a perfect set of results for the international guest riders in the latest Keirin World Series event, which took place from Monday to Wednesday at Kishiwada. The four foreign riders all won their respective races on days one and two, securing places in Wednesday’s main finals. In…
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Two-time Keirin Grand Prix winner Toshiaki Fushimi dies after crash during race
Toshiaki Fushimi, a two-time Keirin Grand Prix winner and an Olympic silver medallist, died following a racing incident at Matsusaka this past weekend. The 50-year old was competing in the 12th race, the S-Class Final on Saturday. With half a lap remaining, three riders in the middle of the field came into contact, with two…
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DerbyWheel hints at an expanded exhibition event in South Korea
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…
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Richo battles to third overall in latest World Series event; Andrews win women’s
A much more physical Matthew Richardson battled his way to an overall third-place finish at this weekend’s Keirin World Series event, taking place at Ito Onsen. The world’s fastest cyclist had clearly been struggling to adapt to the combative, collaborative nature of Japanese domestic keirin, with only one win in his six rides at Kokura…
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Guest women take another Keirin World Series one-two; neither man makes main final
Ellesse Andrews came out on top in Sunday’s women’s final at Aomori, ahead of Hetty van de Wouw, in a reversal of last weeks’ result at Kokura. It was the second successive one-two for the foreign female stars; of course, had Mathilde Gros not been disqualified in week one, it would have been three out…
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Foreign women rule World Series again, but another lesson for Richardson
Matthew Richardson admitted he is struggling to find his feet in Japan’s more combative keirin competition, recording another last place as the second Keirin World Series event concluded. Competing in the middle of Sunday’s race programme, following his last place on Saturday, Richardson seemed to be setting up for a big attack from the back…
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See how Jeong Jong-jin retained Korean King Of Kings title with huge last-lap drive
Jeong Jong-jin retained the title of King Of Kings in Korean keirin, with a huge late drive to catch his arch rival Im Chae-bin in the last lap of Sunday’s final at Gwanymyeong Speedom. The two men have dominated Korean keirin for a number of years, with the biggest races invariably coming down to a…
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Follow Sunday’s Japanese and Korean keirin finals
It’s a big weekend for keirin racing in Japan and Korea. Sunday is finals day at the second Keirin World Series event, held in the fabulous indoor facility at Kokura, Japan. Ellesse Andrews and Hetty van de Wouw both go into the women’s final unbeaten in Japanese racing: can either of them keep their winning…
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Richardson hustled out of contention in Keirin World Series semi final
Matthew Richardson confronted the famously physical Japanese style of keirin racing in his semi-final at the second Keirin World Series event, taking place at Kokura – the city where keirin itself was born. Leading an attack from the rear, the British rider began making steady progress up the field in the back straight. He sat…
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Another clean sweep for foreign guests as second Keirin World Series event begins
The second event in the summer’s Keirin World Series opened today at the impressive indoor track in Kokura: and the international stars again showed their strength, taking four wins from four rides. Ellesse Andrews was first up, in the day’s sixth race: sitting second from the back as the bell began to ring, she powered…
