Mina Sato rode a perfect patient race from the back of the line, to win the women’s world keirin title for the second successive year in Santiago. Drawn in position five, the Japanese superstar was clearly on other riders’ minds as the derny left the track. The pace dropped suddenly, as other riders turned to…

Hetty van de Wouw has already made history this week: breaking her own world record for the kilometre time trial twice on Saturday, to win her third gold medal at the UCI’s world championships in Santiago. On Sunday, she has the opportunity to go beyond that: no woman has ever won gold in all four…

Harrie Lavreysen reclaimed his world keirin title in Santiago, with a dominant display in the final – after, it must be said, a less impressive afternoon. The Dutchman added a fourth world keirin title to his palmarès, after successive successes in 2020, 2021 and 2022, winning by more than a bike-length. Australia’s Leigh Hoffman held…

After a sub-par afternoon, Harrie Lavreysen returned to familar form as the world keirin championship event reached the semi-final stage in Santiago on Thursday evening. The Dutchman had needed a repechage to get through the first round, and was only third in his quarter-final. But with a few hours to recover and rediscover his normal…

Rainbow jersey will change hands after early exit for last year’s champion Yamasaki

With 30 of the 36 top-ranked male sprinters competing in Thursday’s men’s keirin competition at the UCI world championships in Santiago, Chile, the only certainty is that we can expect some thrilling racing. There will be six heats in the first round, six riders in each, with the first and second placed riders proceeding to…

Japan’s Mina Sato and Kento Yamasaki are set to line up in Santiago, Chile, aiming to defend the world keirin championships they memorably won in Ballerup last year. The UCI’s 2025 track world championships begin on Wednesday, October 22, with the men’s keirin event taking place on Thursday, and the women’s on Sunday. Both competitions…