Imagery circulating among the track sprint community seems to vindicate the UCI’s decision not to ratify the world record-beating time set by Matthew Richardson in sprint qualifying at the Track Nations Cup. The UCI’s statement declared that their ruling was a result of ‘the last meters of the 200m distance being ridden off the track…

Mathilde Gros put a run of disappointing results behind her, to claim victory in the women’s keirin at the UCI Track Nations Cup in Konya, Türkiye. The French rider, who had hoped for more from a home Olympics, and didn’t get beyond the second round of the world championships, was clearly in bullish form today,…

British rider’s time rejected by UCI following video review

Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom took victory in the men’s keirin competition at the Track Nations Cup event in Konya, avenging his recent loss to Shinji Nakano at the Asian Track Championships. With the French pair of Tom Derache and Sébastien Vigier riding side by side at the front of the bunch into the final lap,…

Yuan Liying of China set an unexpected world record on the second day of competition at the UCI Track Nations Cup in Konya, Turkey. The 19 year old’s time of 9.976 in qualifying for the women’s sprint event was the first time in history that a woman has gone under 10 seconds for the flying…

German star reveals just how much she earned for Euros gold

A complaint has been filed with the European Commission accusing cycling’s world governing body of anti-competitive practices against riders participating in rival events. David Johnstone of Biketrial Federation UK is reported to have submitted a complaint in mid-February 2025, accusing the UCI of abusing its dominant position, breaching EU competition rules, and threatening disproportionate sanctions.…

Malaysian rider’s time would have been a world record, just two weeks ago. But a lot has happened since then.

Malaysia’s Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom overcame a lingering knee injury to claim a heroic silver from the men’s keirin competition at the Asian Track Cycling Championships, in front of his home fans. But he couldn’t quite deliver the dream result at the Nilai track, with Japan’s Shinji Nakano snatching gold at the line, and Kaiya…

Malaysia’s Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri won the women’s keirin final in front of home fans at the 2025 Asian Track Championships, to retain the title she won in India a year ago. Building on her bronze medal in the sprint, she timed her last-lap attack perfectly to catch China’s Yufang Guo. Japan’s Mina Sato,…

Yuta Wakimoto made history in Japanese keirin on Monday, with victory in the G1 final at Toyohashi. The win in one of the racing calendar’s six highlights guarantees him a place once again in December’s big-money Keirin Grand Prix. He has participated in six of the last seven Grand Prix, winning in 2022. Monday’s race,…