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Genest adds Panam keirin gold to sprint success
Canada’s Lauriane Genest claimed her second Panamerican keirin championship, and her second individual gold in Asunción, with a decisive victory in Sunday’s final. She made her move early, with only Yuli Verdugo able to follow, and the pair were several lengths clear as they entered the last lap. With only the home straight to go,…
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What can DerbyWheel learn from Johnson’s athletics startup?
We have written previously about Grand Slam Track, Michael Johnson’s initiative to launch a ‘regular season’ for top-level athletics, filling the gaps between Olympics. There are obvious parallels with DerbyWheel’s plans to do likewise for global track cycling, as DerbyWheel’s CEO James Pope has noted recently on LinkedIn. So what did Global Keirin spot in…
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Another Panam gold for Quintero in Paraguay
Former world champion Kevin Quintero added a third Panamerican keirin championship to his collection on Thursday, with victory in the men’s event in Asunción, Paraguay. The Colombian had claimed the last place in the final with a late dash to the line in his semi, finishing third behind Nicholas Paul – winner of the overall…
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Japanese keirin betting doubles in five years
Data published by the JKA, the governing body for keirin racing in Japan, shows that betting turnover rose by 11% in the past 12 months. A total of 1.328 trillion yen, or 8.886 billion US dollars, was wagered in the year to 31 March 2025, according to provisional figures published with remarkable efficiency on 1…
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Japanese keirin’s new TV ad gets back to basics
The latest TV advertising campaign from Japan’s JKA, the governing body for the country’s pro keirin circuit, returns to the fundamentals of track cycling. The premise is broadly the same as the New Year campaign, a telepathic conversation with a keirin pro. A young professional man is dining alone, staring at his smartphone. He is…
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Japanese keirin increases testing and sanctions after new doping case
Japan’s pro keirin authorities have moved swiftly to increase testing and the severity of penalties, following news of another failed doping test. Girls Keirin rider Yumika Noguchi – a pro since July 2012 – was tested at Omiya on 7 February, winning her race on the day (wearing [kcol n=”3″] in our picture). She submitted…
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UCI terminates Track Champions League
‘One event alone couldn’t solve the broader challenges’, says former event director James Pope, now DerbyWheel CEO
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Photo from Konya appears to explain Richo refusal
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…
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Determined Gros takes gold in Konya
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,…
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New world record for Richo? Apparently not!
British rider’s time rejected by UCI following video review
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Shah Firdaus avenges home defeat with Konya win
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,…
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Yuan is first woman to break 10s for flying 200
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…
