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Repechages: Colombian trio all reach keirin quarters
Colombia claimed two extra repechage places in today’s keirin quarter finals at the Track World Championships, following Kevin Quintero‘s earlier success. Cristian Ortega was a comfortable winner in his heat, and Santiago Ramirez was a close second behind GB’s Harry Ledingham-Horn, to secure places in the quarter finals, coming up in less than an hour.…
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Strong showing by Japan’s men in keirin first round
There were eyecatching performances from the Japanese riders in the first round of men’s keirin at the Track World Championships in Ballerup. Kaiya Ota and Shinji Nakano both won their heats, with Kento Yamasaki snatching second behind Colombia’s Kevin Quintero, to safely book their places in the quarter finals. Dutch sprint star Harrie Lavreysen took…
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World Championships 2024: men’s keirin, first round draw
The draw has been published for Thursday’s first round of the men’s keirin, at the Track World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark. The first two riders in each heat will qualify for the quarter finals; everyone else gets a second chance via the first round repechages. The first heat is scheduled to begin at 14:00 local…
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Olympic champ Andrews won’t defend world title in Ballerup
Ellesse Andrews is one of several notable absentees from the provisional start lists ahead of this week’s Track World Championships. Having won both sprint and keirin at the Olympics, the New Zealander skips the trip to Ballerup, Denmark. The country will be represented only by two women, Ally Wollaston and Bryony Botha, competing in the…
