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Double delight for Jeong Jong-jin as Korean stars meet twice
Korean keirin’s two biggest stars clashed twice this weekend, with Jeong Jong-jin retaining the upper hand against his rival Im Chae-bin. The two were placed together at Saturday’s semi-final stage, as Gwangmyeong Speedom marked the 38th anniversary of Seoul’s hosting of the summer Olympics. Im Chae-bin made a relatively early move to the front, with…
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Freeze-frame needed as Korean keirin’s stars clash at Changwon
Korean keirin superstar Im Chae-bin claimed victory over his rival Jeong Jong-jin for the first time this year, in today’s special final at the southern city of Changwon. Jeong Jong-jin had won all four contests this year featuring the pair – his most successful run ever in the series. Im Chae-bin’s last win had been…
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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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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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Jong-jin wins latest round of Korea’s defining rivalry by one-eighth of a wheel
Jeong Jong-jin made it three wins in a row in the rivalry which defines Korean keirin, leaving it to the very last moment to snatch victory from Im Chae-bin at the Gwangmyeong Speedom. The K-Cycle Star Race event, billed as a prelude to June’s Keirin King Of Kings meeting, went to a photo finish as…
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Korean delegation discusses a new Seoul velodrome on visit to UCI HQ
UCI president David Lappartient has hosted a visiting delegation from the Korean Sports Promotion Foundation (KSPO) at his organisation’s Aigle headquarters. KSPO was founded in 1989 under Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, tasked with promoting continued use of the Olympics facilities, and promoting sports for the general public. Most intriguingly, this includes the…
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Jeong Jong-jin vs Im Chae-bin: Korean keirin’s biggest rivalry
Together they have dominated the Korean keirin scene for a decade. In the sometimes chaotic context of keirin, their records are remarkable: the few races they don’t win each year, they are usually second – and more often than not, second to each other. 2022 2023 2024 2025 Jeong Jong-jin 44 wins /48 58 wins…
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Jong-jin wins latest clash of Korea’s keirin stars
Jeong Jong-jin bounced back from an uncharacteristic third-place in his semi final to win Sunday’s special final on the outdoor track at Busan, and retain the upper hand over his rival Im Chae-bin. The two riders have dominated the Korean scene for many years. Chae-bin won the country’s Grand Prix in December, his third in…
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Jong-jin avenges Grand Prix defeat in latest clash of Korean keirin’s stars
Jeong Jong-jin took the victory at Gwangmyeong Speedom on Monday, in the latest instalment of the rivalry which has defined Korean keirin in recent years. He crossed the line half a bike length ahead of Im Chae-bin, who had won their last encounter – the year-end Grand Prix. Chae-bin lost only two races in 2025,…
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Chae-bin claims a third successive Korean Grand Prix
Korean superstar Im Chae-bin made it a hat-trick of wins in Korean keirin’s biggest annual race, with victory at the Gwangmyeong Speedom on Monday. As in Japan, Korean keirin holds a year-end Grand Prix race between the year’s top performers, with bumper prize money on offer – although not on the same scale as the…
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Im Chae-bin wins on his own to retain Korean GP crown
Im Chae-bin looked like he was in a race of his own, as he powered to a decisive victory in Korea’s year-end Grand Prix final race. The 33-year-old rider from Daegu opened up a huge gap with an attack into the final lap of the showcase race at Gwangmyeong Speedom, said to be the world’s…
