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Kouamé and Bayona miss out on day one of Paris keirin
World champion Martha Bayona and home favourite Taky Marie Divine Kouamé were the big names not to make it to day two of the women’s keirin competition at the Paris Olympics. Riders needed a first or second place finish in either the opening round or the repechages, to make it through to the quarter final…
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Can DerbyWheel capitalise before the Olympic flame goes out?
(EDITORIAL) Welcome to the few days every four years when the wider sporting public is exposed to the thrills of keirin racing. Is DerbyWheel ready to exploit the opportunity? Legendary gymnast Simone Biles said it perfectly, a few days ago. ‘You guys really gotta stop asking athletes what’s next after they win a medal at…
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Will we see world records broken at the Paris velodrome?
There are rumours in track cycling circles that sprinters have been laying down some spectacular times during practice sessions at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome, ahead of this week’s Olympic events. Global Keirin has heard suggestions of several men getting close to the 9.100 flying 200 metre world record, set by Nicholas Paul at 2019’s Pan American…
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Nigeria’s Ukpeseraye gets Egypt’s place in Olympic keirin
Nigeria will receive the African continent’s quota place in the women’s sprint and keirin events at the Paris Olympics, following the withdrawal of Egypt’s nominated rider. Shahd Saeed was suspended following an incident at the end of the Egyptian elite women’s championship road race in April, when she was deemed to have forced a rival…
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Lavreysen and Finucane favourites for Olympic gold
Bookmakers believe world no1 Harrie Lavreysen is destined for gold in the men’s keirin on the final day of the Paris Olympics. The Dutch star is an odds-on favourite, 8/11 with a number of online gambling sites, according to data gathered by the UK’s Oddschecker. Japan’s Kaiya Ota is second favourite, 9/2 with all sites,…
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Keirin at Paris 2024: event format, race times and entry lists
The men’s and women’s keirin competitions at the 2024 Olympics will take place over two successive days: August 7 & 8 for the women, August 10 & 11 for the men. In each case, the first day consists of first round and repechage races. The quarters, semis and finals all take place in quick succession…
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Egypt’s Saeed pulled from Paris sprint and keirin
The women’s sprint and keirin events at the Paris Olympics may go ahead with only 29 participants, following confirmation of the withdrawal of Egypt’s Shahd Saeed. The 19-year-old received a one-year ban and a US$ 100 fine (the maximum possible) from the Egyptian Cycling Federation following an incident at the conclusion of Egypt’s elite women…
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Two Paris spots offered to nations on the reserve lists
We are another step closer to knowing the lineup of sprinters competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with confirmation from the UCI that Israel and Surinam have each declined one of their two allocated places in the men’s sprint and keirin competitions. Jair Tjon en Fa and Mikhail Yakovlev performed strongly over the qualifying period,…
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UCI confirms Paris Olympic places and reserves
We are another step closer to knowing who will compete at the Paris Olympics, with confirmation from the UCI of the quota places (PDF). And to sighs of relief across the world’s cycling media, it validates the calculations which circulated online last week. The sprint and keirin allocations are as follows: Nations now have until…
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Prize money is not the Olympic spirit, says UCI President
UCI President David Lappartient says the decision of World Athletics to offer prize money to winners at Paris 2024 is ‘not the Olympic spirit’, and should have been discussed among international governing bodies. World Athletics recently announced that it would become the first federation to award prize money at an Olympic Games. Individual athletes winning…
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Nations await confirmation of Olympic places
The UCI Track Nations Cup event in Canada marked the end of the qualifying cycle for the Paris Olympics. Countries have been accumulating qualification points since 2022. Rankings are produced based on each country’s best performer in the last two editions of each continental championship, and the 2023 world championship, along with the two best…
