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DerbyWheel hopeful smashes a world record while she waits
Whilst keirin racers wait patiently for fresh news from DerbyWheel, one intended participant has filled her time by claiming a new world record. Two-time Canadian keirin champion Lizanne Wilmot, now living in Australia, claimed the women’s Guinness World Record for 1 kilometre on a ‘penny farthing’ bicycle from a flying start, during a multisport carnival…
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DerbyWheel drew me out of retirement, says British sprint champion
British elite sprint champion Pete Mitchell has credited the prospect of a viable professional career with DerbyWheel for inspiring his return from competitive retirement – and ultimately, his greatest ever solo success. As a sprint tandem pilot, Mitchell won multiple world championships and a silver at the Rio Paralympics. But he lost that role after…
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Irish champ Walsh changes plans after test event delay
With DerbyWheel’s April test event postponed, Irish sprint champion Orla Walsh has filled the sudden gap in her schedule with something from the opposite end of the scale. She revealed on Instagram that she will now be participating in the celebrated Mallorca 312 gran fondo event, riding the 167km circuit around the north of the…
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Former Canadian champion Lizanne refuses to retire
Two-time Canadian keirin champion Lizanne Wilmot, bacon_bitzz on Instagram has confirmed to Global Keirin that she is signed up to DerbyWheel – and will be bringing a freshly painted pink Dolan DF4 to Newport in April. Based in Sydney, Australia, Lizanne won Canadian national keirin titles in 2015 and 2018. She is also a five-time…
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Reigning Irish sprint and keirin champion Orla Walsh confirms DerbyWheel switch
Current Irish women’s elite sprint and keirin champion Orla Walsh has confirmed that she is switching from UCI racing to DerbyWheel – and says she will ride her first race of the year in one month’s time, implying that she will be taking part in the Newport test event in late April. Posting today on…
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‘Most of us are broke’: Canadian sprint star lifts the lid on athlete finances
Canadian sprinter Nick Wammes has described the financial challenges facing track sprint cyclists, even as someone performing at the highest levels of the sport. ‘Most athletes competing for Canada at the international level are broke,’ he reveals in a video posted on his YouTube channel. ‘You’re going to start seeing more of your favourite Olympians…
