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China’s spring roll continues as Wang wins in Nilai
Wang Lijuan claimed the win in the women’s keirin in Nilai, adding another gold medal to the Chinese sprint squad’s recent haul. The 23 year old, fourth in both previous rounds of the Track World Cup, won her two early rides on the day; but could only manage third in her semi final behind Emma…
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Fairytale home farewell for the Pocket Rocketman 🎥
Malaysian master Azizulhasni Awang delivered the performance his fans so desperately wanted, winning the men’s keirin in his final major racing appearance on home soil before his (supposed) retirement at the end of this season. Much of the build-up this week had focused on the mutual respect, and the likely duel, between the winners of…
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Huge field stands between Awang and the perfect goodbye
Azizulhasni Awang says he is ‘super excited’ to welcome the world’s best to Malaysia for the third round of the UCI Track World Cup – and his final race in front of a home crowd. ‘Harrie Lavreysen performed really well in Hong Kong,’ he told a press conference, ‘and that has made me even more…
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Yuan delivers more Chinese success in Hong Kong keirin
The resurgence of Chinese sprinting under head coach Benoît Vêtu continued in Hong Kong, with victory for Yuan Liying in the women’s keirin event at the second round of the UCI Track World Cup. The former flying 200 world record holder, who turned 21 earlier in the week, went unbeaten on the day – just…
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Lavreysen back on top at Track World Cup in Hong Kong
World champion Harrie Lavreysen decisively reclaimed the top step of the podium as the UCI’s 2026 Track World Cup resumed in Hong Kong. He powered to victory with a lead of more than a third of a second – a lot by elite standards – to Kaiya Ota in second, and Shinji Nakano just behind…
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Kiriltsev finishes on foot to progress at Hong Kong 🎥
Harrie Lavreysen won the men’s keirin event at the Track World Cup today, but we have to highlight the heroic effort by individual neutral athlete Nikita Kiriltsev in the first round repechage. (And we found video of the drama – see below!) Within moments of Tom Derache taking the front, there was a crash behind,…
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McCaig clings on to win women’s keirin in Perth
Australia’s Alessia McCaig gave the Perth Track World Cup crowd what it wanted, making a heroic early attack in the women’s keirin final – and hanging on, just, to take gold. Big gaps were already starting to open up before the motorbike, driven by keirin legend Shane Perkins, left the track. McCaig glanced over her…
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Amazing Awang snatches keirin gold in Perth
Malaysian superstar Azizulhasni Awang snatched victory from local hero Matthew Richardson in a dramatic final to the men’s keirin event at the UCI’s Track World Cup event in Perth. The Pocket Rocketman, who needed the repechages to get through the first round, had been drawn directly behind Richardson in the line-up. When the British rider…
