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KEIRIN Logomark. Keirin (競輪 / ケイリン, ) [1] – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer.
1: Harrie Lavreysen Netherlands: Q 2: Nicholas Paul Trinidad and Tobago +0.054: Q 3: Santiago Ramírez Colombia +0.084: 4: Kang Shih-feng Chinese Taipei +0.835: 5: Martin Čechman Czech Republic +1.711
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin is the world championship Keirin event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It was first held at the 1980 championships in Besançon , France.
A Keirin bike is a track bike for Keirin races in Japan that meets the strict system of standards of the JKA Foundation (Japan Keirin Autorace Foundation), the governing body for Keirin competitions, still popular under the abbreviation of its predecessor body - NJS (Nihon Jitensha Shinkōkai or the Japanese Bicycle Association).
The tournament consists of four main rounds (up from three in 2016) and a repechage: [1] [2] First round: Five heats of 6 cyclists each. The top 2 cyclists in each heat (10 total) advance to the second round; all others (20 cyclists) go to the repechage.
Finally, seven places are allocated through the Keirin rankings. [2] Because qualification was complete by the end of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on 1 March 2020 (the last event that contributed to the 2018–20 rankings), qualification was unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition to licensing keirin racers, the association sets specifications for frames and parts such as wheel size, spoke count, frame geometry, and even weight and material of components. These requirements were established in 1957 in an attempt to prevent any racers from having equipment-related advantages.
The full qualification rules [5] for cycling (BMX) published by UCI contain intricate conditions too lengthy for inclusion in Wikipedia. This section tabulates the heads of qualification in a form suitable to be filled in as events progress.