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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.
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.
500 m time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint: 2 Kristina Vogel Germany: 11 1 4 16 2012–2018 Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint: 3 Félicia Ballanger France: 10 1 0 11 1994–1999 500 m time trial, Sprint: 4 Victoria Pendleton Great Britain: 9 5 2 16 2005–2012 500 m time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint: 5 Kirsten Wild Netherlands: 9 4 5 18 2011 ...
The keirin is a sprint race involving six riders who begin by pacing for three laps behind a motorized scooter. When it pulls off, the riders are left with three laps to conduct an elbow-to-elbow ...
Great Britain's Katy Marchant wins bronze in the women's keirin, with team-mate Emma Finucane fourth, at the Track Cycling World Championships.
The keirin, a Japanese sprint with a paced start which has spread across the world, is a variation of motor-paced racing. A group of cyclists use a single pacer to get to speed and then sprint to the finish on their own.
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The Keirin is a variant of the sprint in which a higher number (usually 6–8, or 9 in Japan) of sprinters compete in a very different format. Riders are paced in the early laps by (and are required to stay behind) a Derny motorcycle, which slowly increases the speed of the race from 25 km/h to about 50 km/h.